When it comes to rock bars, this one has it all — boulders, a gradual slope before a sudden drop-off to a main lake basin, and located on an island that already is a must-fish spot. This rock bar is a veritable “spot on the spot.”Yet I had never caught a musky there. Musky Hunter’sEditor,Read More >

Common Name from the characteristic golden sheen of the adult Other common names include: Bream, Butterfish, Chub, Dace, Goldfish, Roach, Shad Roach, Sunfish, Méné Jaune (Qué) To continue reading this article, follow the link: http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/fish/notemigonus.html

A small, slender-bodied relative of the whitefish.  The cisco’s other common names include: Blueback, Freshwater Herring, Lake Herring, Tullibee. To continue reading this aricle, follow the link: http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/fish/coregonusart.html

Suckers are a family of freshwater fishes (the Catostomidae) that includes about 65 species worldwide, with most of these in North America. They’re all fairly robust or stout fishes, with species ranging in size from small (about 15 cm) to large (up to 45 cm) in length. Nearly all species in the family have theRead More >

These round robust fish browse in the warm shallows of estuaries and bays. With their fleshy mouth aimed downward, they vacuum up worms, clams and, some say, the eggs of other fish. To continue reading this article, follow the link: http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/whitesucker.html