Fresh Water Fish Identification
Ever wonder what's that fish?
At Sea Lions Dive Center we dive regularly at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee and Gilboa Quarry in Ohio. We also dive Mermet Springs, France Park in Indiana and Lake Wazee and Red Granite Quarries in Wisconsin. Contact us for our schedule.
In this article we will look at the colorful fish fish - brown and green are colors - SCUBA divers find in fresh water lakes and quarries of the Midwest.
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At Sea Lions Dive Center we dive regularly at Haigh Quarry in Kankakee and Gilboa Quarry in Ohio. We also dive Mermet Springs, France Park in Indiana and Lake Wazee and Red Granite Quarries in Wisconsin. Contact us for our schedule.
In this article we will look at the colorful fish fish - brown and green are colors - SCUBA divers find in fresh water lakes and quarries of the Midwest.
For information on dive gear visit our other lenses here on Squidoo or our dive gear site.
Contents at a Glance
Blue Gill
Blue gill are by far the most common in quarries and lakes frequented by SCUBA divers. They can be identified by their oval shape and distinctive spot on theri side.
In most dive locations they have been fed and have lost all fear of humans, even those that blow bubbles. They are often fed and therefore swarm divers. They can become aggressive when not fed. They will often frequent the platforms where new divers hang out and I had them nip at my ears in the summer when hoods are not required.
In most dive locations they have been fed and have lost all fear of humans, even those that blow bubbles. They are often fed and therefore swarm divers. They can become aggressive when not fed. They will often frequent the platforms where new divers hang out and I had them nip at my ears in the summer when hoods are not required.
Blue Gill
Black Crappie
This fish is very common. It is usually larger than the blue gill and a little more wary of divers. They can often be seen in the fish cribs in quarries and are dark gray to black.
Black Crappie
Large Mouth Bass
The large mouth bass is common and in places not fished are common over two foot in length and can reach two and a half feet. They are marked by the series of dark marks the make what appears to be a stripe along the side of the body. The upper aw will extend beyond the back of the eve.
Large Mouth Bass
Small Mouth Bass
The small mouth bass can be identified by vertical stripes instead of the horizontal stripe of the large mouth and the mouth does not extend to the rear of its eye.
Small Mouth Bass
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Yellow Perch
The perch likes to hang out in the grass. It has vertical stripes on its body and its fins come in pairs; two on a row on its back, two pairs of two on its underside, and one on each side of its body.
Yellow Perch
Common Carp
These fish are large and plentiful. Albinos are also common. They are seen along the bottom and in the water column. When on the bottom they often are scavenging in the lake silt.
Common Carp
The Northern Pike
The northern pike can be seen in many quarries and lakes but you need to swim slowly as they will disappear is startled. New divers often move too much and scare them off. They can been seen as large as four foot in areas where fishing is prohibited.
Northern Pike
The Paddle Fish
The paddle fish or spoonbill sturgeon has been introduced to a number of quarries. They like to swim in the water column and not in the weeds and therefore are more difficult to spot. They are also very skittish and easily scared off. They can grow to seven foot including the bill.
Paddle Fish
Trout
Trout are not as common in quarries but are mentioned here because the are dominant in Gilboa Quarry in Ohio. They are as plentiful at Gilboa as blue gill are at other quarries.
Rainbow Trout
Round Gobbie
The round gobbie is an invasive species which like the zebra mussels brought to the Great Lakes in the bilges of ships coming up the St. Lawrence Seaway.
This fish from my experience appears to far out number all the native species.
This fish from my experience appears to far out number all the native species.
Round Gobbie
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