Fish of Ohio Field Guide (Fish Identification Guides) - Softcover

Bosanko, Dave

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9781591930792: Fish of Ohio Field Guide (Fish Identification Guides)

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ISBN 10: 1591930790 ISBN 13: 9781591930792

Publisher: Adventure Publications, 2008

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Essential for every tackle box, beach bag, RV and cabin

Make identifying Ohio fish easy and enjoyable

Detailed information about more than 75 species
Fascinating facts on spawning behavior, feeding habits and more
State and North American records
Inside information for easily locating fishing hotspots
Bonus resources such as where to get lake survey information and answers to frequently asked questions

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About the Author

Dave Bosanko was born in Kansas and studied engineering before following his love of nature to degrees in biology and chemistry from Emporia State University. He spent thirty years as staff biologist at two of the University of Minnesota’s field stations. Though his training was in mammal physiology, Dave worked on a wide range of research projects ranging from fish, bird, and mammal population studies to experiments with biodiversity and prairie restoration. An avid fisherman and naturalist, he has long enjoyed applying the fruits of his extensive field research to patterning fish location and behavior, and observing how these fascinating species interact with one another in the underwater web of life.

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Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides

Family: Sunfish family (Centrarchidae)

Other Names: black, bayou, green or slough bass, green trout

Description: dark green back, greenish sides often with dark lateral band; large, forward-facing mouth; lower jaw extends to rear margin of eye

Habitat: shallow, fertile, weedy lakes and river backwaters; weedy bays of large lakes

Range: southern Canada through the U.S. into Mexico; extensively introduced worldwide; common throughout Ohio

Food: small fish, frogs, crayfish, insects

Reproduction: spawning takes place in May and June when water temperatures reach 60 degrees; male builds nest in a weedbed less than 6 feet deep; male fans and guards the nest until the “brood swarm” disperses

Average Size: 12 to 20 inches, 1 to 5 pounds

Records: State―13 pounds, 2 ounces, private pond, 1976; North American―22 pounds, 4 ounces, Montgomery Lake, Georgia, 1932

Notes: The Largemouth Bass is the most sought after game fish in North America. This denizen of the weeds is a voracious carnivore, eating anything that is alive and will fit into its mouth. Largemouths are native to most of Ohio and by the early 1900s were stocked in any water that would sustain them. Largemouth Bass run 1 to 2 pounds, with 6- and 7-pounders not uncommon in Ohio. They are very tasty when small and taken from clean water, but tend to be sightly muddy flavored when taken from silty water.

Similar Species: Smallmouth Bass (pg. 144), Spotted Bass (pg. 146)