Now in its second edition, the popular Fish of Minnesota: Field Guide by Dave Bosanko features detailed information about 75 types of Minnesota fish. This handy guide narrows your choices by family and has intricately detailed fish illustrations. Readers can further verify the type of fish using the "Similar Species" comparison features. Also included are fascinating facts on spawning behaviour, feeding habits, and more.
How to Use This Book
About Minnesota Fish
Frequently Asked Questions
Map Resources
Fish Names
Fun with Fish
Fish Management
Catch-and-Release
Length-to-Weight Ratios
Record Fish
Minnesota State Record Fish
Fish Consumption Advisories
Fish Diseases
Fish Anatomy
Sample Page
Bowfin Family
Bowfin
Catfish Family
Black Bullhead
Brown Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
Channel Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Stonecat
Tadpole Madtom
Cod Family
Burbot
Drum Family
Freshwater Drum
Eel Family
American Eel
Gar Family
Longnose Gar
Shortnose Gar
Herring Family
Alewife
Gizzard Shad
Lamprey Family
Native Lampreys
Sea Lamprey
Minnow Family
Asian Carp
Common Carp
Hornyhead Chub
Northern Redbelly Dace
Fathead Minnow
Common Shiner
Mooneye Family
Goldeye
Mooneye
Paddlefish Family
Paddlefish
Perch Family
Iowa Darter
Johnny Darter
Sauger
Walleye
Yellow Perch
Pike Family
Muskellunge/Tiger Muskie
Northern Pike
Salmon Family
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Lake Trout
Rainbow Trout
Chinook Salmon
Coho Salmon
Pink Salmon
Cisco
Lake Whitefish
Sculpin Family
Mottled Sculpin
Silversides Family
Brook Silversides
Smelt Family
Rainbow Smelt
Stickleback Family
Brook Stickleback
Ninespine Stickleback
Sturgeon Family
Lake Sturgeon
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Sucker Family
Bigmouth Buffalo
Black Buffalo
Smallmouth Buffalo
Quillback
River Redhorse
Longnose Sucker
White Sucker
Sunfish Family
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Black Crappie
White Crappie
Bluegill
Green Sunfish
Orangespotted Sunfish
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Rock Bass
Warmouth
Temperate Bass/Striped Bass Family
White Bass
Yellow Bass
Trout-Perch Family
Trout-Perch
Glossary
Primary References
Index
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 30 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.