Freshwater Fish of the Northeast

About this book

An award-winning guide, written and illustrated by a father-and-son duo, is now available in a new paperback edition, with a new foreword by Sy Montgomery.

Most anglers are well aware of the popular game fish that inhabit the Northeast, including the largemouth bass, the rainbow trout, and the yellow perch. But the region's inland waters boast a much broader array of fish than first meets the eye (or hook). The father-and-son team of David and Matt Patterson have pursued both game fish and bait fish in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. In Freshwater Fish of the Northeast, they describe more than sixty different species, from the well-known to the obscure, including the redfin pickerel, the blueback trout, and the slimy sculpin. This colourful and helpful guide includes detailed information on habits, habitats, history, and more. To best capture the look and appeal of these fish in their native waters, most of the images are based on the authors' own live catches. The pencil-and-acrylic illustrations render each species in lifelike detail, with close attention given to unique physical characteristics. Both art book and guidebook, this volume will stir some fond memories of fish caught – and a few of those that got away.

This new edition features an introduction by Matt Patterson, whose career as a wildlife illustrator has flourished since the book was first published in 2010. Other updates include a practical flexicover, French flaps, and a foreword by naturalist and writer Sy Montgomery.

Contents

Introduction Family,
Centrarchidae (Sunfish and Bass)
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Longear Sunfish
Redbreast Sunfish
Banded Sunfish
Rock Bass
Black Crappie
White Crappie
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Family Percidae (Perch and Darters)
Yellow Perch
Walleye
Johnny Darter
Eastern Sand Darter
Family Percichthyidae (Temperate Bass)
White Perch, Family Sciaenidae (Drums)
Freshwater Drum
Family Salmonidae (Salmon, Trout, Char, and Whitefish)
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Lake Trout
Blueback Trout
Atlantic Salmon
Coho Salmon
Kokanee Salmon
Lake Whitefish
Round Whitefish
Family Osmeridae (Smelt)
American Smelt
Family Ictaluridae (Bullheads and Catfish)
Brown Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
Channel Catfish Tadpole Madtom, Family Cyprinidae (Carp and Minnows), Common Carp, Common Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Longnose Dace, Northern Redbelly Dace, Fallfish, Golden Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Creek Chub
Family Catostomidae (Suckers)
White Sucker
Greater Redhorse
Creek Chubsucker
Quillback
Family Clupeidae (Herring) Alewife
Blueback Herring
Family Anguillidae (Eels)American Eel
Family Hiodontidae (Mooneyes) Mooneye
Family Amiidae (Bowfins)
Bowfin
Family Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Lake Sturgeon
Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)
Brook Stickleback
Family Cottidae (Sculpin)
Slimy Sculpin
Family Cyprinodontidae (Killifish)Banded Killifish
Family Gadidae (Cod and Burbot) Burbot
Family Percopsidae (Trout-Perch)
Trout-Perch
Family Lepisosteidae (Gars) Longnose Gar
Family Esocidae (Pike and Pickerel)
Chain Pickerel
Redfin Pickerel
Northern Pike
Muskellunge
Family Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Sea Lamprey
Glossary of Fish Terminology References and Recommended Reading
Suggested Web Sites

Customer Reviews

Biography

Matt Patterson is a professional illustrator who trained at the Art Institute of Boston. He illustrated The Snake and the Salamander by Alvin R. Breisch and The Book of Turtles and Of Time and Turtles, both by Sy Montgomery.