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Bigmouth Buffalo
Channel Catfish
Bluntnose Minnow
Flathead Catfish
Common Carp
Central Stoneroller
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Green Sunfish
Crappie
Bluntnose Minnow
Bigmouth Buffalo
This is the most common fish in Ohio,
found in almost every stream and lake in
the state. They like clear, shallow water
with a sand or gravel bottom. Males
select spawning sites under logs or rocks.
This filter-feeder stirs up the bottom for
microscopic plants and insects. They like
murky, shallow backwaters with a lot of
vegetation, where they lay their eggs.
They can grow to 4 feet in length.
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Flathead Catfish
Channel Catfish
This bottom feeder eats other fish,
insects, and crustaceans. They can live
for 20 years, and the largest ever caught
weighed 123 pounds. They are native in
Ohio but invasive in other parts of the US.
This is the most numerous catfish
species. They like rivers, lakes and
ponds. They have taste buds on their
whiskers, to help find food. They nest in
cavities away from swift currents.
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Stoneroller
Common Carp
This minnow-sized fish uses its mouth to
flip stones to seek food underneath, so it
likes a stony streambed with riffles. They
can form schools of hundreds of fish.
They migrate to small streams to spawn.
This fish is native to Asia, and it was
farmed by the Romans. They like large
bodies of slow water with a soft bottom.
They lay many eggs and their young feed
many kinds of fish.
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Samllmouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
This popular game fish likes clear, cool
waters with rocky and sandy bottoms.
They have been transplanted throughout
the US. They build nests in quiet water,
and protect their young.
This popular game fish is a top predator
which eats smaller fish, crawfish, and
frogs. They prefer cover like rock and
logs, to hide in ambush. They like warm,
clear, shallow waters.
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Crappie (or Croppie)
Green Sunfish
This popular game fish likes submerged
weedbeds where it can hunt smaller fish.
They're found in large rivers and lakes,
and they're most active at dawn and dusk.
This fish likes slow vegetated backwaters.
They can attract mates by grunting. The
male builds a nest and the female can lay
26,000 eggs. Sometimes they hybridize
with other species of sunfish.
Central Ohio Watershed Council
Central Ohio Watershed Council