Species

What it looks like very large, elongated body dark green to brown body with light, yellowish or white spots dark back fades to creamy white belly fully scaled cheek and partially scaled gill cover 10 pores on underside of lower jaw tips of tail fin more rounded than muskellunge Size length: 45-75 centimetres (18-30 inches) weight: 0.9-4.3 kilograms (2-9.5 pounds) Ontario record: 19.1 kilograms (42.1 pounds) Similar fish Muskellunge How to tell the difference between northern pike and muskellunge Where it is found Range widely distributed throughout most of the province not historically found in parts of central Ontario but...

What it looks like small, very deep-bodied fish wavy, blue-green stripes on sides of head ear flap with orange or red spot unnotched dorsal fin with 10 to 11 spines  3 anal fin spines small mouth does not extend to below the middle of the eye Size length: 18-23 centimetres (7-9 inches) weight: 0.2 kilograms (0.4 pounds) Ontario record: 0.5 kilograms (1.0 pounds) Similar fish Rock bass Bluegill Where it's found Range widespread and abundant, north to Lake Temagami use Fish ON-Line, an interactive mapping tool, to find specific lakes and rivers Habitat cool to warm waters of lakes slow-moving streams...

What it looks like small, very deep-bodied fish back and sides are green to brown with faint, dark bars belly is silver to yellow black ear flap with no pale edge black spot at rear end of dorsal fin unnotched dorsal fin with 10 to 11 spines 3 anal fin spines small mouth – ends before the middle of the eye Size length: 15-22.5 centimetres (6-9 inches) weight: 200 grams (0.4 pounds) Ontario record: 800 grams (1.8 pounds) Similar fish Rock Bass Pumpkinseed part of the sunfish family Where it's found Range plentiful in many southern Ontario waters use Fish ON-Line,...

What it looks like light yellow body 6 to 8 dark, vertical bands on sides 2 separate dorsal fins   large mouth, extending to below the middle of the eye Size length: 15-30 centimetres (6-12 inches) weight: 0.35 kilograms (0.75 pounds) Ontario record: 1.1 kilograms (2.4 pounds) Similar fish Walleye White Perch Where it is found Range widely distributed throughout the province use Fish ON-Line, an interactive mapping tool, to find specific lakes and rivers Habitat tolerate a variety of temperatures and habitats prefer areas of open water and moderate vegetation share habitat with walleye and bass Find a fishing spot...

What it looks like medium-sized, deep-bodied fish green to olive back and sides yellow to white belly body often has dark vertical broken bars 9 to 11 dorsal fin spines shallow notch between dorsal fins upper jaw does not extend beyond eye Size length: 25-50 centimetres (10-20 inches) weight: 0.5-1.6 kilograms (1-3.5 pounds) Ontario record: 4.5 kilograms (9.8 pounds) Similar fish Largemouth Bass Rock Bass Where it is found Range Great Lakes watershed, St. Lawrence River and northward beyond Lake Nipissing introduced into many areas of Northwestern Ontario use Fish ON-Line, an interactive mapping tool, to find specific lakes and...