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Iowa is home to 148 different fish species. Check out these helpful tips to help you identify Iowa fish. What to look for? Fish often are described by characteristics of their body shape, mouth, fins, and even scales. Knowing key characteristics of different kinds of fish will help you identify them.
- State Record Fish
The fish will start to lose weight the longer you keep it....
- Bluegill
Bluegill are the most commonly caught, and one of the most...
- Largemouth Bass
Fish, frogs, crayfish, aquatic and terrestrial insects, and...
- Smallmouth Bass
In the larger cool, clear interior streams of northeast...
- Channel Catfish
Most abundant and widely distributed Iowa catfish; common to...
- Black Bullhead
The Black Bullhead is the most common and widely distributed...
- State Record Fish
Fish Species List. Species. Taxonomy. Family. Lampreys Perches Topminnows Sharpbellies Suckers Minnows North American Catfishes Sunfishes New World Silversides Sticklebacks Trouts and Salmons Cods Carps Pikes and Mudminnows Bowfins Drums and Croakers Gars Thread Herrings Mooneyes Temperate Basses Sturgeons Sculpins Paddlefishes Pirate Perches ...
11 Νοε 2023 · Found all throughout the state, these are home to close to 150 species of freshwater fish. With over 40 million fish caught by both local and visiting anglers each year, fishing significantly impacts Iowa’s economy.
This pamphlet is an introductory guide to Iowa fish. For more information about Iowa fish, check out our website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing. Illustrations Credits: Duane Raver for the muskellunge illustrations; Pennsylvania Fish Commission for the fish topography illustrations; Maynard Reese for all other fish illustrations Learn More About ...
The body of a fish is divided into head, trunk, and tail. Body size and shape vary depending on where they live and what they eat. This pamphlet is an introductory guide to Iowa fish.
Anglers praise the state as an exceptional destination for natural and stocked trout, prize-sized bass, and abundant panfish. The species listed below represent the fish communities found in some of the most accessible areas. These include non-game natives, commercially valuable gamefish, and federally protected species. Read more Fish Species ...
This page indexes some key resources where you can learn more about Iowa fishes and the management of their habitat. Iowa Fish Species - comprehensive identification and life history information about all of Iowa's fish species. Iowa's Nature: Vertebrates (PDF) - learn more about Iowa's fish