Freshwater Fish

Chris Rickert: Amorous carp having fun at lake's expense - Wisconsin State Journal
What this wildlife-ignorant city boy was seeing was that granddaddy of freshwater junk fish, the common carp. They roiled (and I don't use that word lightly) in the shallows among the already-substantial weed growth near the Brittingham Park shelter.3 Hours 57 Minutes agohost.madison.com

Delaware River Basin Mussels: Freshwater Species of the Week - National Geographic
A freshwater mussel filters the water from the bottom of a stream. Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast I am writing this post from a bus that is cruising through Delaware. A little while ago we went over a high bridge, and I got a spectacular ...14 Hours 0 Minutes agonewswatch.nationalgeographic.com

Angler may have broken world record with snakehead caught in Occoquan River - Washington Post
Duran reeled in the fish a couple of Sundays ago where the rocks meet the mud at the edge of the Occoquan, a Potomac River tributary. He never got around to measuring his catch, except to put it on a scale, where it weighed in at a fin under 18 pounds ...Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:06 PMwww.washingtonpost.com

Pollutants found in remote lakes, rivers - The Spokesman Review
Both kokanee and burbot, a freshwater cod caught in the lake, tested high for PCBs compared to other fish in the study, which is what scientists would expect of larger, older fish with a higher fat content, Roland said. Long-lived suckers, which use ...8 Hours 33 Minutes agowww.spokesman.com

Nashua students release salmon fry into Piscataquog River - Nashua Telegraph
The students released the fish into the Piscataquog River in Manchester. Bicentennial Elementary School students brought young salmon to the banks of the Piscataquog River in Manchester for release Friday, May 18, 2012.12 Hours 40 Minutes agowww.nashuatelegraph.com