by Dan Stuckey | Jan 27, 2015 | Fish & Fish Biology
We would like to point out one interesting fact a year so we all can become better sportsmen. Here is our 2015 interesting fact from the 2015 Regulations: “It is illegal to attempt to catch fish for which the season is closed, even if you are going to release them....
by Jan Stuckey | Jan 27, 2015 | Fish & Fish Biology
Rob Ludwig of Norwalk, Ohio recently caught a Walleye with an MNR tag on it. In contacting the MNR we got this answer on what to do. “ Over the next two years there will be a substantial number of tagged walleye in the area. We have developed a process for...
by David Anderson | Jan 27, 2015 | Fish & Fish Biology
The round goby is a small, bottom-dwelling invasive fish. Native to the Black and Caspian seas in Eastern Europe, it was first found in North America in 1990 in the St. Clair River north of Windsor, Ontario. Researchers believe the fish was brought to North America in...
by Jan Stuckey | Jan 27, 2015 | Fish & Fish Biology
Black spot is one of the most frequently observed parasites of fish. It appears as small black spots or cysts in the skin, fins and flesh of fish. In the black spot life cycle, fish-eating birds such as herons and kingfishers eat an infected fish. The larval stage,...
by David Anderson | Jan 27, 2015 | Environment, Fish & Fish Biology
We were doing research on how to reduce the consumption of mercury and other contaminants when eating fish and found it interesting that how you clean fish has a big impact. Here is some information you may find interesting. PCBs, pesticides and dioxins concentrate to...