North American Fish Species From Your Ice Fishing Tent

Walleye

Description: Walleye vary in color.

They might be various shades of yellow, yellow-red, or yellow-blue. Walleye have small spots above their white underside.
They have large eyes.

Walleye usually weigh about 3 to 10 pounds (1.4 to 4.5 kilograms).

Habitat: open areas in large lakes; cold, deep water near drop-offs and weeds in lakes

Food: minnows, small fish

Bait and lures: nightcrawlers, minnows, deep diving spoons

Northern Pike

Description: Northern pike are dark bronze.

They are long and slim. Their tail and fins are red.

Northern pike have rows of white and yellow spots along their sides.

Scales cover their cheeks and the upper half of their gill covers.

Northern pike have sharp teeth. They usually weigh from 4 to 10 pounds (1.8 to 4.5 kilograms). But many pike weigh much more than that.

Habitat: shallow, weedy areas; near structures Food: other fish, frogs, ducklings

Bait and lures: large minnows, dead bait, bladebaits, spoons, jigs

North American Fish Species From Your Ice Fishing Tent

Crappies

Description: Crappies are silver-green with black spots. Crappies have one dorsal fin. Black crappies have gill covers with sharp spines. Crappies usually weigh about 1 pound (.5 kilogram).
Habitat: weedy and rocky areas Food: small fish, insects, worms Bait and lures: minnows, beetlespins

Perch

Description: Perch can be various shades of green, yellow, or gray. They have dark vertical bars on their sides. Their lower fins are orange-yellow. They usually weigh about 2 pounds (.9 kilogram).

Habitat: open areas in lakes; weedy areas Food: minnows, insects, worms

Bait and lures: minnows, worms, jigs

Ice Fishing Tent Glossary

auger (AW-gur)—a tool that uses a screw mechanism to drill holes

frostbite (FRAWST-bite)—a condition that occurs when cold temperatures freeze skin

Habitat (HAB-uh-tat)—the natural place and conditions in which animals live

hypothermia (hye-puh-THUR-mee-uh)—a sometimes deadly condition that can occur when a person's body temperature drops too low.

jig (JIG)—a lure that is jerked up and down while fishing; jigs usually look like insects.

Pollutant (puh-LOOT-uhnt)—a harmful material that can damage the environment

species (SPEE-sheez)—a group of animals with similar features

synthetic (sin-THET-ik)—something that is made by people rather than found in nature

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