Overview

This updated field guide, organized by family, features full-color illustrations and information to help readers quickly and easily identify Minnesota fish. Learn to Identify Fish in Minnesota! Fishing is a perfect outdoors activity for all ages and skill levels, and the Land of 10,000 Lakes is an angler's paradise. Reel in your catches, and make identifying those fish a snap. Now in its second edition, the popular Fish of Minnesota Field Guide by Dave Bosanko features detailed information about 81 species of Minnesota fish. When you're not sure what you caught, grab the handy guide and narrow your choices by family. Then identify your prize with the intricately detailed fish illustrations. Further verify the type of fish using the ""Similar Species"" comparison features. Then read fascinating facts on spawning behavior, feeding habits, and more. Plus, match up your best catches against the state records. With inside information for locating fishing hotspots, this book is essential for every tackle box, beach bag, RV, and cabin. Its convenient size makes it perfect for the dock or boat.

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Author:   Dave Bosanko
Publisher:   Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Imprint:   Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9781591939962

ISBN 10:   1591939968
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   25 July 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

What’s New in the Second Edition How To Use This Book Fish Anatomy Fish Names About Minnesota Fish Frequently Asked Questions Fish Diseases Invasive Species Fun With Fish Catch-and-Release Fishing Fish Measurement Minnesota State Record Fish Fish Consumption Advisories Example Page Bowfin Family Catfish Family Cod Family Drum Family Eel Family Gar Family Goby Family Herring Family Lamprey Family Minnow Family Mooneye Family Paddlefish Family Perch Family Pike Family Salmon Family Sculpin Family Silverside Family Smelt Family Stickleback Family Sturgeon Family Sucker Family Sunfish Family Temperate Bass/Striped Bass Family Trout-Perch Family Glossary Primary References Index About the Author

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Dave Bosanko was born in Kansas and studied engineering before following his love of nature to degrees in biology and chemistry from Emporia State University. He spent thirty years as staff biologist at two of the University of Minnesota's field stations. Though his training was in mammal physiology, Dave worked on a wide range of research projects ranging from fish, bird and mammal population studies to experiments with biodiversity and prairie restoration. An avid fisherman and naturalist, he has long enjoyed applying the fruits of his extensive field research to patterning fish location and behavior, and observing how these fascinating species interact with one another in the underwater web of life.

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