FLATHEAD CATFISH ((Pylodictis olivaris) mud cat, shovelhead cat, yellow cat)
◎Broadly flattened head with a lower jaw that projects beyond the upper jaw. Tail only slightly notched and adipose fin is relatively large. Body is yellowish or cream-colored, with black, dark brown or olive-brown mottling on back and sides, fading to dirty white or yellow. Younger fish have darker, bolder markings and the upper tip of the tails have white, triangular patches.
FLIER ((Centrarchus macropterus) Round sunfihs, millpond flier)
◎A deep-bodied, almost round fish, with many spines on both dorsal and anal fins. Color is a yellow-green, or brassy-olive, to brownishgold, with a dark brown to black spot on each scale, appearing of rows of spots. Adark vertical streak extends downward from the eye to the lower edge of its cheek. It has large, rounded fins, much like a crappie, with a head and mouth similar in shape to a bluegillıs.
◎Size:Slow growing, they reach up to 10 inches in length.
GREEN SUNFISH ((Lepomis cyanellus) Blue sunfish)
◎Basically bluish green in color, with faint, alternating blue, brown and brassy gold stripes. Olive colored on its head with pale blue spots and wavy lines on its upper lip. Has a dark opercle (gill flap) spot and some orange and yellow-olive on its lower fins. Is a stocky,thick fish with a large head and large mouth.
HICKORY SHAD ((Alosa mediocris) hickory, silver shad)
◎River herring Family, averaging around 1 lb., with fish up to 2 lbs. common. Silver-sided with grayish-green back and a prominent dark spot, followed by a row of lighter spots (especially when fresh), on the upper part of the side just behind the gill cover; body long but compressed, asymmetrical top to bottom and in cross section it is wedge-shaped; the lower jaw protrudes significantly beyond the upper jaw when the mouth is closed. Each scale on the sides has a small dark spot.
HYBRID STRIPED BASS ((Morone hybrid) hybrid, hybrid striper)
◎This is a striped bass x white bass cross, with a body shape between that of striper and white bass. Silvery-white with up to 8 dark broken stripes; first stripe below lateral line complete to tail. Tongue tooth patches are intermediate between white and striped bass.
◎Size:Typically less than 10 lbs.