Warmouth ((Lepomis gulosus) Openmouth, warmouth bass, Indian fish)
◎A large mouthed, robust fish with mottled sides and wavy lines on its cheek. Basically dark brownish above, with mottled and barred sides, and mottled or spotted fins. Can be olive-brown colored with greenish cast.
◎Size: Seldom gets larger than 8 or 9 inches.
Walleye ((Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) walleyed pike, jack)
◎Largest member of the perch family (Percidae). Grows up to 21 inches, 3 and 4 lbs. by age three. Brassy-olive sides flecked with green and gold, and mottled by 6 to 8 obscure marking on top, white belly. Dorsal fins completely separate and unmarked, except for a distinct dark blotch at the rear base of the front dorsal fin. White blotch on tip of lower tail fin. The eye has a milky cornea, hence the name walleye.
White Bass ((Morone chrysops) Silver bass, linesides)
◎Temperate true bass family. Light greenish back, light yellowish-green to silver sides to a silvery white below, 6 to 8 horizontal faint stripes; stripes below later line are broken; the first stripe below the lateral line is not complete to tail. Deep bodied with distinctively arched back, considerably smaller than its striped bass cousin. Single spine on gill cover; variable patch of teeth on tongue.
◎Size: Commonly reaches ½ to 2 lbs.
White Catfish ((Ameiurus catus) forked-tailed cat)
◎One of the bullhead catfishes. Average 8 to 18 inches, rarely 20. Has a moderately forked tail, a stocky body with its upper jaw extending slightly beyond lower. Color is basically bluegray above, fading to gray on its sides with a white underside. Occasionally mottled light gray on its sides.
White Crappie ((Pomoxis annularis) papermouth, Calico bass, specks, speckled perch)
◎The white crappie has six spines - rarely five - and it has noticeable vertical bars on its silvery sides as well as a light pearlescent color or iridescent blue and lavendar. Both white and black crappie have protruding lower jaws.
White Perch = silver perch ((Morone americana) stiffback, silver perch)
◎ Not really a perch, but a member of the temperate bass family along with white and striped bass. Averages 8 to 10 inches but reaches up to 2 lbs. Silver gray above, fading to silvery white below with no longitudinal lines. Has a deep notch between spiny dorsal and soft-rayed dorsal. No teeth on tongue.
Yellow Perch = ringed perch, raccoon perch, striped perch ((Perca flavescens) ringed perch, raccoon perch, striped perch)
◎Member of the perch family, which includes the walleye, sauger and numerous small darters. Generally olive-green above, fading down the sides to green or yellow-green, to yellow or golden yellow. Has eight vertical dusky bars on its side and a silvery, underside. Dorsal fins have a distinctive dusky blotch. Ventral and anal fins are yellow to orange, turning a bright orange on breeding males.
◎Size: Average 6 to 8 inches, but commonly reach 14 to 15 inches and 1½ to 2 lbs.