Fish have the same five major senses as you—sight, smell, scent, taste and touch—although they’re a bit different, adapted for use underwater. Fish use their combined input to locate food and...View article
While fish share many of the same basic organs as you and I, they do have some unique attributes.Cold-Blooded—To begin, fish don’t maintain a higher body temperature...View article
Minnows, I’m telling you. Minnows. That’s how smelt appear when you’re angling through the ice with hook and line for finger-length fishes....View article
If the word shad conjures images of an oily baitfish whose only mission in life is to bolster the growth rates of bass, walleyes, stripers, and other sportfish, think again. Historical evidence suggests...View article
Without oxygen, life ends. Just ask the minnows panting in your bucket or those belly-up bass in the harbor after a tournament. Our own need for oxygen is painfully evident if we go without it for even...View article
Looking back at a year of fishing, memories abound of great fish and great places. Next issue, I'll talk about some of the fine fish we caught for the 2006 In-Fisherman Television Specials, which begin...View article
If the fish are there, people will continue to fish. So, environmental quality must continue to support strong fish populations. So too must our knowledge of how to manage fisheries and fish populations...View article
A study by biologists from New Zealand* indicates how the magnetic sense in fish, which is used for homing and long-distance migrations, is organized. Particles of magnetite, an iron-containing substance,...View article
