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New Jersey

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Fish Identification

Brook Trout
Brook Trout

Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout

Brown Trout
Brown Trout

Lake Trout
Lake Trout

Landlocked Atlantic Salmon
Landlocked Atlantic Salmon

Northern Pike

Northern Pike

Muskellunge

Muskellunge

Chain Pickerel
Chain Pickerel

Redfin Pickerel

Redfin Pickerel

Walleye

Walleye

White Perch

White Perch

Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch

Striped Bass

Striped Bass

Hybrid Striped Bass

Hybrid Striped Bass

White Sucker

White Sucker

Common Carp

Common Carp

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Redbreast Sunfish

Redbreast Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

White Crappie

White Crappie

Black Crappie

Black Crappie

Brown Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish

White Catfish

White Catfish

Illustrations: Duane Raver/USFWS

Herring

Atlantic Herring

Atlantic Herring

Blueback Herring

Blueback Herring

Alewife

Gizzard Shad

Gizzard Shad

American Shad

American Shad

Hickory Shad

Hickory Shad

Alewife, American Shad, Blueback Herring and Hickory Shad illustrations ©Duane Raver; Atlantic Herring illustration ©Victor Young/NH. Fish and Game Department; Gizzard Shad illustration courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ©2012.