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Fish Identification. Updated April 2014. Migratory Fish. American Eel. Catadromous: lives in freshwater and spawns in saltwater, the Sargasso Sea. American Shad. Anadromous: Lives in saltwater and spawns in freshwater. Atlantic Sturgeon. Length: Max 15 feet. Weight: Max 800 pounds.
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Fish Identification Updated April 2014
American Eel Catadromous: lives in freshwater and spawns in saltwater, the Sargasso Sea.
American Shad Anadromous: Lives in saltwater and spawns in freshwater.
Atlantic Sturgeon Length: Max 15 feet. Weight: Max 800 pounds. Age: Max 60 yrs.
Sea Lamprey Sea Lamprey on Lake Trout.
Largemouth Bass PA State Record 11 lbs. 3 oz.
Smallmouth Bass PA State Record 8 lbs. 8 ozs.
Brown Bullhead PA State Record: 4 lbs. 10 oz.
Channel Catfish Weight: Max 40 to 50 pounds. PA State Record: 35 lbs. 2.5 oz.
Flathead Catfish Length: Max 61 inches Weight: World record 123 lbs. 9 oz. PA State Record: 48 lbs. 6 oz.
Common Carp The largest carp caught by an angler was in Bordeaux, France weighing 94 pounds. PA State Record: 52 lbs.
Brook Trout Official State Fish of Pennsylvania. State Record: 7 lbs. Genetically a Char not a trout.
Rainbow Trout Introduced from the Rocky Mountain states in the early 1900’s. PA State Record: 15 lbs. 6.25 oz.
Steelhead Trout Male Anadromous version of Rainbow Trout. Female
Golden Rainbow Trout West Virginia Fish Hatchery in 1954 found one female with the genetic mutation First Stocked in 1967. Pennsylvania record Golden Trout was 13 pounds. Not a Palomino
Tiger Trout – Cross between a Brown Trout & a Brook Trout. Officially discontinued in 2005.
Brown Trout Introduced from Germany in 1886. PA State Record: 19 lbs. 10 oz.