Fish ID

This page contains identification information for the major species of Illinois sport fish. To find a particular species, just click on the species name in the list below. To find out where to fish for any particular species, just click the species name next to its picture and it will take you to the best places in Illinois to fish for that species. To go to another page or to find a picture of another species of fish, scroll up or down to find the nearest navigation station located on the page and identified by the swimming fish above and below them. To contact the web designer click on the E-mail link at the bottom of the page. Good fishing!

Common Name: Bluegill Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus	Common Name: Pumpkinseed Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus
Common Name: Redear Sunfish Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus	Common Name: White Crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis
Common Name: Black Crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Common Name: Smallmouth Bass Scientific Name: Micropterus dolomieu
Common Name: Large Mouth Bass Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides	Common Name: Black Bullhead Scientific Name: Ameiurus melas
Common Name: Brown Bullhead Scientific Name: Ameiurus nebulosus	Common Name: Yellow Bullhead Scientific Name: Ameiurus natalis
Common Name: Channel Catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus	Common Name: Flathead Catfish Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris
Common Name: Blue Catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus	Common Name: Walleye Scientific Name: Stizostedion vitreum
[Black Bullhead] [Black Crappie] [Blue Catfish] [Bluegill] [Brown Bullhead] [Brown Trout] [Channel Catfish] [Chinook Salmon] [Coho Salmon] [Flathead Catfish] [Hybrid Striped Bass] [Lake Trout] [Largemouth Bass] [Muskellunge] [Northern Pike] [Pumpkinseed] [Rainbow Trout] [Redear Sunfish] [Sauger] [Saugeye] [Smallmouth Bass] [Striped Bass] [Tiger Muskie] [Walleye] [White Bass] [White Crappie] [Yellow Bullhead] [Yellow Perch]
Common Name: Sauger Scientific Name: Stizostedion canadense	Common Name: Saugeye Scientific Name: Stizostedion vitreum x S. canadense
Common Name: Yellow Perch Scientific Name: Perca flavescens	Common Name: White Bass Scientific Name: Morone chrysops
Common Name: Striped Bass Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis	Common Name: Hybrid Striped Bass Scientific Name: Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis

Common Name: Muskellunge (Muskie) Scientific Name: Esox masquinongy	Common Name: Tiger (Hybrid) Muskie Scientific Name: Esox lucius x Esox masquinongy
Common Name: Northern Pike Scientific Name: Esox lucius	Common Name: Lake Trout Scientific Name: Salvelinus namaycush
Common Name: Brown Trout Scientific Name: Salmo trutta	Common Name: Rainbow Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common Name: Chinook Salmon (King) Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Common Name: Coho Salmon (Silver) Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch