The Great Lakes region is blessed with a variety of fish that can be caught or seen swimming.  Identifying them can be challenging without some type of guide.  The Guide to Great Lakes Fishes by Gerald R. Smith makes it easier to identify and list the characteristics that distinguish fish from each other; in addition to going into detail with content on Fishes of the Great Lakes region, Fish Characteristics and Adaptations, How to Identify Fish with this Guide, External Anatomy of Fishes, Food Pyramid and Habitat on the Great Lakes Bays, Estuaries, and Rivers. The book is also loaded with photos and illustrations of every kind of fish in the Great Lakes region.  

The guide lists each fish with its characteristics to help identify those including head, body, fins, and color.  Also listed are behavior, habitat, food, life history, conservation status, and other fish similar to them.  Anglers will find behavior, habitat, food, and life history beneficial for locating and fishing for game fish.

For more information or to order the Guide to Great Lakes Fishes by Gerald R. Smith go to http://www.press.umich.edu/ or call 800-343-4499, Ext. 154.

 Note: Gerald R. Smith is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan and Curator Emeritus of Fishes for the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. He is editor of Fishes of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Edition.