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			<title><![CDATA[Alewife]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 18:17:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alligator Gar]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Alligator Gar is a large freshwater fish found in North America. It is one of the largest freshwater fishes in North America. The world record for hook and line is 279 pounds and came from the Rio Grande River, Texas on December 2, 1951. The largest ever caught in a net was 8 feet long and weighed 327 pounds. The body of the alligator gar is long, cylindrical and covered with thick, diamond-shaped scales that are olive-green or brown in color. Its head is long and broad with a broad, rounded snout filled with large, sharp teeth that resemble those of an alligator. This is where it gets its name from. The alligator gar has a powerful tail that it uses to move through the water and can swim at speeds of up to 25 mph (40 kph). The alligator gar is a predatory fish that feeds on a variety of aquatic animals such as fish, turtles, and waterfowl. They typically spawn in shallow, slow-moving waters such as backwaters, swamps, and bayous during the spring months when water temperatures r]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 04:37:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[American Shad]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The American shad  is a species of anadromous fish distributed from southern Labrador to northern Florida. American shad are in family Clupeidae of order Clupeiformes. They are not closely related to the other North American shads. Rather, it seems to form a lineage that diverged from a common ancestor of the European taxa before these diversified. This is a silvery fish with a single dorsal fin in the middle of the back. There is a large black spot directly behind the top of the gill cover, followed by 4 to 27 spots, which are generally smaller than the first. Sometimes there may be a second row of spots below the first, and more rarely, a third row below the second. They closely resemble the hickory shad, Alosa mediocris. The most important physical distinction is in the lower jaw. In the American shad this jaw fits easily into a deep notch under the upper jaw, whereas, in the hickory shad the lower jaw protrudes noticeably beyond the upper jaw. Also, the American shad ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:08:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Arctic Char]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Arctic char is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. It breeds in fresh water, and populations can either be landlocked or anadromous, migrating to the sea. No other freshwater fish is found as far north; it is, for instance, the only fish species in Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. It is one of the rarest fish species in Britain, found only in deep, cold, glacial lakes. In other parts of its range, such as Scandinavia, it is much more common, and is fished extensively. It is also common in the Alps, (particularly in Trentino and the mountainous part of Lombardy), where it can be found in lakes up to an altitude of 2,600 m (8,500 ft) above sea level, and in Iceland. In Siberia, it is known as golets and it has been introduced in lakes where it sometimes threatens less hardy endemic species, such as the small-mouth char and the long-finned char in Elgygytgyn Lake. The Arctic char is closely re]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:32:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Atlantic Salmon]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Australian Bass]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Crappie]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The black crappie, is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black spots. Black crappies are most accurately identified by the seven or eight spines on its dorsal fin (white crappies have five or six dorsal spines). Crappies have a deep and laterally compressed body. They are usually silvery-gray to green in color and show irregular or mottled black splotches over the entire body. Black crappies have rows of dark spots on their dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. The dorsal and anal fins resemble each other in shape.Both crappies have large mouths extending to below the eye, and thin lips—both suggestive of their piscivorous feeding habits. Crappies are typically 4–8 inches (10–20 cm) long. Native to most of the eastern half of the U.S.A., the black crappie has stocked throughout been so extensively transplanted that toda]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:07:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blue Catfish]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The blue catfish is one of the largest species of North American catfish reaching a length of 165 centimetres (65 in). Blue catfish are distributed primarily in the Mississippi River drainage including the Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Arkansas rivers. These large catfish have also been introduced in a number of reservoirs and rivers, notably the Santee Cooper lakes of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie in South Carolina, the James River in Virginia, and Powerton Lake in Pekin, Illinois. The blue catfish, the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and the white catfish (Ameiurus catus) are the only three catfishes in the U.S.A. that have distinctly forked tails, setting them apart from the bullheads and the flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), which have squarish or slightly emarginate tails. The blue catfish can be distinguished from the channel and white catfish by its noticeably longer anal fin, which has a more even depth and a straighter edge than in the other two species. There a]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:27:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blueback Herring]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 22:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bluegill]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The bluegill or bluegulli occurs naturally in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains from coastal Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and northern Mexico, and north from western Minnesota to western New York. Today they have been transported most everywhere else in North America, and have also been introduced into Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania. Bluegill have also been found in the Chesapeake Bay, indicating they can tolerate up to 1.8% salinity. The bluegill is noted for the darkened spot that it has on the posterior edge of the gills and base of the dorsal fin. The sides of its head and chin are a dark shade of blue. It usually contains 5-9 vertical bars on the sides of its body, but these stripes are not always distinct. It has a yellowish breast and abdomen, with the breast of the breeding male being a bright orange.The bluegill has three anal spines, ten to 12 anal fin rays, six to 13 dorsal fin spines, 11 to 12 dorsal rays, and 12 to 13 pectoral r]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:16:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bowfin]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brook Trout]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus Salvelinus of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere in North America, as well as to Iceland, Europe, and Asia. In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook charr, squaretail, or mud trout, among others. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior, as well as an anadromous population in Maine, is known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters. The brook trout is the state fish of nine U.S. states: Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Provincial Fish of Nova Scotia in Canada. The brook trout has a dark green to brown color, with a distinctive marbled pattern (called vermiculation) of lighter shades across the flanks and back and extending at least to the dorsal fin, and o]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:34:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Brown Trout]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The brown trout is an originally European species of salmonid fish. It includes both purely freshwater populations, referred to Salmo trutta morpha fario and S. trutta morpha lacustris, and anadromous forms known as the sea trout, S. trutta morpha trutta. The latter migrates to the oceans for much of its life and returns to freshwater only to spawn. Sea trout in the UK and Ireland have many regional names, including sewin (Wales), finnock (Scotland), peal (West Country), mort (North West England) and white trout (Ireland). The specific epithet trutta derives from the Latin trutta, meaning, literally, "trout". The lacustrine morph of brown trout is most usually potamodromous, migrating from lakes into rivers or streams to spawn, although evidence indicates stocks spawn on wind-swept shorelines of lakes. S. trutta morpha fario forms stream-resident populations, typically in alpine streams, but sometimes in larger rivers. Anadromous and nonanadromous morphs coexistin]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bull Trout]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bullhead Catfish]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chain Pickerel]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://fishingstatus.com/fishing/species/fish/indexId/1653531]]></link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 01:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Channel Catfish]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States, they are the most fished catfish species with around 8 million anglers targeting them per year.  The channel catfish has a deeply forked tail with black spots on its back and sides. Its top and sides vary from gray to slate-blue and are often olive with a yellow sheen. Its body is scaleless, and it has eight barbels (whiskers) around its mouth that serve as taste sensors for locating food. To distinguish between a channel catfish and a blue catfish, look at the anal fin. The anal fin of a channel catfish is round with 24 to 29 rays. The anal fin of a blue catfish has a straight outer edge and 30 to 36 rays. Young channel catfish feed mainly on plankton and aquatic insect larvae. As they grow older, they feed o]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 23:51:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chinook Salmon]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The Chinook salmon, is the largest species in the Pacific (Oncorhynchus) salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon and Tyee salmon. Chinook are anadromous fish native to the north Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America ranging from California to Alaska. They are also native to Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyavaam River in the Siberian far east, although only the Kamchatka Peninsula supports relatively persistent native populations. They have been introduced to other parts of the world, including New Zealand and the Great Lakes. A large Chinook is a prized and sought-after catch for a sporting angler. The flesh of the salmon is also highly valued for its dietary nutritional content, which includes high levels of important omega-3 fatty acids.   The Chinook is blue-green,red or purple on the back and top of the head with silvery sides and white ventral surfaces. It ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chum Salmon]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name silverbrite salmon. The name chum salmon comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked", while keta in the scientific name comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia via Russian. The body of the chum salmon is deeper than most salmonid species. In common with other species found in the Pacific, the anal fin has 12 to 20 rays, compared with a maximum of 12 in European species. Chum have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green with some indistinct spotting in a darker shade, and a rather paler belly. When they move into fresh water the color changes to dark olive green and the belly color deepens. When adults are near spawning, they have purple blotchy streaks near the caudal peduncle, darker towards the tail. Spawni]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Coho Salmon]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The coho salmon is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". Coho spend approximately the first half of their life cycle rearing and feeding in streams and small freshwater tributaries. Spawning habitat is small streams with stable gravel substrates. The remainder of the life cycle is spent foraging in estuarine and marine waters of the Pacific Ocean. Some stocks of coho salmon migrate more than 1,000 miles in the ocean, while other stocks remain in marine areas relatively close to the streams where they were born.   During their ocean phase, coho salmon have silver sides and dark-blue backs. During their spawning phase, their jaws and teeth become hooked. After entering fresh water, they develop bright-red sides, bluish-green heads and backs, dark bellies and dark spots on their backs. Sexually maturing fish develop a light-pink or rose shading along the belly, and the males ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 19:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Common Bream]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
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