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Sources

Where the information on each page comes from. FishEye writes its guides in its own words from these pages; open one to read the original.

Fish guides

28 entries

Bluegill

Channel Catfish

Largemouth Bass

Setup: Flipping heavy cover
Florida FWC: Pro tips for bass

Rainbow Trout

Setup: Ultralight with a light leader
Missouri Dept. of Conservation: Trout fishing tips

White Bass

Yellow Perch

Black Crappie

Setup: Long pole, straight down
Virginia DWR: Four tactics for spring crappie

Blue Catfish

Guadalupe Bass

Setup: Fly rod on a Hill Country stream
Fly Fisherman: Hill Country bass

Hybrid Striped Bass

Walleye

Setup: Trolling a small crankbait
Minnesota DNR: how to catch a walleye

White Crappie

Setup: Long pole, straight down
Virginia DWR: Four tactics for spring crappie

Striped Bass

Handbook

81 entries

Live and natural bait

Lures

Rods, reels, line and terminal tackle

Rigs and jigs

Releasing, keeping and cleaning fish

Telling fish apart

When fish bite

Casting, playing and landing a fish

Ways to fish

Weather, water and where fish hold

State rules

51 entries

State rules also keep their official link next to the rule, so you can check it before you go.

California

Georgia

Lakes and the map

A lake's own Sources tab lists what is on record for that lake. Reports from anglers are labelled separately from verified information. Always check local rules.

Lake names and outlines, boat ramps, bait and tackle shops
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Texas lake facts, surveys, stocking and state records
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Georgia boat access, fish attractors and state records
Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
California lakes, trout stocking and high mountain lake fish
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (BIOS)
Whether a lake is on public land
USGS: PAD-US Public Access
Where non-native fish have been reported
USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Fish records in lakes (CC0 and CC BY only)
GBIF
Weather forecasts
National Weather Service
The state and county of a catch
US Census Bureau: county boundaries
The photo check for fish
BioCLIP 2 (Imageomics), with iNaturalist photos through GBIF

Photos

28 entries

Each photo's credit is also shown with the photo.

Bluegill
Paleo1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Brook Trout
Joshpryor · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Brown Bullhead
Mikael Nyman · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Channel Catfish
Sam Stukel, USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Freshwater Drum
Prof. emerit. Dr. Hans Schneider ( Geyersberg ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Largemouth Bass
Sam Stukel, USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Rainbow Trout
Engbretson Eric, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia
Redear Sunfish
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
White Bass
Sam Stukel, USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Yellow Perch
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Black Crappie
Sam Stukel, USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Blue Catfish
Sam Stukel, USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Brown Trout
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Common Carp
George Chernilevsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Cutthroat Trout
Hazzard, Lloyde / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia
Golden Trout
Joshpryor · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Guadalupe Bass
Nick Loveland · CC0 · Wikimedia
Hybrid Striped Bass
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia
Kokanee Salmon
USFWS - Pacific Region · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Northern Pike
Jik jik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Smallmouth Bass
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
Spotted Bass
U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia
Walleye
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain · Wikimedia
White Crappie
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domain · Wikimedia
Flathead Catfish
Engbretson, Eric / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia
Striped Bass
D Ross Robertson · Public domain · Wikimedia
Gizzard Shad
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Threadfin Shad
Bill Stagnaro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia