Brown bullhead
The brown bullhead is a fish that can be compared to the catfish found in France. It tolerates very well waters with little oxygen, so it frequents shallow and warm waters, with or without vegetation, and it is found in ponds, small lakes and rivers with weak current. It is omnivorous and eats everything, its varied diet consists of mollusks, insects, worms, algae and fish.
The river catfish
The channel catfish, although similar to the bullhead, is much more sensitive than the latter to water quality. It is found in clear, fresh and deep waters, with sand and gravel bottoms, in lakes and large rivers. It is a fish that feeds on the bottom, insects, crustaceans, mollusks, worms and small fish. It can be caught with a lure, but worm fishing is more efficient to target this species that can reach up to 8 kilograms, for 70 centimeters.
The yellow knight
If I had to find a French equivalent to the yellowhorse, it would be the barbel. Indeed, this fish is found in rivers, on shallow areas of rapids, with a bottom made of sand, rocks and gravel. In Quebec, there are 4 species of redhorse, including the copper redhorse, which has been classified as a threatened species since 1999 and therefore prohibited from fishing. It feeds mainly on insects, and it is possible to fish it with a fly or with very small lures.
The mesh pike
In Canada and the United States, there is a small species of pike, the chain pickerel, which is not found in Europe. Quebec is home to this species of pike which does not grow much, in fact, it measures only 30 to 40 centimeters. There is therefore no real interest in fishing this pike, especially since it is fragile, but it is always interesting to discover new species.
This species colonizes small lakes with vegetation, and it does not seem to cohabit with the northern pike, as I never found both species in the same place.
