Target Fish of Lure Fishing in Freshwater (Section Two)

Artificial baits are used to attract fish in freshwater. The target fish are usually carnivorous and aggressive fish species. The following are some freshwater fish species. 

5. Perch: This is a popular sport fish species and are known to fight and eat well.

Lures to catch perch: The top 5 baits for perch and walleye are worms, jigs, small fish, crayfish, crank baits and some hard baits. Ice fishing is also worth trying in winter.

·Yellow Perch: It has yellow to brass body and recognizable pattern, with olive-green, vertical bars, triangular in shape on both sides.
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·Walleye: Mostly olive and gold in color, it has a large mouth with many sharp teeth.
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6. Pike: It is popular in lure fishing and has many family species, also called Esox.

Fishing Lures to catch pike: Part of the best fishing lures for the northern pike and mukie are: spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits, frogs, spoons, jerkbaits & minnows.

·Northern Pike: Live in the UK, Ireland, most of Canada and most of the US. The most common is olive green, changing from yellow to white along the belly.
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·Muskellunge: They can also be called Muskie. This kind prefer clear waters and lurking on weed edges, rock outcrops or other structures to rest.
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7. Salmon: They are anadromous. At first, they are born in fresh water, and then migrate to the ocean, finally return to fresh water in order to reproduce. However, there are several species whose populations are confined to freshwater for their entire lives.

Fishing Lures to catch salmon: the best lures for salmon include the following: inline spinnerbaits, pencil, crankbaits, plugs, jigging and casting spoons.

Atlantic Salmon is one of the most favorable fish on people's dining table.
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8. Trout: Most trout such as lake trout live only in freshwater lakes and rivers, while others such as rainbow trout live in freshwater or live in sea for two or three years before returning to freshwater to spawn, known as steelheads.

Fishing Lures to catch trout: The following fishing lures can be used to catch trout: worms, minnows, small swimbaits, jigs and softbaits. Fly fishing can also be tried.

·Brown Trout: Defining characteristics include a slender, reddish-brown body with a long, narrow head.
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·Lake Trout: Lake trout are the largest of the chars. The record weighed almost 102 pounds (46 kg) (netted) with a length of 50 inches (130 cm), and 15–40-pound (6.8–18.1-kilogram) fish are not uncommon.
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·Brook Trout: 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 often to the tail.
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·Rainbow Trout: Adult fish have a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from gills to the tail, which is most pronounced in breeding males
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8. Bowfin: it is also known as dog fish. The bowfin is elongated and cylindrical, with olive to brown sides and back, sometimes have vertical bars and dark reticulations or camouflage patterns.

Fishing Lures to catch bowfin: The most common used lures for dogfish are spinnerbaits, crankbaits, spoons and soft plastics, worms or crawfish. Fly fishing can also be tried.

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