Fish ID
This fish makes a sound when distressed
What is a Croaker?
Name 2 different types of bait for salt water fishing
What are shrimp, squid, crab, or small fish?
You need to be this old to need to purchase a fishing license
What is 17 years old?
While out fishing, you notice that another person fishing leaves behind drink cans and food wrappers. What should you do?
Pick it up and dispose of it properly, even though it's not yours to help keep aquatic habitats healthy for wildlife.
How do you correctly measure a fish
By pinching the tail together and then measuring from end to end
This fish has many rigid spines along its dorsal fin
What is a Pin Fish?
This piece of tackle helps your hook sink down in the water
What is a weight?
This is where you find all the fish and wildlife regulations for the state of Texas
What is Outdoor Annual?
You are moving and can't take your aquarium with you. It has tropical fish and some snails that you don't want to die. What should you do?
Give them to a friend, or someone who will take care of them.
This is the language used to categorize and name fish
What is Latin?
This fish has a reddish color and a spot by the tail
What is a Red Drum or Red Fish?
Name 2 types of knots used in fishing
Improved clinch, palomar, arbor knot
This is what you do with any fish that you don't want to or can't keep
What is catch & release?
What can happen if you release "pet" fish from your aquarium into your local ecosystem.
They could become an invasive species and potentially do damage to your local ecosystem.
This is a tool you can use to identify fish
What is a dichotomous key?
This fish is often found in and around oyster reefs
What is a Toadfish?
Name 3 things that you should have in your tackle box
Pliers, nail clippers, first aid kit, hooks, bobbers, weights, artificial lures, measuring tape, Outdoor Annual (rules & regulations), ID card or book, extra fishing line
The is the amount of fish that one person can have in their possession in a 24-hour period
What is "bag limit"?
You're fishing with your friend who threw his drink cans into the water. He tells you that they provide cover for small fish and are good for the lake. What do you tell him?
Natural objects like tree branches and large rocks make better cover for fish. Man made objects like bottles and cans pollute the lake.
What are the two major types of fishes
Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes (cartilagenous fish and bony fish)
This fish can be identified by a single small barbel by its mouth
What is a Whiting?
This is how your bobber should be attached to your rod
Trick question, both are correct depending on conditions
This is the maximum amount of fish (2 day limit) that one person can have with them when not in the act of fishing (in an ice chest or at camp)
What is "possession limit"?
Explain to your neighbor what can happen and politely ask him to take used oil to a recycling center, or ask your parent to talk to them.
What is the plural of fish?
Fish (single speices) or fishes (multiples species)