New York State has more than 3 1/2 million acres of lakes and 70,000 miles of streams - abundant habitat for many species of fish. What kinds of fish live in these waters? How can they be identified? Where do they live? What do they eat? When do they spawn? How large do they get?Written for the amateur naturalist and fisherman, Freshwater Fishes of New York State provides answers to these questions and many others as well. Of particular importance are the identification keys to all of the state's freshwater fishes, along with discussions of the life history and distribution of sixty-eight of the most common species.