Fish journal
Alewife
This anadromous species, considered non-native to the region, has had a complex reporting history over the past few decades. Chinook salmon were introduced to the Great Lakes in the 1960s to control the alewife population.
Show its fishing spots on the map →- Seasonality
- Spring
- Precipitation
- Clear
- Time of day
- Dawn, Midday
- Fishing Bait
- Nightcrawlers, Fish Guts, Leech Bait, Small Fish Bait
- Weight
- 0.11–0.44 kg
- Length
- 13.2–40 cm
Where to catch the Alewife
On the Champlain Valley map it lives in northern ponds: 19 fishing spots in all.
Northern Ponds · 19
- Debar Pond ×3
- Fishpole Pond ×2
- Grass Pond ×2
- Sunset Pond ×2
- Daigneau Pond
- Dow Pond
- Lop Pond
- Mountain Pond
- Mud Pond
- near Catamount Camp Supplies
- near Horseshoe Pond Resort
- near Loon Lake Campground
- near Lyon Mtn. Quarantine Center
- near Standish
Other fish in the same waters
- Banded Killifish
- Black Crappie
- Bluegill
- Brassy Minnow
- Bridle Shiner
- Brook Trout
- Brown Bullhead
- Brown Trout
- Central Mudminnow
- Creek Chub
- Eastern Blacknose Dace
- Lake Trout
Alewife in other languages
Russian: Канадская сельдь · Chinese: 灰西鲱 · German: Maifisch · Spanish: Alosa · French: Gaspareau