Zack's Freshwater Drum Scientific Name:Aplodinotus grunniens

[mud bay]

Description: The freshwater drum is the only member of the drum family that lives in freshwater. The average size of the freshwater drum is about 15 inches.

Habitat: Freshwater drum are mainly found in Lake Erie, along the Lake Ontario plain, in the outlet north of Cayuga Lake, in the tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, and in several locations north of Albany.

Reproduction: Freshwater drum spawn in spring in temperatures of about 65-75 degrees F. The eggs are broadcast over sandy shallow stretches near shore where they adhere to the bottom.