MuskieBait
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In 2013, I took a trip to Illinois hoping for a chance at a Shovelnose Sturgeon. However, the Mississippi was flooded and I didn't have a chance.
Fast forward to May 2016, I've yet again planned a trip to Illinois for Shovelnose Sturgeon. And yet again, the Mississippi was flooded.
Still, all the other species made up for it. I had the goal to catch the two remaining Sunfish not on my list, the Bantam Sunfish and the Redspotted Sunfish, and finally checked off all the Lepomis species! I also wanted to catch the Shadow Bass and Ozark Bass and be that much closer to completing all the Ambloplites species.
A total of 26 new species in 5 days of fishing. That's a pretty good count!
Here are the stories (starting on Day 1):
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2016/05/2016-us-midwest-day-1.html
Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) - Species #551
Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) - Species #552
Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) - Species #553
Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilus) - Species #554
Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus) - Species #555
Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) - Species #556
Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) - Species #557
Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) - Species #558
Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) - Species #559
Fast forward to May 2016, I've yet again planned a trip to Illinois for Shovelnose Sturgeon. And yet again, the Mississippi was flooded.
Still, all the other species made up for it. I had the goal to catch the two remaining Sunfish not on my list, the Bantam Sunfish and the Redspotted Sunfish, and finally checked off all the Lepomis species! I also wanted to catch the Shadow Bass and Ozark Bass and be that much closer to completing all the Ambloplites species.
A total of 26 new species in 5 days of fishing. That's a pretty good count!
Here are the stories (starting on Day 1):
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca/2016/05/2016-us-midwest-day-1.html
Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) - Species #551
Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) - Species #552
Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) - Species #553
Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilus) - Species #554
Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus) - Species #555
Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) - Species #556
Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) - Species #557
Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) - Species #558
Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) - Species #559
