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Awesome catches @FishnDave! Jealous of the gar and skipjack. Glad that you are getting it done in MO on the species. Still lots more out there.

That's a toad for sure Bret!

Great trip making memories buddy! Awesome catches of bluegill and redear sunfish!

I thought that I remember your son with a big beautiful DRC brown trout. Good luck to your kids and posts photos for sure.

That would have been awesome. She did catch her first ever brook and brown trout when we went in 2019. Missed a giant brown that inhaled her jig and spit it out. It will spoil a kid for sure! Just threw in a photo since I know that you and @liphunter like them😅!

JF #74 Blackstripe Topminnow, Fundulus notatus close-up of dorsal surface showing the lack of distinct black spotting.

That's 4 more than I have ever caught. Congrats on catching a toad smallie!

Covid Killed my last chance to get my daughter back to Dry Run creek prior to her 16th Bday😒. There would have been photos for sure!

I can't see them not catching fish. Even not they are works of art!

Dave you have done great and I expect a few more species in the mix for the rest of the year. I still have dream of landing one of those koi and definitely a black bullhead. If you drop down your fly size, you can go back to those creeks out by @JestersHK and get a few minnow species or target the gar there. All of the fish that I caught yesterday were from the creek above the ballpark that you know about. I did see a pair of longnose gar yesterday. They wanted nothing from what I presented to them. I know that is a bit longer than you like to travel, but again using the smaller flies you should be able to add a few more species to your listing.

JF #73 Ozark Minnow, Notropis nubilus Now this is a crappy photo 🙄 but with the other crappy photo shows enough detail for me to feel confident of the species (though I had to look over several resources).

JF #72 Blackspotted Topminnow, Fundulus olivaceus

JF #71 Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu This was the first smallie. My largest was just under 12 inches but really crappy photo. Did see a 14 to 15 inch fish guarding a bed. Thought that I actually caught that fish, but it was following the fish that I had hooked. That was before I saw it return to the bed.

JF #70 Bleeding Shiner, Luxilus zonatus Sorry about the crappy photo. Had trouble all day with getting good photos. Lost a couple of breeding males while getting them to hand for photos.

JF #69 Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis Two different fish just because they were so remarkable in their coloration 😁

@LittleRedFisherman Sounds like a great trip. Congrats on some nice bass! Glad that you were able to hook up with @Ham and get a day on the water.

Last day in Kansas. Son is on his way to Germany. Stopped in to see the grandkids again. Hopefull to get his sister fishing soon and him out as well when the time comes. Stopped at a crossing of Deep Creek on the way back to Missouri. We had caught some fish there last year. Hoping for Johnny darters on that trip. Didn't see any darters on that trip but did see some madtoms. Today did not see many fish, but was able to land some common shiners as well as we each caught breeding males. closeup of Livie's breeding male. Didn't have much time and looked for some different species. I saw dome darters that may have been Johnny darters or females of some other species. Tied on the the #26 Tanago hook. I got the bait in front of one darter that looked more like the orangethroat darters around Columbia MO. These are the Plateau Orangethroat subspecies. A first ever catch for this species. Livie was able to get one as well 😁. (much nicer photo) I also caught a small creek chub while she was getting photos of the darter. only spent 25 mins fishing and caught a few new yearly species and a lifer for each of us 👍. Caught five new fish for the year including one lifer. No black bullheads. Now heading to Columbia.

Unless you have kids or pets that go outside, I think almost all snakes are good to have around. The venomous ones just need a little care to work and live around them.

I agree with the stouts and Pinot Noir and Merlot when I am drinking reds. Prefer the dry wines over sweet wines. Love to use Pinot noir for braising venison 😁

So we're in Kansas and it has been tough fishing, weather has been a challenge as well as tightmouthed fish. Did catch some unexpected catches and actually got my son to catch his first fish in about 5 to 6 years. Not a favorite pastime of his, but he seemed to have some fun. First fishing was at the Republican River spillway below Milford Lake. I had read a report about guys catching blue suckers at the spillway. It was a longshot and we did not catch any. Lost a few rigs in the rocks. Livie landed the only fish a couple of big bluegills. In pursuit of a black bullhead we fished the Farnum creek arm of Milford lake. Very very few bites. A few more lost rigs, but Livie caught her first green sunfish of the year on a mercy drop after breaking off her sinker. Again Nothing for me at this spot. We went to visit my son and his family for a bit. The real reason for the trip! Hanging out with the grandson watching Moana for the second or third time 🙄! After dinner we went to Moon Lake which is on base. It is an urban trout lake and I had caught my first golden rainbow trout from this lake back in 2019. Livie was teaching my son on how to fish again. We had on trout magnet jigs with a bit of red worm and a float. Pretty simple rig. My son missed a few or a lot of bites but was able to hook and land his first fish, a bluegill. I had seen some minnows and was able to catch the first western mosquitofish of the year. Livie set the stage after catching a few green sunfish and especially when she hooked and landed a holdover rainbow trout! I tried but could not actually get a green sunfish on the hook and landed - go figure! Sean had seen a larger fish under the bridge and he set his sights on catching it. Eventually he did get it to bite and he landed another rainbow trout! I also landed one after getting great inctructions from my son on how to entice another trout and It worked! Unfortunately the photos are on his phone and he is now heading back to Germany. IN a small unnamed tributary of the Republican river, I finally caught my first green sunfish of the year. Took until May 31st to catch one 🙄! Took much longer than @FishnDave. Next night back at Moon Lake. Started at the spillway. Livie started catching bluegill and green sunfish right away. I caught one that looked to have some mixed heritage with a little bluegill. Sean caught a couple of sunfish as well. Went up to the lake and fished in a drizzle that got heavier with time. I caught a LMB on a fluke. Livie fished the fluke the night before and lost two bass. So she wanted redemption and went off to get one herself by fishing the fluke along the bank. Didn't take long to hooke up with a small LMB. Would be the last fish due to the drizzle becoming rain.

I am a Pinot Grigio fan.

Looks delicious! I foresee a lot more "squeals" falling to that airgun😉.

JF #68 Creek Chub, Semotilus atromaculatus

JF #67 Plateau Orangethroat Darter Correction - Plains Orangethroat darter

JF #66 Common shiner