FishnDave

That's a bunch of cool fish, @Johnsfolly !

Are you sure you were at the correct reunion? Based on the stories you share about your family, I didn't expect them to look so nice and normal. 😜 I bet you had a great time! 👍

Welcome, Will!

Flyfished Saturday. Hoped for one more Bowfin to make it a round number for the year... but lost both that I had hooked. Gotta let the fish win sometimes. Also lost a few gar. Ended up landing one very small gar, a couple bass, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, and a small crappie. Also saw a number of different kinds of caterpillars, many wandering along the trail. This was a big one (Achemon Sphinx Moth caterpillar): Common Buckeye Butterflies are so cool!

Interesting. Hard pass from me. I struggle to catch even the more common darter species. 😬 Maybe @Ham will get these added to his list before the end of the year?

Lone Elk Park, Valley Park, MO.

a very dark Spotted Gar:

I have caught a few with these black tiger stripes, and some really dark nearly all-black ones. Extremely uncommon, but I suppose they might be more common in certain waters due to diet, environment, or genetics. Really cool fish @Quillback !

Pure Green Sunfish. Based on the cheek markings, large mouth, colored fin edges, typical operculum, colors and patterns beneath those tiger stripes. Interesting colors and patterns!

So, which chef squirrel won? I didn't find a list of the squirrel competitors, but did find some "action" photos.

Blackstripe Topminnow: Southern Redbelly Dace: Bleeding Shiner: