My Minnow Bucket List

[Chief Grey Bear]

Its not a long list but here are some places I would like to fish at some point in my life.
In no particular order

Sturgeon in the Missouri River in Missouri.
Trout at the begining of the Missouri River near Great Falls MT.
Trout on the Western Slope
Smallmouth from Maine
Peacock bass in native range
LM bass in Mexico
Trout from New Mexico
Fly in Canada

EDIT: I forgot one. I have always wanted to go to Finland's Lake Paijanne. That is where Lauri Rapala first got his start. I have wanted to go and experience that area.

[duckydoty]

Cool list!

[countryred]

Good list. Some traveling to do there. Most of my 'Minnow Bucket List" is in Missouri or very close.

[Gavin]

Nice list. No Saltwater? Tarpon?

[Al Agnew]

I've done five out of your bucket list. The upper Missouri is fantastic trout fishing...and in places it's supposed to be good smallmouth fishing. New Mexico...I've fished the San Juan; not all that special compared to lots of other famous destinations. Maine smallmouth on the Penobscot and Kennebec was terrific. Fly in trips got me into lots and lots of fish and mosquitoes. Westslope cutthroats are gorgeous fish, and there are some terrific streams on the west slope.

I used to really want to fish for native peacocks, and I'd still make the trip if somebody set it up. Same thing with Mexico bass fishing. Gotta wonder now that we're supposed to be relaxing things with Cuba whether there are still any huge bass in Cuba; there was a time when it was supposed to be the best big bass fishing anywhere.

My goal has always been to fish a stream in every state. I'm lacking Nevada, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. I've about accepted that I may not make them all, since I can't think of any I really want to fish in some of those states. But there are some nice smallmouth streams in Indiana and Ohio, and I want to fish for shoal bass, redeye bass, and Suwannee bass down in Georgia and Alabama. Other than that, I still gotta fish the Devils River in south Texas one of these days.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Nice list. No Saltwater? Tarpon?

Ahh ya know, I do have some saltwater action I would like to try. Maybe a different bucket list.

[Old plug]

I got ashort one. Nile Perch

[fishinwrench]

Ahh ya know, I do have some saltwater action I would like to try. Maybe a different bucket list.

How many buckets you got, injun !?

[Chief Grey Bear]

I've done five out of your bucket list. The upper Missouri is fantastic trout fishing...and in places it's supposed to be good smallmouth fishing. New Mexico...I've fished the San Juan; not all that special compared to lots of other famous destinations. Maine smallmouth on the Penobscot and Kennebec was terrific. Fly in trips got me into lots and lots of fish and mosquitoes. Westslope cutthroats are gorgeous fish, and there are some terrific streams on the west slope.

I used to really want to fish for native peacocks, and I'd still make the trip if somebody set it up. Same thing with Mexico bass fishing. Gotta wonder now that we're supposed to be relaxing things with Cuba whether there are still any huge bass in Cuba; there was a time when it was supposed to be the best big bass fishing anywhere.

My goal has always been to fish a stream in every state. I'm lacking Nevada, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. I've about accepted that I may not make them all, since I can't think of any I really want to fish in some of those states. But there are some nice smallmouth streams in Indiana and Ohio, and I want to fish for shoal bass, redeye bass, and Suwannee bass down in Georgia and Alabama. Other than that, I still gotta fish the Devils River in south Texas one of these days.

If you ever decide to hit KS, I can put you on some of the only native smallmouth water in the state.

OK has some spectacular floats.

[Chief Grey Bear]

How many buckets you got, injun !?

I haven't listed my hunting bucket list yet!

If you hit the lottery, let me know. We'll have a blast!!