Ham Posted March 26, 2016 Author Posted March 26, 2016 I can see me getting trolled every time someone else catches a gizzard shad. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Johnsfolly Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 I added longear sunfish, hornyhead chub, bleeding shiner and rainbow darters (new life list addition - see Niangua post) on Sat. Up to 14 species this year. Ham 1
Ham Posted March 27, 2016 Author Posted March 27, 2016 Curious , what is the largest number of different species on a single trip for those who keep track of their species ? 7 or so. My Dad and I caught 13 species over 2 days at Venice, La. I hope to do a trip with John soon and maybe one of us can get double digit species. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Al Agnew Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Way back when I was a little kid with a vivid imagination fired by reading my grandpa's Field and Stream and Outdoor Life magazines, I would take the smaller end of a two piece cane pole he had, bend a straight pin into a hook, scape up a couple nightcrawlers from his worm bed, and use tiny bits of the crawlers. Pa had a concrete minnow tank in the backyard and always kept a bunch of minnows in it, and I'd sneak up to the tank and drop in my little tidbit. I had assigned each species of minnow a different identity...in my imagination they became bass, trout, salmon, tarpon, bonefish; all those glamor species that I'd read about in the magazines. I was a strange kid. Johnsfolly 1
Johnsfolly Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Al - that is not so strange. Instead of a minnow trough, it's the small headwater stream or overlooked section of "unproductive" waters that I am fishing with microhooks and tuffs of fuzz or worms to catch unglamorous species like darters, topminnows, sculpins, etc. and am enjoying what is good about fishing. The hunt, the presentation, the hook set, and the landing. The bonus for me is reading through the field guides or scientific papers to determine if this fish represents a new species that I have never caught or maybe even encountered before. Most of the fish that I will catch this year are those that others overlook or ignore and I am excited about the possibilities. Ham, BilletHead and JestersHK 3
BilletHead Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 There is nothing unglamorous about some of the colored up fish you have taken Johnsfolly. Those wildly painted up darters and who doesn't like the camouflage pattern of a Sculpin? BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Members Tim McDougald Posted March 29, 2016 Members Posted March 29, 2016 There is nothing unglamorous about some of the colored up fish you have taken Johnsfolly. Those wildly painted up darters and who doesn't like the camouflage pattern of a Sculpin? BilletHead Yeah, some of those fish pics you posted are great. I'd be happy to catch them too. It takes some dedication and skill to target the fish you are going after. I look forward to future reports.
Johnsfolly Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 Was able to add three new 2016 species on Friday. Largescale stoneroller, smallmouth bass, and a knobfin sculpin (new life list fish) from Ashley creek and the Current river. This stoneroller is ready for charming the ladies with his nuptial tubercles. BilletHead 1
Ham Posted April 3, 2016 Author Posted April 3, 2016 Aww John, you went to the Current river without me? Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Johnsfolly Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 Just the upper Current below Baptist access. I was trying to find the current river darter, but only got into more rainbow darters. I caught this one in Ashley creek after I chased the cattle out of the area. I kicked up a madtom that was desperate to find some cover and did not want anything to do with me. Also saw a fish that I am pretty certain was a lamprey in the Current. It was about 5" in length. I don't know why I did not try to get a picture, instead I tried to catch it with my net with the large holes. DownStream 1
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