Fishing Goals 2020

[Ham]

Teasing it out Pete. It is a catfish that I had to work for. 

[Johnsfolly]

27 minutes ago, Ham said:

Teasing it out Pete. It is a catfish that I had to work for. 

I would say likely less than 40 people in the US have caught this fish on hook and line.

[Johnsfolly]

On 10/1/2020 at 9:51 AM, FishnDave said:

I averaged 2334 fish/year, with my best year being 3112 fish.  I was able to determine I caught, on average, a fish every 7.5 minutes, and fished an average of 141 days/year.  A fair number of those were short trips during my lunch hours from work.  THOSE were the days!  I only caught 41 fish species during that entire 10-year span!

So...I can totally relate and appreciate what you guys are doing, and I think its fantastic!   

I still haven't come close to those annual numbers. I have averaged only 80 trips per year over the last five years with an average of 812 fish per year and only 38 trips per year the five previous years. Most of those trips were less than 4 hours of fishing time. The last five years has been spent primarily targeting new species either for the annual count or for my life list. I have averaged 65 species a year for the last five years and added 94 species to my life list in that same time. And yet there are so many "common" species that I have not caught yet, like any gar other than a Florida gar, or grass carp, goldeye, skipjack herring,  flathead catfish, sauger, northern pike, burbot, any sturgeon species, etc. 

[FishnDave]

43 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

 Most of those trips were less than 4 hours of fishing time. 

My average fishing trip was 2.2 hours.  I don't even come close to your species numbers.  I think I usually managed somewhere between 19 and 25 species per year.  I'm fishing a LOT less now.  I used to fish during my lunch hours.  Now I'm working from home, and haven't found anything worthwhile close by.  I'm pretty much down to fishing one or two half-days on the weekend, and whenever a burn a vacation day during the week.

I can put you on grass carp, shortnose gar, and goldeye...its probably best during the late summer when the water is warm, low, and not so muddy.

[Johnsfolly]

5 minutes ago, FishnDave said:

I can put you on grass carp, shortnose gar, and goldeye...its probably best during the late summer when the water is warm, low, and not so muddy.

Thanks Dave. Will depend on how often and when I am back in MO. I don't travel back that way as much due to changes in our business.

I will certainly keep a possible trip in mind when I do get back that way. I also have to tussle with that pond giant that broke you off.

[FishnDave]

4 hours ago, Ham said:

Teasing it out Pete. It is a catfish that I had to work for. 

Was it a shark-toothed tabby catfish?

[Johnsfolly]

On Aug 23rd I caught my 11th and 12th lifer of the year meeting my goal that I set in Jan.

Inshore Lizardfish in VA

Striped Sea Robin

Then we fished Lake Shelbyville lake spillway where I caught my 13th new species - a smallmouth buffalo on a #10 hook with corn.

Then onto Jennette's pier in Nags head NC where I caught my 14th lifer - Spanish mackerel.

Myrtle Beach pier fishing resulted in a couple more lifers (#15 and 16 for 2020) and met my goal of a spadefish trip in the Carolinas 

Florida pompano

And finally an Atlantic spadefish.

Back in Maryland but still being salty - Caught a pair of blenny species.

#17 - Crested Blenny (aka vampire fish )

# 18 lifer of the year - a striped blenny!

Travelled quite a bit to get these fish. Still have a couple more saltwater targets and at least one freshwater species before things get too cold and shut down most warm water fisheries.

 

[gotmuddy]

My only goal, catching a yellowfin, is looking difficult, but not gone yet!  Hopefully I will be getting a call in the next few weeks

[Johnsfolly]

1 minute ago, gotmuddy said:

My only goal, catching a yellowfin, is looking difficult, but not gone yet!  Hopefully I will be getting a call in the next few weeks

I understand since we had an offshore trip cancelled. Hopefully you can get a trip in yet this year.

[gotmuddy]

3 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

I understand since we had an offshore trip cancelled. Hopefully you can get a trip in yet this year.

I have a friend in biloxi I am waiting on a call from. If worse comes to worse I will call an audible in december.