The Push for 100

[Ham]

67) McCloud Rainbow 

I am kinda ambivalent about counting different sub species of trout, but this one has a neat back story and minimal chance of being a hatchery mutt.

i caught larger ones that day, but this was my first one and on 2 lb line and a micro jig.

I saw lots and lots in the creek that day. They sure are spooky though. 

[Ham]

68) Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus Cardinalis)
after my trip at that special Rainbow Creek, I went up the road a bit. The locals were gearing up for a Lawnmower race, but I was not swayed. 
I fished at a Super sketchy access @Johnsfollyshowed me. I caught the fish I was after and Lived !

[Ham]

I like this picture better 

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, Ham said:

I fished at a Super sketchy access @Johnsfollyshowed me. I caught the fish I was after and Lived !

I would call that spot a little sketchy . You haven't fished urban accesses with homeless camps. Now that is super sketchy.

[Ham]

I’m not gonna lie, I had a pretty non productive 3 day trip on Big Piney as far as Lifers especially and new for the year fish.

it was a very good trip for camaraderie, food, and decompressing. I just did not catch the fish species I was hoping for. 
I think I caught 10 specie and 104 fish total, but only on new fir the year. 
 

I am currently sitting at 78 species caught for the year so I have a few more days worth to post and some edits to do. 
 

my hopes for 100 species are starting to fade barring some extreme efforts and Luck.

a trip to NC is in the works. I’m hoping for some catches over there and I have a 1/2 dozen hard targets here that I need to get done. 

[Ham]

69) Red Spot Chub (Nocomis asper) You have to go where they live. It gets a lot easier to catch them after that. 

[Ham]

70) Common Carp  ( Cyprinella carpio ) these fish can be fun to catch, but they can also be really destructive to small impoundments. Nebraska spends a lot of time and money to keep them from over populating in the Sand Hill lakes.

this was an AR Creek fish that I sight fished

[Ham]

71) Channel Cat ( Ictalurus punctatus) I guess I just like doing things the hard way. I get that I should be able to take a little while and soak natural baits in the right place and catch a channel cat.

I did not do that. I caught mine on a Chatter Bait on Portia Bay. He really whacked it and put up a Good fight. 

[Ham]

72) Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) one of the focal fish on my trip to Nebraska. I sure was relived when I got it in the net. 

[Ham]

73) Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)   I used to catch these as a kid, but it had been a long time. The Ozarks isn’t Bullhead Central, but there are plenty in Arkansas. I would have to work it out. 
but I got intell about a spot in Valentine, NE that was a “sure thing “.  Usually with fishing a sure thing is like a free puppy. They don’t exist, BUT this time it worked.

very small but so what?  I caught me one (several actually).