The Push for 100

[Ham]

49) Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens ) this fish has a lot of common names. I grew up thinking it was named Gaspergoo. Which we frequently shortened to Goo or Gasper.

I love them, often bite really hard and PULL. 
 

This is that most elusive Drum, the Current River Drum. It took me years to catch one despite throwing at dozens of them. They can get spooky in clear water apparently.

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

48) Rainbow Darrer (Etheostoma caeruleum) I swear the males are a stunning fish. I apparently only catch females or maybe the males are much prettier during the spawn.

You sometimes have to really look for the males or supermales. They're out there. May have to pass on the many brown ones.

We got @Daryk Campbell Sr on one a few years ago.

[Ham]

50) Bowfin (Amia calva) aka Choupique and Bowfun and Swamp Musky and a dozen other names. Great Fish! Destroys Lures and Shatters Dreams. 
This is the fish that I drug @Johnsfollyto Texas to pursue. John caught several. I was a failure. Maybe John can add a link to that thread.

1/2 way to 100, but the road gets steeper as you go 

[Ham]

Another Strawberry River Bowfun!

[Ham]

51) Brook Trout. ( Salvelinus fontinalis) The Hardest part of the White River Slam. I’m a little better dialed in on them now and as long as they keep doing the annual stockings, I’ll keep catching them. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Ham said:

 

51) Brook Trout. ( The Hardest part of the White River Slam

 

Yep cost me dozens of slams.  And my buddies too.  Nice!

[Johnsfolly]

59 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Yep cost me dozens of slams.  And my buddies too.  Nice!

Pete you may not remember but when @Ham and I met you by the dam we missed the slam by not catching a brown trout. 🙄

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

Pete you may not remember but when @Ham and I met you by the dam we missed the slam by not catching a brown trout. 🙄

Which is crazy because we literally caught more than a dozen browns that day.  Here’s one of them.  
 

[Johnsfolly]

29 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Which is crazy because we literally caught more than a dozen browns that day.  Here’s one of them.  
 

I think that we just targeted them too late in the day. Most brown spots were hammered by the time we  got after them.

[snagged in outlet 3]

17 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I think that we just targeted them too late in the day. Most brown spots were hammered by the time we  got after them.

I caught this one at 4 pm.