The Push for 100 Species in 2021

[FishnDave]

31 minutes ago, Ham said:

This is Awesome stuff ; no one is topping this all year 

It's WAY too early to call that.  And...c'mon...you got a Grass Pickerel!  And a bajillion species of Darters!  And John got a giant Shad!  And its only MARCH!   

[Ham]

I saw the pics last night and I felt like a scrub. Those fish had so much color. I did have a Nice Red though

[Devan S.]

I'm with @Ham its gonna be hard to top. 

[FishnDave]

3 hours ago, Ham said:

I saw the pics last night and I felt like a scrub. Those fish had so much color. I did have a Nice Red though

That's right!  And you caught a nice fly-caught Black Drum and a nice Gafftopsail Catfish... You'll have 100 or more species by the end of the year to compete with these Koi.

But....

[Ham]

34) Plains Stoneroller very satisfying to catch these

[Ham]

I figured out how to manipulate them into biting and had to do it a second time to prove I was right

[Johnsfolly]

11 hours ago, FishnDave said:

That's right!  And you caught a nice fly-caught Black Drum and a nice Gafftopsail Catfish... You'll have 100 or more species by the end of the year to compete with these Koi.

But....

I have big plans for briny fish. May be behind now but we'll see how things look come June😉

[Ham]

16 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

I have big plans for briny fish. May be behind now but we'll see how things look come June😉

If it is a competition, it is a very friendly one. I want you do catch a ton of species. The ocean is full of variety. 
I'm obsessed with getting to a 100 species. My real opponent is time/opportunity. If I put the effort in and make trips in different watersheds, I can make it happen.

This is the last year I will set 100 Species as a Goal. 

[Johnsfolly]

49 minutes ago, Ham said:

If it is a competition, it is a very friendly one. I want you do catch a ton of species. The ocean is full of variety. 
I'm obsessed with getting to a 100 species. My real opponent is time/opportunity. If I put the effort in and make trips in different watersheds, I can make it happen.

This is the last year I will set 100 Species as a Goal. 

Love seeing all the variety. That gets me excited as the year progresses. Hoping to get to fish some of those species that we haven't caught yet. I hope that some of the fish that I catch inspire folks to go to a new place or try different techniques. I also hope to let people see fish that they may have never even heard of before.

[Ham]

The only thing that aggravates me is all the lost opportunities of my past. It is to me, shameful that I have not caught (knowingly) caught Orange Spotted Sunfish and Dollar Sunfish.