The Push for 100 Species in 2021

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47) Bluntnose Minnow 

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48) Northern Studfish p

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49) Telescope Shiner : Notropis species drive me crazy

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50) Bigeye Shiner ; another of the cursed Notropis ; I'm trying a different photo tank with at times marginal results 

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Livie 18) Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus

 

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JF 20) Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

A bit out of order from time caught but need photos from Livie's  phone 🙄. Yes that is a gob of worms 😅

 

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Livie 19) Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus considered as an invasive in MD. They were introduced into the James River in VA to establish a trophy fishery.. Maybe they thought that the brackish water of the bay would contain them. But the juveniles indicate that they are already established throughout the rivers surrounding the bay.

 

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Livie 20) Channel catfish

 

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JF 21) Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus

 

 

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On 3/8/2021 at 9:49 AM, FishnDave said:

(FND06) Golden Shiner-caught over 15 of these...all really nice ones, measured several from 10"-11".  Apparently max. size is about 12".  No State Record or Master Angler for this species in Missouri.  But for comparison...the Wisconsin State Record was set in 2011 with a 9.75" fish, then broken in 2015 with a 10.75" fish.  So...just sayin'...these are record-class-sized fish.  They actually fight really well on the fly rod!

Although called Shiners, they are in their own Genus...not closely related to Common Shiners or Striped Shiners.  Rudd can look pretty similar, let me know if you think these are Rudd.

Went out over the weekend to try and catch up to @FishnDave with some golden shiners of my own. The pond where we catch the most is now being covered over by lilies. Those aren't waves. Almost unfishable entirely, but certainly in the spots where we have caught the most G shiners. May have to dust off the old belly boat to get to open water.