The Push for 100 Species in 2021

[Johnsfolly]

JF #93 Atlantic silverside, Meridia menidia

[Ham]

John has a thing for Cyprinella species

[Ham]

The rich get richer while I limp along.

70) Spotted Gar 

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

John has a thing for Cyprinella species

I do and only have caught five different species. Still need a nice male steelcolor and blacktail. After Livie's catch I now need a male spotfin 🙄.

Even with the tail bite, this one is still a favorite (yes rubbing it in a little maybe). I have only caught one, but he was a good looking fish.

 

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

The rich get richer while I limp along.

Hopefully this isn't an implication that the grind is any easier. You just need a trip with lots of targets. We'll get you a bunch in Sept with weather and wife permitting.

[Ham]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

I do and only have caught five different species. Still need a nice male steelcolor and blacktail. After Livie's catch I now need a male spotfin 🙄.

Even with the tail bite, this one is still a favorite (yes rubbing it in a little maybe). I have only caught one, but he was a good looking fish.

 

Be aware that IF I get a Flathead, you'll get lots of pics

[Johnsfolly]

2 minutes ago, Ham said:

Be aware that IF I get a Flathead, you'll get lots of pics

Looking forward to that my friend😅. I hope that you do. Now if you did that when the weather and high water was keeping me from catching fish like earlier this year, I was in a very different place then.

[Ham]

4 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Now if you did that when the weather and high water was keeping me from catching fish like earlier this year, I was in a very different place then.

It really isn't a competition between us, but I get that it was frustrating when I had a early run of success while you were stymied by events beyond your control.

im pressing a bit, but it's gonna be all right

[Johnsfolly]

36 minutes ago, Ham said:

It really isn't a competition between us, but I get that it was frustrating when I had a early run of success while you were stymied by events beyond your control.

im pressing a bit, but it's gonna be all right

Agree not a competition, but is a self driven goal. So that as you know is a big part of the grind and frustration. Weather has stymied all of us this year. You know the fish are there waiting but the conditions prevent you from catching them sucks a lot. Locations with high numbers of the target species help a lot. So not trying to fit a square peg in a round hole situation. Research only goes so far until you have boots on the ground or boat in those locations on our ability to catch those fish. If they aren't there or in low numbers or just the effort to figure them out leads to that frustration as well. Fortunately there is still half a year ahead of us and remembering that this is a marathon goal and not a sprint helps my mind set.

[FishnDave]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

It really isn't a competition between us, but I get that it was frustrating when I had a early run of success while you were stymied by events beyond your control.

im pressing a bit, but it's gonna be all right

Plus...look at what you've caught! Plenty of tough and unusual fish on your list!  Fliers, Orangespotted Sunfish, Bowfin, Dollars, Bantams, Blue Cat, Spotted Gar, Carp on fly....etc.  So cool!  John's got a bunch of cool fish too! Mud Sunfish!!!