The Push for 100 Species in 2021

[Ham]

I really, really want a Mud Sunfish. 

[Ham]

6 hours ago, FishnDave said:

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!!!

 

Lots of stuff that seemed out of reach. I've got to hit the local creeks and nail down some probables and hopefuls. 
Ive got more road trips to make to catch more "local" lifers. I'm going to start trying 1-2 hr trips looking for mad toms. I have a couple of proven locations. I wish I had a local buddy to add strength of numbers.

[Ham]

71) Greenside Darter , I got pretty frustrated yesterday when I struggled to find a certain fish that I thought would be pretty straightforward. 
Today makes up for it. Glad to get onboard with my 15 th lifer of the year. 

[Johnsfolly]

39 minutes ago, Ham said:

71) Greenside Darter , I got pretty frustrated yesterday when I struggled to find a certain fish that I thought would be pretty straightforward. 
Today makes up for it. Glad to get onboard with my 15 th lifer of the year. 

Congrats buddy! Second or third largest darter in the state behind logperch and possibly Niangua daters. As you know can be pretty tightlipped.

[Ham]

3 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

Congrats buddy! Second or third largest darter in the state behind logperch and possibly Niangua daters. As you know can be pretty tightlipped.

They Honestly spook themselves sometimes and will retreat to rock piles never to be seen again by human eyes. It is incredibly frustrating. 
much fuller body than Logperch. I did not know Niangua Darters were big (I don't think they are in Arkansas).

[Johnsfolly]

JF #94 River chub, Nocomis micropogon

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[Johnsfolly]

I hear them calling your name... FiiisssshhhhhnnnnDaaavvveee!!!!!  🤣

@FishnDave

[Johnsfolly]

JF #95 Lifer Eastern Blacknose Dace,  Rhinichthys atratulus

[Johnsfolly]

JF #96 Sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus 

Been trying to use thin (1.5 to 2 mm wide) squid strips on a tango hook that I can trim easily once on the hook. The sheepshead just showed a total disdain for the squid. Switched to a small piece of sandworm and hard to keep them off the hook🤔.

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[Ham]

72) Logperch : my easy spot to catch them wasn't easy after all. I went to my back up location and while it wasn't easy, I was able to get it done.