BilletHead Posted June 24 Posted June 24 5 minutes ago, kjackson said: I'm open for intel when you decide to make the trip. No. 2 Son currently lives out there about as far west as you can go in the lower 4 Thanks Keith! We will take full advantage of that offer friend. "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Members WestCentralFisher Posted June 25 Members Posted June 25 This is a long term goal for me, minus Florida, which seems to not have any (google mentions one private pond, but let's be real). But I'm only at 22, so a lot of work to do. I have checked off some of the "Wait, there are actually trout here?" states, including Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, South Dakota (kinda pushing the definition, the Black Hills are loaded with trout) along with some of the usual bucket list ones like Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, etc. But all the states directly bordering the Pacific Ocean including Alaska are still out there. My favorite somewhat below the radar trout fishing area was hills/mountains of eastern Kentucky, where I worked for a summer. It's not like the Smokies or Blue Ridge where every creek holds trout. In fact, most of them don't, but every once in awhile you'll come on a spring-fed reach of stream that is loaded with big fish and completely under the radar, likely because you have to hike long distances through trackless countryside in pretty brutal terrain to get to it. A lot of public land in the Daniel Boone National Forest and some very secluded reaches of streams. Some great smallmouth fishing in that area too. kjackson, Quillback, tjm and 2 others 5
Al Agnew Posted July 2 Posted July 2 There was a time when I had the goal of catching a smallmouth in every state that had them. Then the goal shifted to fishing a stream in every state. Now I don't have any goals like that anymore...the states that are left on my list are just not places I really want to take precious time to fish! But here is my list of states and streams I've fished, and the fish I caught: Washington--Little Spokane River, rainbow trout and northern pikeminnow Oregon--John Day River, smallmouth bass, immature steelhead, pikeminnow California--Kern River, smallmouth bass and rainbow trout Idaho--Snake River, Salmon River, Middle Fork Salmon River, Canyon Creek, steelhead, smallmouth, west slope cutthroat, bull trout, pikeminnow Utah--Provo River, rainbow and brown trout Arizona--Verde River, Salt River, Oak Creek, Wet Beaver Creek, largemouth bass, redeye bass, rainbow trout Montana--a whole bunch of streams, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, Yellowstone cutthroat, grayling, mountain whitefish, mountain sucker, shorthead redhorse, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, common carp Wyoming--Snake River, several streams inside Yellowstone Park, Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat, rainbow trout, brown trout, mountain whitefish. Colorado--South Platte River, Frying Pan River, several other streams, brown trout, rainbow trout, Colorado cutthroat New Mexico--San Juan River, rainbow trout, brown trout Oklahoma--Illinois River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, longear sunfish Minnesota--Mississippi River, Rum River, Crow Wing River, Pine River, St. Croix River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, muskie, pike, rock bass, walleye Iowa--Maquoketa River, smallmouth bass Missouri--way too many streams to list, way too many fish caught Arkansas--Kings River, Buffalo River, Crooked Creek, Strawberry River, South Fork Spring River, Spring River, Ouachita River, about every kind of game fish you can catch in the Ozarks Illinois--Cache River, largemouth bass, spotted bass Kentucky--Green River, largemouth bass Tennessee--Buffalo River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass Michigan--Pere Marquette River, king salmon New York--St. Regis River, St. Lawrence River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pike Pennsylvania/New Jersey--Delaware River, smallmouth bass Virginia--New River, South Fork Shenandoah River, North Fork Shenandoah River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass Massachusetts--Housatonic River, rainbow trout, smallmouth South Carolina--Edisto River Florida--Withlacoochie River, Alafia River, largemouth bass, snook Maine--Penobscot River, Kennebec River, smallmouth bass Hawaii--Waimea River, smallmouth, largemouth Alaska--Lake Creek, Kenai River, Russian River, Kasilof River, Kvichak River, several other streams, king salmon, silver salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, rainbow trout, dolly varden, arctic char, pike, grayling Quillback and Johnsfolly 2
Members WestCentralFisher Posted July 2 Members Posted July 2 11 hours ago, Al Agnew said: There was a time when I had the goal of catching a smallmouth in every state that had them. Then the goal shifted to fishing a stream in every state. Now I don't have any goals like that anymore...the states that are left on my list are just not places I really want to take precious time to fish! But here is my list of states and streams I've fished, and the fish I caught: Washington--Little Spokane River, rainbow trout and northern pikeminnow Oregon--John Day River, smallmouth bass, immature steelhead, pikeminnow California--Kern River, smallmouth bass and rainbow trout Idaho--Snake River, Salmon River, Middle Fork Salmon River, Canyon Creek, steelhead, smallmouth, west slope cutthroat, bull trout, pikeminnow Utah--Provo River, rainbow and brown trout Arizona--Verde River, Salt River, Oak Creek, Wet Beaver Creek, largemouth bass, redeye bass, rainbow trout Montana--a whole bunch of streams, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, Yellowstone cutthroat, grayling, mountain whitefish, mountain sucker, shorthead redhorse, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, common carp Wyoming--Snake River, several streams inside Yellowstone Park, Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat, rainbow trout, brown trout, mountain whitefish. Colorado--South Platte River, Frying Pan River, several other streams, brown trout, rainbow trout, Colorado cutthroat New Mexico--San Juan River, rainbow trout, brown trout Oklahoma--Illinois River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, longear sunfish Minnesota--Mississippi River, Rum River, Crow Wing River, Pine River, St. Croix River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, muskie, pike, rock bass, walleye Iowa--Maquoketa River, smallmouth bass Missouri--way too many streams to list, way too many fish caught Arkansas--Kings River, Buffalo River, Crooked Creek, Strawberry River, South Fork Spring River, Spring River, Ouachita River, about every kind of game fish you can catch in the Ozarks Illinois--Cache River, largemouth bass, spotted bass Kentucky--Green River, largemouth bass Tennessee--Buffalo River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass Michigan--Pere Marquette River, king salmon New York--St. Regis River, St. Lawrence River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pike Pennsylvania/New Jersey--Delaware River, smallmouth bass Virginia--New River, South Fork Shenandoah River, North Fork Shenandoah River, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass Massachusetts--Housatonic River, rainbow trout, smallmouth South Carolina--Edisto River Florida--Withlacoochie River, Alafia River, largemouth bass, snook Maine--Penobscot River, Kennebec River, smallmouth bass Hawaii--Waimea River, smallmouth, largemouth Alaska--Lake Creek, Kenai River, Russian River, Kasilof River, Kvichak River, several other streams, king salmon, silver salmon, chum salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, rainbow trout, dolly varden, arctic char, pike, grayling Arkansas: White River/Bull Shoals Lake, rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, various panfish Colorado: Too many bodies of water to name, rainbow, brown, cutthroat, and brook trout, northern pike, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, probably others Connecticut: a creek I don't remember the name of, stopped while driving through. Brown trout Florida: Everglades and Pensacola Beach. Numerous nearshore saltwater species. Georgia: largemouth bass and rainbow trout. I was a kid and don't remember water body names. Idaho: cutthroat, bull trout (accidentally). Small streams I won't name Illinois: largemouth bass. Private strip pit ponds. Indiana: all black bass species, all common catfish species, rainbow trout, panfish, etc. Too many bodies of water to list. Iowa: rainbow, brown, and brook trout. Upper Iowa watershed. Kansas: catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, panfish. Arkansas River watershed, ponds, Wilson Reservoir. Kentucky: rainbow, brown, and brook trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, various panfish. Mostly Red River watershed Maine: brook trout, numerous saltwater species. Tiny Creek I'm not naming and Atlantic Ocean Massachusetts: smallmouth bass, mid-sized river I stopped at passing through, name I don't remember Michigan: rainbow, brown, and brook trout, smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, catfish, panfish. LP: Pere Marquette, Manistee, Little Manistee, Muskegon River, UP: Sturgeon River, Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan). Missouri: Almost every common game fish species and many non-game species, too many bodies of water to name Montana: brown, cutthroat, brook, and bull (accidentally) trout, yellow perch, whitefish, smallmouth bass. Too many bodies of water to name. Strangely, zero rainbow trout. New York: rainbow, brown, and brook trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass. West Branch Ausable, East Branch Ausable, Boquet, Saranac River, numerous other Lake Champlain tributaries Out of time for now lol. But there are more Johnsfolly 1
kjackson Posted July 3 Posted July 3 I started to think that this might be a fun project to pursue, listing the states I've caught fish in, but after scratching my head for a while, I realized it would be easier to list states were I haven't fished. Basically, I"ve not fished in the northeast, with the exception of New York and Pennsylvania. Add in the Carolinas and Virginias and Hawaii, Arizona and New Mexico, and that's about it. However, I did see a bonefish when I was snorkeling in Hawaii, so I almost want to count it. I did get to fish in Finland, Sweden, Mexico and Canada, but that's it for foreign parts. Quillback 1
Al Agnew Posted July 4 Posted July 4 12 hours ago, kjackson said: I started to think that this might be a fun project to pursue, listing the states I've caught fish in, but after scratching my head for a while, I realized it would be easier to list states were I haven't fished. Basically, I"ve not fished in the northeast, with the exception of New York and Pennsylvania. Add in the Carolinas and Virginias and Hawaii, Arizona and New Mexico, and that's about it. However, I did see a bonefish when I was snorkeling in Hawaii, so I almost want to count it. I did get to fish in Finland, Sweden, Mexico and Canada, but that's it for foreign parts. As for foreign parts...Ontario--smallmouth bass, muskie, pike pumpkinseed, don't remember the name of the river. New Zealand--rainbow and brown trout, two rivers. Australia--two rivers, rainbow trout and some kind of catfish. Zimbabwe--Mozambique talapia, a goby, a little fish called a happy that looked a lot like a rock bass. kjackson, Johnsfolly and WestCentralFisher 3
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