In 2013, I took a trip to Illinois hoping for a chance at a Shovelnose Sturgeon. However, the Mississippi was flooded and I didn't have a chance.
Fast forward to May 2016, I've yet again planned a trip to Illinois for Shovelnose Sturgeon. And yet again, the Mississippi was flooded.
Still, all the other species made up for it. I had the goal to catch the two remaining Sunfish not on my list, the Bantam Sunfish and the Redspotted Sunfish, and finally checked off all the Lepomis species! I also wanted to catch the Shadow Bass and Ozark Bass and be that much closer to completing all the Ambloplites species.
A total of 26 new species in 5 days of fishing. That's a pretty good count!
Here are the stories (starting on Day 1):
http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca ... day-1.html
Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) - Species #551
Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) - Species #552
Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) - Species #553
Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilus) - Species #554
Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus) - Species #555
Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) - Species #556
Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) - Species #557
Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) - Species #558
Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) - Species #559
Ozark Sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) - Species #560
Ozark Darter (Etheostoma spectabile) - Species #561
Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus) - Species #562
Hornyhead Chub spp. (Nocomis biguttatus)
Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)
Checkered Madtom (Noturus flavater) - Species #563
Blackspotted Topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) - Species #564
Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri) - Species #565
Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus)
Redspotted Sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) - Species #566!
Bantam Sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) - Species #567!
Starhead Topmminnow (Fundulus dispar) - Species #568
Slough Darter (Etheostoma gracile) - Species #569
Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) - Species #570!
Bleeding Shiner (Luxilus zonatus) - Species #571
Knobfin Sculpin (Cottus immaculatus) - Species #572
Sand Shiner (Notropis stramineus)
Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) - Species #573
Dusky Darter (Percina sciera) - Species #574
Slenderhead Darter (Percina phoxocephala) - Species #575
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) - Species #576
Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
Yes...we did it...even though we were faced with adversity!!!
Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) - Species #577!!!
Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)
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