Before leaving Arkansas on Sunday, I decided to try for some species I don't normally get near home. My buddy that I fished with the previous day for Snakeheads fish with me. He knows so many good fishing spots! :)
We stopped at 3 places. At the first spot, I caught a Creek Chub, Green Sunfish, and Rainbow Trout, then lost a sculpin. We relocated downstream 100 yards or so, and I caught a few more Green Sunfish, a Banded Sculpin (Flyfer!), 3 Redspotted Sunfish, 7 Grass Pickerel, and a Knobfin Sculpin.
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Banded Sculpin |
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Banded Sculpin |
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Redspotted Sunfish |
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Grass Pickerel |
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Grass Pickerel |
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Knobfin Sculpin |
As we headed to another location, we made a quick stop at a small creek, hoping for chances at some Darter species. We didn't manage any darters, but I did get a Flyfer (fly-lifer) of a Redfin Shiner. Also caught some Bloody Shiners.
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Redfin Shiner |
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Bloody Shiners |
At our last spot, we fished a swamp that was flooded and muddied up from recent rains. I beached but lost a Spotted Gar, but caught a Warmouth and 2 Fliers.
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Warmouth |
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Flier |
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Flier |
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Zebra Swallowtail |
I ended the day by 12:30pm (to start my drive home), with 11 species, 27 fish. I've now so far caught 51 fish species in 2024.
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