To complete the Lepomis sunfish list above, on fly, I still needed Northern Sunfish. That was a goal for this year. With some help, I was able to find a location near Chicago that was a 4 hour drive away from Saint Louis. I made it a day trip....there and back. I was successful! I caught around a dozen of the little beauties! They really look like sort of an intermediary between Longear Sunfish and Pumpkinseed Sunfish. Very cool!
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While there, I also caught Green Sunfish, Striped Shiners, Creek Chubs, and a Yellow Bullhead.
I saw this Doe and her fawns in the creek. The doe didn't like me there. She was stomping and blowing at me. I told her she was safe from me. She wasn't convinced. So I made a blowing noise back at her, and then she took off up the bank after her fawns.
That got me to Flyrod species #79 for the year, 140 on the Fly Lifelist (120 Freshwater).
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The next day after that 8 hr drive, I slept in, then decided to go chase some bigger fish. Why not Grass Carp?
I had a good day at that.... I caught 10 Grass Carp! I haven't caught double-digit numbers of Grass Carp in one day since 2021! There was one stretch in the afternoon that I caught 6 Grass Carp in a span of just 43 minutes! That kind of action is awesome!
I also caught 3 Largemouth Bass, 2 White Bass, 3 Freshwater Drum, a Bluegill, Hybrid Sunfish, and Green Sunfish. A couple Shortnose Gar shook free.
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