I first drove just over an hour to a new-to-me spot for Orangespotted Sunfish. It was really shallow along the shorelines....not quite as deep as I had hoped, and not easy to fish. I did manage a small Largemouth Bass and lost some sort of sunfish.... but overall I was disappointed.
Drove another hour to a Bowfin spot. Saw plenty of various sizes... lost one and finally landed one. Also caught a very dark Spotted Gar, and lost a nice fat spotted-up one that I fought for pretty long. May have lost another one, too. Did land a couple Shortnose Gar, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, a Warmouth, and saw several small Crappies hit that didn't get hooked. Caught 4 short but fat Largemouth Bass as well, and a very small Silver Carp that was likely foul-hooked.
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| A very dark-pigmented Spotted Gar (pics above and below). |
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| A couple Longnose Gar (above 2 pics). |
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| Eyetail Bowfin |
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| Warmouth |
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| Largemouth Bass (2 pics above and 2 pics below, all separate individual fish). |
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| Silver Carp |
Some things seen while fishing:
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| Black Horsefly |
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| Southern Leopard Frog |
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| Blanchard's Cricket Frog |
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| Muskrat |
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| Milkweed Leaf Beetle |
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| Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (top), and 2 Viceroy Butterflies. |
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