Fossil Fish's 2016 OSF Multi-Species Challenge Entries

[Fossil Fish]

1) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Cook's Bay. Caught Jan 23. First ever fish through the ice    
2) White sucker (Catostomus commersonii). Toronto river. Caught April 2. Lifer    
3) Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) Thames River. Caught April 16. Lifer    
4) Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Zone 16 river. Caught Apr 24    
5)Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) Zone 16 river. Caught Apr 28    

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6) Atlantic salmon smolt (Salmo salar). Duffin's Creek. Caught Apr 29    
7) Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Zone 16 river. Caught Apr 30    
8) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Rouge River. Caught May 4    
9) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) Rouge River. Caught May 4    
10) Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) Holland River. Caught May 7    

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11) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Rouge River. Caught May 13    
12) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Rouge River. Caught May 13    
13) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Cooks Bay. Caught May 23    
14) Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Cooks Bay. Caught May 23    
15) Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) Cooks Bay. Caught May 26    

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16) Channel cat (Ictalurus punctatus) Grand River. Caught Jun 4    
17) Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) Grand River. Caught Jun 4. Lifer    
18) Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) Zone 17 pond. Caught Jun 15. Lifer    
19) Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) Zone 17 pond. Caught Jun 15. Lifer    
20) Northern pike (Esox Lucius) Zone 17 lake. Caught Jun 18    

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21) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Zone 17 lake. Caught Jun 18    

[zippyFX]

Love the dace and stickleback!

[4got10]

These are some very nice pictures and catches! Gets me excited aha

[Fossil Fish]

(06-18-2016 08:48 PM)zippyFX Wrote:  Love the dace and stickleback!

There are a few other small species in the same pond and nearby areas- fathead minnow, Iowa darter, johnny darter, bluntnose minnow, blacknose dace and I'm almost certain I saw a couple of sculpin the first time I was there. Time and patience are all I need now.

[zippyFX]

(06-18-2016 09:10 PM)Fossil Fish Wrote:  There are a few other small species in the same pond and nearby areas- fathead minnow, Iowa darter, johnny darter, bluntnose minnow, blacknose dace and I'm almost certain I saw a couple of sculpin the first time I was there. Time and patience are all I need now.

Cool are you using Tanago hooks?

[Fossil Fish]

(06-19-2016 02:48 PM)zippyFX Wrote:  

(06-18-2016 09:10 PM)Fossil Fish Wrote:  There are a few other small species in the same pond and nearby areas- fathead minnow, Iowa darter, johnny darter, bluntnose minnow, blacknose dace and I'm almost certain I saw a couple of sculpin the first time I was there. Time and patience are all I need now.

Cool are you using Tanago hooks?

I have some (Owner "Smallest") and will likely try them out next time I'm at this pond, but the dace and stickleback were both caught on #26 midge hooks with just a speck of worm for enticement.