Fossil Fish's 2018 OSF Multi-Species Challenge Entries

[Fossil Fish]

1) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Cook's Bay. Zone 16. Caught Feb 10    
2) White sucker (Catostomus commersonii). Toronto river. Zone 16. Caught April 30    
3) Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Zone 16 river. Caught May 6    
4) Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) Zone 16 river. Caught May 6    
5) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus). Zone 17 creek. Caught May 8    

[Fossil Fish]

6) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Zone 17 creek. Caught May 8    
7) Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Zone 17 creek. Caught May 8    
8) Western Blacknose Dace (Rhynichthys obtusus) Zone 17 creek. Caught May 8    
9) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Zone 16 river. Caught May 15    
10) Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) Zone 17 pond. Caught May 15    

[cutuzov]

I did get an Atlantic salmon in the same area a week ago. Was 12" healthy fish. Seems like the Atlantic salmon program works.

[Fossil Fish]

11) Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Zone 17 pond. Caught May 15    
12) Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) Zone 16. Caught May 21    
13)Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) Zone 18 river. Caught May 26    
14) Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) Zone 18 river. Caught May 26    
15) Logperch (Percina caprodes). Zone 18 river. Caught May 26    

[Fossil Fish]

16) Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus). (Lifer) Zone 18 river. Caught May 26    
17) Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) Zone 18 river. Caught May 26    
18) Channel cat (Ictalurus punctatus) Zone 16 river. Caught Jun 2    
19) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Zone 16 pond. Caught Jun 6    
20) Northern pike (Esox lucius) Zone 16 bay. Caught Jun 9    

[Roxy]

Great fish. Congrats on the lifer! What'd you catch it on.

[Fossil Fish]

(05-27-2018 12:34 AM)Roxy Wrote:  Great fish. Congrats on the lifer! What'd you catch it on.

Half a minnow on a #8 treble under a slip float. Getting the gar to take the bait was no problem, but being able to get a hook set and land the fish was the challenge.

[Roxy]

That must have been quite exciting - such a unique species. I've never caught one before.

[Fossil Fish]

21) Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Toronto pond. Zone 16. Caught June 26    
22) Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus). Restoule Prov. Park. Zone 11. Caught Jun 30    
23) Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Restoule Prov. Park. Zone 11. Caught Jul 2    
24) Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Pigeon Lake. Zone 17. Caught Jul 7    
25) Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) Pigeon Lake. Zone 17. Caught Jul 7    

[Fossil Fish]

26) Bowfin (Amia calva). Toronto Islands. Zone 20. Caught Jul 8 (Lifer)    
27) Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) Zone 16 marsh. Caught July 14    
28) Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Zone 20. Caught Jul 21    
29) White perch (Morone americana) Zone 20. Caught Jul 21    
30) Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) Thames River. Zone 16. Caught Jul 28.