How many species have you caught?

  • the pyromaniac
    Posts: 44
    February 2, 2012 at 4:29 pm #1275608

    In December 2010 I decided to start keeping track of the fish species I’ve caught after reading an interview with the French lure designer Patrick Sébile (who had recently caught his 600th species). I thought about it, and realized I had caught quite a few myself, so I made a list. Here’s my list, broken down by family.

    Sunfish (19): largemouth bass, northern largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, northern spotted bass, rock bass, Roanoke bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, warmouth, flyer, redear sunfish (shellcracker), green sunfish, longear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, dollar sunfish

    Catfish (10): channel catfish, blue catfish, white catfish, flathead catfish, stonecat, flat bullhead, black bullhead, yellow bullhead, snail bullhead, brown bullhead

    Suckers (2): golden redhorse, river redhorse

    Salmonids (3): brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout

    Temperate Basses (2): striped bass, white bass

    Minnows (17): common carp, common shiner, golden shiner, striped shiner, redfin shiner, spotfin shiner, steelcolor shiner, whitetail shiner, cutlips minnow, fallfish, central stoneroller, creek chub, river chub, bull chub, streamline chub, hornyhead (redtail) chub, bluehead chub

    Cartilaginous Fish (1): Atlantic stingray

    Herrings (1): alewife

    Drums (3): spot croaker, Atlantic croaker, white mullet

    Perch (2): yellow perch, apron du Rhône

    mike-west
    Amery, WI
    Posts: 1422
    February 2, 2012 at 5:50 pm #1034702

    That’s impressive.
    What, never caught a Walleye, Northern, Muskellunge, or a carp

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18615
    February 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm #1034706

    Be interesting to see the list from Castandblast as well.

    out_fishing
    Moorhead, MN
    Posts: 1151
    February 2, 2012 at 6:16 pm #1034709

    Minnows – Does that count if you used the scoop from the bait store?

    Doug Bonwell
    Cedar Falls IA
    Posts: 887
    February 2, 2012 at 8:06 pm #1034760

    Go north my friend go north!

    Nice list Brian K would be proud.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    February 2, 2012 at 8:42 pm #1034772

    Check out this post:

    CastandBlast Life List

    I hope CastandBlast can chime in because I remember a website were they had all the species they had ever caught, it was a pretty extensive list.

    Definitely miss those posts….

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    February 2, 2012 at 10:38 pm #1034800

    Quote:

    Check out this post:

    CastandBlast Life List

    I hope CastandBlast can chime in because I remember a website were they had all the species they had ever caught, it was a pretty extensive list.

    Definitely miss those posts….

    I’ll shoot him a link to this thread. He rarely on here but yes I think he hit over 200 species last year. That is including Micros AKA Minnows.

    I personally am around 60 species. Life has gotten in the way of getting all of my species together in one place right now. As far as the “normal” species many times they are just never targeted.

    the pyromaniac
    Posts: 44
    February 2, 2012 at 10:54 pm #1034805

    Yep, it’s true, the next walleye I catch will be my first… No pike or muskie or pickerel, no shad, no sharks, no bowfin, no gar, and no sturgeon…

    As for heading north, I’d love to! Maybe one day I’ll get up there…

    castandblast
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 269
    February 2, 2012 at 11:54 pm #1034832

    Hey guys,

    I’m currently at 206 species, all legally by hook and line in the mouth. Yes, I am a lifelist junky and do ENJOY chasing Micros too as well as 200 lb. White Sturgeon and 100+ lb. Aligator Gar.

    My time in SE Asia was a blast but unfortunately I am no longer there making great memories and cool exotic stories.

    There are a few in the 1000 species count but it takes saltwater catches and money to reach that goal. Hopefully someday that will become a reality for me. That is why you call it a Lifelist. It will take a lifetime to reach a goal like that.

    BTW, all my lifelist pics can be seen here: http://www.roughfish.com/component/option,com_joomgallery/func,viewcategory/catid,25/

    the pyromaniac
    Posts: 44
    February 3, 2012 at 12:17 am #1034840

    Howdy C&B, good to see somebody I know here… I’m shooting for 200, ‘cuz like you said it takes money to go for a thousand. I doubt I’ll ever get to the Mekong, but I do expect to get to South America and back to Europe.

    swollen-goat
    Nicolet County
    Posts: 222
    February 3, 2012 at 12:47 pm #1034968

    I managed to hit 18 species last year on a total of 3 rivers and 1 stream in Minnesota.Flathead Catfish, Shovel Nose Sturgeon, Lake Sturgeon, Striped Bass, Creechub, Carp, Channel Catfish, Carp Sucker, Perch, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow bullhead, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Large Mouth Bass, Sheepshead, Bluegill, Goldeneye.
    I’m shooting for 25 species this year.

    the pyromaniac
    Posts: 44
    February 3, 2012 at 1:19 pm #1034992

    A friend of mine just took up fishing 9 months ago, and he got 11 last year. My goal is to get him to 25 or 30, and to get myself to 70 this year.

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