Species: Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus) Location: Orlando, Florida Date: July 10, 2018 I remember reading about Walking Catfish in one of the dozen or so outdoor magazines I subscribed to growing up. Yes, I spent virtually all of my disposable income in junior high and high school on magazines, but that’s beside the point. At the…
Species: Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) Location: Orlando, Florida Date: July 9, 2018 Admittedly, tarpon was my favorite catch in Florida, and the biggest prize for me as an angler, but the Longnose Gar I caught was a close second. Read about it here. #SpeciesQuest // #CaughtOvgard Read the next entry in #SpeciesQuest here: Species #149 —…
Species: Bowfin (Amia calva) Location: Orlando, Florida Date: July 8, 2018 My seventh and final new species of the day made for a grand finale. This was my third-best day for new species, taking the Bronze to Croatia’s Gold and California’s Silver. The final species was one of my top targets, the Bowfin. Along with tarpon and…
