Species: Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) Location: Cosca Lake, Washington, D.C. Date: July 16, 2015 White Catfish checked off, I decided to fish the tiny feeder stream. It was small and crystal-clear which made sneaking up on the spooky sunfish within a challenge. But I managed. My go-to Bergie Worm Jr. (now discontinued) tipped with a tiny piece of…
Species: White Catfish (Ameiurus catus) Location: Cosca Lake, Washington, D.C. Date: July 16, 2015 For most people, a visit to D.C. means history and tours and American nationalism. It meant all of those things to me, too, but it also meant fishing. After spending a good chunk of time researching where to fish within a reasonable distance…
Species: Bluehead Chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) Location: Thornton River, Shenandoah National Park, VA Date: July 15, 2015 Oh Shenandoah. The National Park so beautiful it inspired a song was on my to-do list the moment I knew I’d be spending time in Washington D.C. I spent my first-ever evening on the East Coast hanging out with my cousin, Adrian…
Species: Widow Rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Location: Off the coast of Depoe Bay, OR Date: December 18, 2014 I wrote about this in my January 30, 2015 column in the Herald and News. Read it below: In 1988, the United States government outlawed the production and sale of three-wheeled ATVs, commonly known as “three-wheelers,” because the third…
Species:Northern Kahawai (Arripis xylabion) Location: Kuaotunu River, Kuaotunu, Coromandel, New Zealand Date: February 25, 2014 Fishing in New Zealand is all about trout. At least, that’s what we’re told. In reality, throughout most of the North Island, saltwater fishing is king. Snapper, Kingfish, and Kahawai are the big three for anglers in the brine, and…
Species: Common Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) Location: Lake Pupuke, Auckland, New Zealand Date: February 19, 2014 There aren’t many native freshwater fish in New Zealand. There aren’t many non-native ones, either. Along with European Perch and Brown Trout, the Common Rudd is one of several species European settlers brought with them to the tiny island nation,…
Species: European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) Location: Lake Pupuke, Auckland, New Zealand Date: February 19, 2014 New Zealand is famous for its trout fishing. It’s also well-known for its freshwater eels. What it is not renowned for is perch. So when I caught a perch in the small, urban lake at the heart of Auckland, I…
Species: Jack Mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) Location: Russell Municipal Wharf, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand Date: February 19, 2014 New Zealand’s Bay of Islands was undoubtedly the coolest place I’d visited at the time — it remains one of the coolest to this day. After a solid first day of sea kayaking and getting the…
Species: Australasian Snapper (Pagrus auratus) Location: Paihia, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand Date: February 14, 2014 Love was in the air. It was Valentine’s Day, and I was joined for the romantic holiday with the love of my life: fishing. To make the holiday even more romantic, I was living out a lifelong fantasy:…
Species: Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) Location: San Pablo Bay, San Francisco, CA Date: March 25, 2012 This is the fourth story in succession and ties in with the other species I caught on the same day, and you’re best reading them in order: First and Second and Third. *** It was so long ago; the memory…
