Species #184 — Pecos Pupfish

Luke Ovgard Freshwater Fishing, Micro Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Pecos Pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis) Location: Roswell, New Mexico Date: August 10, 2018 Alien. That’s exactly what you expect Roswell, New Mexico to be. And honestly, it is alien. The large town is surrounded by some of the strangest landscape I’ve ever seen with a mixture of sweeping sand dunes, sage flats, scab rock, muddy…

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Species #179 — Desert Pupfish

Luke Ovgard Freshwater Fishing, Micro Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Desert Pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) Location: Undisclosed Location, American Southwest Date: August 8, 2018 Since the inception of Lifelist Fishing, its early leaders shared one common rule: publicly pretend protected fish don’t exist. If the reasoning were “Avoid protected fishes at all costs,” I’d be totally fine with that. I’m all about conservation and doing…

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