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…
Species: Dixie Chub (Semotilus thoreauianus) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date: April 22, 2018 Hotlanta. Apart from some phenomenal tourist attractions such as the Civil Rights Museum and Coca Cola Headquarters, the mediocre attractions such as the Chik-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, and the blissfully above average Southern Food, Atlanta isn’t the best city. It lives up the…
Species: Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) Location: Thornton River, Shenandoah National Park, VA Date: July 15, 2015 Since the last post stole all of the thunder from this trip (except the actual thunder and lightning that caused me a little concern when I was fishing), I’ll be brief. I never did get my Brook Trout in its native range. I’ll…
Species: Northern Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) Location: Umatilla River, Pendleton, OR Date: July 21, 2008 We’ve established I hate baseball. I respect it and those who play it, but it bores me to tears. So, when my brother Gabe’s team made it to the Little League state championship tournament for a chance at the Little League World Series, I…
