Species #123 — Klamath Marbled Sculpin

Luke Ovgard Micro Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Klamath Marbled Sculpin (Cottus klamathensis) Location: Klamath Falls, OR Date: March 10, 2018 My entire life, I’d known sculpins existed in the Klamath Basin. I’d seen them in the stomachs of the trout I’d occasionally kept, dead along the shoreline, and darting in and out of the shadows when I’d return from a last-light wade-fishing…

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Species #71 — Slender Sculpin

Luke Ovgard Micro Fishing, Rough Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Slender Sculpin (Cottus tenuis) Location: Link River, Klamath Falls, OR Date: December 15, 2015 Some #SpeciesHunters only worry about fish caught in the mouth on hook and line. Disclaimer: I’m not one of them. There are numerous ways to fish, and snagging a fish, catching one by hand, shooting it with a bow, or spearfishing are…

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