The ongoing saga of my attempt to catch 20 species of fish in seven days of angling.
Day Two
I had not planned on fishing on a Sunday. I like tranquility when I fish. But it turned out to be a very nice day and I figured that given the places on my list for the day, crowds were unlikely to be an issue.
The agenda for the day was the Yellow River and its tributaries. Why? No particular reason other than that streams of various sizes have unusual fish, and that I had a geocache or two up that way to look into. And so we're off...
Drywood Creek
You won't come close to 20 species without targeting various bottom feeding suckers. And also the many glorified minnows that are out there. I'd never fished this stream but had heard it had promise.
I liked the crumbling bridge abutment. There were also some old hunks of rusty bridge parts in the water. When you are on the hunt for unloved species of fish these hillbilly flourishes are appreciated.
Here's what lives there. The Common Shiner.
And... our old friend the Creek Chub.
From my experiences at Chub Fests I am a proficient minnow angler, so this was in my wheelhouse. I also nabbed a couple of other smaller specimens that I had hoped were something else, but my consultant decided that they were just immature versions and color variants. Still, not a bad morning.
For the afternoon expedition I fished several locations along the Yellow River with a quick stop at another tributary creek. Hey, it had a new culvert! No chub fisherman can pass those up. Some were at places with rapids and pools, others at quiet spots. The plan was to put one bait on the bottom with a big pole capable of handling carp and so forth, while using the light tackle to target other species. Some locations had established hobo fishing spots.
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