Not really a competition just a chance for grandpa, dad and kid to toss a line into distant waters where species seldom found in Wisconsin might be lurking. How many different kinds of fish can we catch?
We'll skip the bluegills.
Here's a Long Eared Sunfish. New species for my grandson.
And another runty little guy, a Green Sunfish. New species for grandson although he had caught a hybrid before.
Rounding out the sunfish family I caught a Black Crappie. I was disappointed as these are super common. The lake also holds White Crappies which would have been a new one for me. On the other hand the fish was probably very happy to get out of the little lagoon backwater I caught him in. Something large and sinister was swirling around in there....
My son even caught a desirable fish.....a musky of all things.
Another new species for the youngest generation....the odd looking Fresh Water Drum.
These were all caught in a reservoir. For a bit of different fishing we went down below the dam that impounds it. Sort of Idler's Central for assorted fishermen and women.
One thing we caught there was a common Wisconsin river fish, the Shorthead Redhorse.
Most disgusting and exciting fish of the event was caught here.....
This is a Shortnose Gar. Gar are primitive fish, survivors from a savage age. They are mostly bone, teeth and attitude. I don't have great pictures of this guy because we forgot to bring a landing net and once this guy was hauled out of the water he started thrashing and snapping. This is the best I could manage before he spit the hook and made it back into the water...
I have it on local authority that where we were fishing, in southern Illinois, there is an expression: "Mean as a Gar". It seems apt. But since grandson and I shared this catch we each get to add the species to our lists.
In the end, 8 species caught in about 6 hours of fishing. 4 new ones for grandson, 1 for me. He's pulling away fast.
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