Sunday, May 18, 2025

Central Illinois kayak fishing 2025

Shovel Lake, Banner Marsh, Illinois
May 18, 2025



Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)


Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)


Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)




Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)




Miles: 6.29
Hours: 4:08
Water Temp: 66 °F

Lake McMaster, Snakeden Hollow, Illinois
May 25, 2025



Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)




Miles: 7.93
Hours: 4:57
Water Temp: 71 °F

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Central Illinois creek fishing 2025

Sandy Creek, Illinois River drainage
May 10, 2025



Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus)


Mud Darter (Etheostoma asprigene) - caught with a dip net


Northern Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu dolomieu)

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Kentucky Road Trip 2025 - part 2

Kentucky Spot #6

Shawnee Hills Cavefish (Forbesichthys papilliferus) - new hook & line species #1027


Mamequit Darter (Etheostoma sp. cf. spectabile) - new hook & line species #1028


Kentucky Spot #7

Shawnee Darter (Etheostoma tecumsehi) - new hook & line species #1029


Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti)


Kentucky Spot #8

Longhead Darter (Percina macrocephala) - new hook & line species #1030


Orangefin Darter (Nothonotus bellus)


Scarlet Shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris)


Splendid Darter (Etheostoma barrenense) - new hook & line species #1031


Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides)


Disjunct Studfish (Fundulus cryptocatenatus)


Tennessee Shiner (Paranotropis leuciodus)


Kentucky Spot #9

Headwater Darter (Etheostoma lawrencei) - new hook & line species #1032


Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)


Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

Western Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys obtusus)

Friday, April 18, 2025

Kentucky Road Trip 2025 - part 1

Kentucky Spot #1

Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)


Northern Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus ssp. macrochirus)


Bullhead Minnow (Pimephales vigilax)


Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)


Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)


Kentucky Spot #2

Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)


Western Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta)


Kentucky Spot #3

Bluntface Shiner (Cyprinella camura)


Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)


Kentucky Spot #4

Least Madtom (Noturus hildebrandi) - new hook & line species #1025


Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum)


Kentucky Spot #5

Clarks Darter (Etheostoma xanthovum) - new hook & line species #1026


Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)


Western Creek Chubsucker (Erimyzon claviformis)

Monday, March 3, 2025

Costa Rica 2025 - part 4

Costa Rica

Mountain Mullet (Dajaus monticola)


Spotted Sleeper (Eleotris picta) - new hook & line species #1018


Barred Livebearer (Poeciliopsis turrubarensis) - new hook & line species #1019


Salvin's Stonebiting Goby (Sicydium salvini) - new hook & line species #1020


Purplemouth Grunt (Rhonciscus bayanus) - new hook & line species #1021


Reef-Sand Blenny (Ekemblemaria myersi) - new hook & line species #1022


Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus)


Grunt Species (Haemulopsis sp.)

Yellowjacket Cichlid (Parachromis friedrichsthalii) - new hook & line species #1023