Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) - new hook & line species #35
I fished using half a nightcrawler on a small circle hook. I expected to catch mostly carp and suckers, but brown trout ended up making a large percentage of my catches. Trout season had not started yet, so I released all of the trout I caught.
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) - new hook & line species #36
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Even though I did not catch them myself, it was interesting to see what species other anglers were catching. A young kid next to me caught this big quillback. It didn't get treated particularly well, but at least it was put back in the water eventually.
Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)
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The next time I showed up at this spot, I found this enormous bigmouth buffalo abandoned on the grass. I picked it up, put it in the shallow water, took this photo, and then quickly got to work holding it upright in the current. I didn't think it had a chance at recovering, but little by little it came back to life, and eventually it swam off into the river. I hope it made it!
Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus)
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Another common catch using worms on the bottom was smallmouth bass. They are especially dark colored in the muddy waters of Sugar River.
Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
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As spring continued, I returned to my favorite spot again and again, and I continued catching new species. Six new lifers (a carp, a trout, two redhorse, a sucker, and a bullhead) all from one spot is a species hunters dream!
Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) - new hook & line species #38
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Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) - new hook & line species #39
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White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - new hook & line species #43
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Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) - new hook & line species #44
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As spring continued, I returned to my favorite spot again and again, and I continued catching new species. Six new lifers (a carp, a trout, two redhorse, a sucker, and a bullhead) all from one spot is a species hunters dream!
Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) - new hook & line species #38
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Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) - new hook & line species #39
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White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - new hook & line species #43
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Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) - new hook & line species #44
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Once summer was in full swing, I caught mostly black bullhead and common carp. The suckers must head back downstream once they're done spawning.