A short history

Now that the 2011 fishing season is winding down I've decided to take a look back at the fish I've caught since starting to fish in May 2010.

To date I have caught 24 species of freshwater fish and one species of saltwater fish. I have also caught a total of 738 individual fish. Not counted in the total are 3 species of freshwater fish that I caught by hand (Silver Carp, Orangethroated Darter and Bluntnose Minnow).

So, let's go through each species in the order they were caught!

1. Largemouth Bass
First Caught: 11 May 2010
Number Caught: 78
Average Length: 8.71"
Largest Individual: 16"

 

2. Green Sunfish

First Caught: 11 May 2010

Number Caught: 176
Average Length: 5.72"
Largest Individual: 8 5/8"

3. Bluegill

First Caught: 12 May 2010 
Number Caught: 234
Average Length: 5.88"
Largest Individual: 8 1/2"

4. Redear Sunfish

First Caught: 12 May 2010

Number Caught: 3
Average Length: 8"
Largest Individual: 8 3/8"

5. White Crappie

First Caught: 12 May 2010

Number Caught: 21
Average Length: 7.79"
Largest Individual: 10 1/8"

6. Longear Sunfish

First Caught: 20 June 2010

Number Caught: 19
Average Length: 4.83"
Largest Individual: 5 3/8"

7. Creek Chub

First Caught: 25 June 2010

Number Caught: 65
Average Length: 6.56"
Largest Individual: 10 1/4"

8. Common Shiner

First Caught: 03 July 2010

Number Caught: 7
Average Length: 4.52"
Largest Individual: 5 3/4"

9. Rock Bass

First Caught: 05 July 2010

Number Caught: 3
Average Length: 6.04"
Largest Individual: 6 7/8"

10. Golden Shiner

First Caught: 10 August 2010

Number Caught: 5

Average Length: 8.28"
Largest Individual: 9 1/4"

11. White Bass

First Caught: 11 September 2010

Number Caught: 22
Average Length: 9.45"
Largest Individual: 15 1/4"

12. Black Crappie

First Caught: 16 October 2010

Number Caught: 42
Average Length: 7.74"
Largest Individual: 9 1/2"

13. Striped Shiner

First Caught: 17 October2010

Number Caught: 4
Average Length: 6.38"
Largest Individual: 7 1/4"

14. Smallmouth Bass

First Caught: 11 April 2011

Number Caught: 7
Average Length: 8.27"
Largest Individual: 10 1/8"

15. Shadow Bass

First Caught: 11 April 2011

Number Caught: 1
Average Length: 8.125"
Largest Individual: 8 1/8"

16. White Pollock (saltwater)

First Caught: 30 April 2011

Number Caught: 1
Average Length: ~20"
Largest Individual: ~20"

 

17. Goldeye

First Caught: 5 May 2011

Number Caught: 4
Average Length: 12.63"
Largest Individual: 13 1/2"

18. Bighead Carp

First Caught: 5 May 2011

Number Caught: 5
Average Length: 30.10"
Largest Individual: 31 1/8" (~10 lbs.)

19. Hornyhead Chub

First Caught: 2 July 2011

Number Caught: 1
Average Length: 9"
Largest Individual: 9"

20. Rainbow Trout

First Caught: 2 July 2011

Number Caught: 27
Average Length: 10.13"
Largest Individual: 15"

21. Yellow Bullhead

First Caught: 1 September 2011

Number Caught: 6
Average Length: 10.88"
Largest Individual: 12"

22. Blue Catfish

First Caught: 6 September 2011

Number Caught: 1
Average Length: 21"
Largest Individual: 21" (4 lb.)

23. Grass Carp

First Caught: 10 September 2011

Number Caught: 1
Average Length: 21"
Largest Individual: 21" (2 lb. 8 oz.)

24. Shortnose Gar

First Caught: 10 September 2011

Number Caught: 3
Average Length: 19"
Largest Individual: 22" (1 lb. 5 oz.)

25. Chain Pickerel

First Caught: 17 September 2011

Number Caught: 2
Average Length: 14.38"
Largest Individual: 15 1/4" (9 oz.)