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Ken+
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2016 US Midwest

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In 2013, I took a trip to Illinois hoping for a chance at a Shovelnose Sturgeon. However, the Mississippi was flooded and I didn't have a chance.

Fast forward to May 2016, I've yet again planned a trip to Illinois for Shovelnose Sturgeon. And yet again, the Mississippi was flooded.

Still, all the other species made up for it. I had the goal to catch the two remaining Sunfish not on my list, the Bantam Sunfish and the Redspotted Sunfish, and finally checked off all the Lepomis species! I also wanted to catch the Shadow Bass and Ozark Bass and be that much closer to completing all the Ambloplites species.

A total of 26 new species in 5 days of fishing. That's a pretty good count!

Here are the stories (starting on Day 1):

http://muskiebaitadventures.blogspot.ca ... day-1.html

Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) - Species #551

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Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) - Species #552

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Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)

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Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) - Species #553

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Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilus) - Species #554

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Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus) - Species #555

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Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) - Species #556

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Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) - Species #557

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Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) - Species #558

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Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) - Species #559

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Ozark Sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) - Species #560

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Ozark Darter (Etheostoma spectabile) - Species #561

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Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus) - Species #562

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Hornyhead Chub spp. (Nocomis biguttatus)

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Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)

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Checkered Madtom (Noturus flavater) - Species #563

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Blackspotted Topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) - Species #564

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Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri) - Species #565

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Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus)

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Redspotted Sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) - Species #566!

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Bantam Sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) - Species #567!

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Starhead Topmminnow (Fundulus dispar) - Species #568

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Slough Darter (Etheostoma gracile) - Species #569

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Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) - Species #570!

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Bleeding Shiner (Luxilus zonatus) - Species #571

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Knobfin Sculpin (Cottus immaculatus) - Species #572

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Sand Shiner (Notropis stramineus)

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Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) - Species #573

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Dusky Darter (Percina sciera) - Species #574

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Slenderhead Darter (Percina phoxocephala) - Species #575

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Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)

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Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) - Species #576

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Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)

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Yes...we did it...even though we were faced with adversity!!!

Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) - Species #577!!!

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Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)

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