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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...est-day-1.html

    Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) - Species #551



    Stripetail Darter (Etheostoma kennicotti) - Species #552



    Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)



    Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura) - Species #553



    Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilus) - Species #554



    Shadow Bass (Ambloplites ariommus) - Species #555



    Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae) - Species #556



    Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis) - Species #557



    Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) - Species #558



    Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum) - Species #559



    Ozark Sculpin (Cottus hypselurus) - Species #560



    Ozark Darter (Etheostoma spectabile) - Species #561



    Ozark bass (Ambloplites constellatus) - Species #562



    Hornyhead Chub spp. (Nocomis biguttatus)



    Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)



    Checkered Madtom (Noturus flavater) - Species #563



    Blackspotted Topminnow (Fundulus olivaceus) - Species #564



    Brook Darter (Etheostoma burri) - Species #565



    Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus)



    Redspotted Sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) - Species #566!



    Bantam Sunfish (Lepomis symmetricus) - Species #567!



    Starhead Topmminnow (Fundulus dispar) - Species #568



    Slough Darter (Etheostoma gracile) - Species #569



    Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) - Species #570!



    Bleeding Shiner (Luxilus zonatus) - Species #571



    Knobfin Sculpin (Cottus immaculatus) - Species #572



    Sand Shiner (Notropis stramineus)



    Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) - Species #573



    Dusky Darter (Percina sciera) - Species #574



    Slenderhead Darter (Percina phoxocephala) - Species #575



    Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)



    Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) - Species #576



    Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)



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

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





    Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)


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    Nice, thanks for sharing. Some very odd looking fish. Some look like aquarium fish.

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