Kris’s Fish

Alabama (9)

May 26, 2019

Alabama bass (Micropterus henshaili) (spotted bass), Tallapoosa River, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, with Craig Godwin, East Alabama Fly Fishing.

Redeye bass (Micropterus coosae), Tallapoosa River, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, with Craig Godwin, East Alabama Fly Fishing.

Alaska (28)

July 8, 2022

Kris King

King salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (Chinook), Kanektok River, Bethel Census Area, Alaska West Lodge.

Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) (dog salmon), Kanektok River, Bethel Census Area, Alaska West Lodge.

Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) (humpy), Kanektok River, Bethel Census Area, Alaska West Lodge.

July 10, 2022

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Kanektok River, Bethel Census Area, Alaska West Lodge.

Arizona (34)

June 24, 2024

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Colorado River in Glen Canyon Recreation Area, Coconino County, with Natalie Jensen, Lees Ferry Anglers.

Arkansas (19)

March 18-19, 2021

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Little Red River, Cleburne County, Arkansas, with Drew Wilson, Rouse Flyfishing.

California (31)

July 7-9, 2023

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Lower Sacramento River, Redding, California, with Paul Lenos, The Fly Shop.

Colorado (23)

July 29, 2021

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Conejos River, Conejos County, Colorado, with Micah Keys, Conejos River Anglers

Connecticut (27)

May 2-3, 2022

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.

Delaware (20)

May 10, 2021

Unidentified chub, Brandywine Creek, New Castle County, with Terry Peach, a Marblehead Flyfisher.with Terry Peach, a Marblehead Flyfisher.

May 25, 2023

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)  (largemouth bass), New Castle County, with Terry Peach, a Marblehead Flyfisher.

Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), a DuPont pond, New Castle County, Delaware, with Terry Peach, A Marblehead Flyfisher.

Florida (15)

October 26, 2019

Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, with Jason Sullivan, Rising Tide Charters.

Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), Hell’s Bay, Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, with Jason Sullivan, Rising Tide Charters.

Hawaii (8)

January 13, 2019

To’au (Lutjanus fulvus), blacktail snapper, Oahu.

January 14, 2019

Weke peuk (Upeneus taeniopterus). Nightmare fish, bandtail goatfish, Oahu. 

Idaho (14)

September 20, 2019

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Blaine County, Idaho, with Rob Curran, Picabo Angler.

September 23, 2019

West slope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi), Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, Middle Fork of the Salmon River, with Solitude River Trips.

Indiana (32)

August 27, 2023

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) (rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch), Sugar Creek, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Sugar Creek, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Iowa (25)

September 27, 2021

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Trout Run, Winneshiek County, Iowa, with Liz Siepker of Driftless Fishers.

Illinois (13)

September 1, 2019

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), DuPage River, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, with Kurt Nelson, Midwest Waters Angling Company.

Louisiana (4)

August 5, 2018

Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass, redfish, puppy drum spottail bass, red), Biloxi Marsh, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, with Bailey Short, Southern Flats Louisiana Fly Fishing.

Maine (33)

September 10-15, 2023

Landlocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (Quananiche) Maine North Woods, Caucomgomac Stream, Piscataquis County, Maine, with Jeffrey Labree, Libby Camp.

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Maine North Woods, Matthews Pond, Piscataquis County, Maine, with Jeffrey Labree, Libby Camp.

Maryland (5)

August 22, 2018

Striper (Morone saxatilis) (Atlantic striped bass, striped bass, rockfish), Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with Captain Tom Hughes.

Michigan (36)

September 17-18, 2024

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Au Sable River, Crawford County, Michigan, with Lance Nelson, Gates Au Sable Lodge.

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Au Sable River, Crawford County, Michigan, with Lance Nelson, Gates Au Sable Lodge.

Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Au Sable River, Crawford County, Michigan, with Lance Nelson, Gates Au Sable Lodge.

Minnesota (24)

September 26, 2021

Brown trout (Salmo trutta), South Fork Root River, Fillmore County, Minnesota, with Tim Carver of The Driftless Fly Fishing Company.

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), South Fork Root River, Fillmore County, Minnesota, with Tim Carver of The Driftless Fly Fishing Company.

Missouri (30)

April 2, 2023

McCloud River redband rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei), Crane Creek, Crane, Stone County, Missouri, by herself.

New Hampshire (12)

June 28-19, 2019

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Connecticut River, Coos County, New Hampshire, with Chuck DeGray, Lopstick Outfitters and North Country Fly Shop.

Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Connecticut River, Coos County, New Hampshire, with Chuck DeGray, Lopstick Outfitters and North Country Fly Shop.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Connecticut River, Coos County, New Hampshire, with Chuck DeGray, Lopstick Outfitters and North Country Fly Shop.

Northern Pike (Esox lucius) (pike, luce) Connecticut River, Coos County, New Hampshire, with Chuck DeGray, Lopstick Outfitters and North Country Fly Shop.

New Mexico (22)

August 26, 2021

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Latir Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, with Shane Clawson.

Rio Grande cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis), Latir Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, with Shane Clawson.

New York (10)

June 24, 2019

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown, Upper Beaverkill,Sullivan County, Catskills, New York, with Craig Buckbee.

North Carolina (19)

August 1, 2020

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Tuckaseegee River,  Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Matt Canter, Brookings Anglers.

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Tuckaseegee River,  Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Matt Canter, Brookings Anglers.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Tuckaseegee River,  Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Matt Canter, Brookings Anglers.

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Tuckaseegee River,  Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Matt Canter, Brookings Anglers.

Ohio (37)

September 19, 2024

Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) (rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch), Tuscarawas River, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, with Katie Johnstone, Mad River Outfitters.

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Tuscarawas River, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, with Katie Johnstone, Mad River Outfitters.

Oklahoma (7)

November 17, 2018

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Lower Mountain Fork River, Beavers Bend State Park, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, with Chris Schatte

Oregon (6)

September 12, 2018

Redsides trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) (Columbia River redband trout, inland redband trout, interior redband trout, rainbow), Deschutes River, Wasco County, Oregon, with Curtis Ciszek.

September 12, 2018

Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus), Deschutes River, Wasco County, Oregon, with Curtis Ciszek

September 11, 2018

Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis), Deschutes River, Wasco County, Oregon, with Barrett Ames

Pennsylvania (21)

May 12-14, 2021

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Spring Creek with Jim Litrun and Dom Swentosky and Penn’s Creek with Dom Swentosky.

Rhode Island (29)

August 19, 2022

Striper (Morone saxatilis) (Atlantic striped bass, striped bass, rockfish), Newport, Rhode Island, with Captain Rene Letourneau.

South Carolina (38)

October 21-22, 2024

Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass, redfish, puppy drum spottail bass, red), Stono River drainage, Charleston County, with John Irwin, Fly Right Charters.

Tennessee (18)

July 29, 2020

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Watauga River, Sullivan County, with Brandon Barbour.

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), South Holston River, Sullivan County, with Brandon Barbour.

Texas (1)

May 28, 2017

Texas gulf flounder (Paralichthys albigutta), Galveston Bay, Galveston County, Texas. With me. 

June 21, 2018 

Fly fishing

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)  (largemouth bass) San Marcos River, Caldwell County, Texas, with Christopher Adams, Go Outside Expeditions.

July 14, 2017

Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass, redfish, puppy drum, spottail bass, red), Galveston Bay, Galveston County, Texas. With me

Utah (35)

June 26, 2024

Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Green River, Flaming Gorge Recreation Area, Daggett County, with Eli Koles, Western Rivers Flyfisher Guides.

Vermont (11)

June 25, 2019

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Waloomsac River, Bennington County, Vermont, with Christian Betit, Green Mountain Angler.

Virginia (2)

May 14, 2018

Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), South Fork of the Shenandoah River,  Page County, Virginia, with T.C. Campbell.

Washington (16)

September 8, 2020

Ellen Edmonson and Hugh Chrisp, New York Biological Survey, Conservation Department, 1927-1940. No copyright renewal.

Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), Quinault River, Grays Harbor County, Washington, with Ryan Steen of The Evening Hatch.

West Virginia (3)

May 15, 2018

Elk River West Virginia

Southern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Kumbrabow State Forest, Randolph County, West Virginia, with Randall Burns, Elk Springs Resort.

Wisconsin (26)

September 28, 2021

Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Weister Creek, Vernon County, Wisconsin, with Matt Bethke of The Driftless Angler.

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