Alabama (10)
May 26, 2018
Alabama bass (Micropterus henshaili) (spotted bass), Tallapoosa River, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, with Craig Godwin, East Alabama Fly Fishing.
Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbous), 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 (31)
July 9, 2022
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.
July 10, 2022
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Kanektok River, Bethel Census Area, Alaska West Lodge.
Arkansas (20)
Arkansas (20)
March 18, 2021
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Little Red River, Cleburne County, Arkansas, with Drew Wilson, Rouse Flyfishing.
March 19, 2021
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Norfork River, Baxter County, Arkansas, with Drew Wilson, Rouse Flyfishing.
California (35)
July 7-9, 2023
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Fall River, Shasta County, California, with Maciel Wulfe, The Fly Shop.
Colorado (24)
July 29, 2021
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Conejos River, Conejos County, Colorado, with Micah Keys, Conejos River Anglers.
Cutbow (Oncorhynchus clarkii × mykiss), Conejos River, Conejos County, Colorado, with Micah Keys, Conejos River Anglers.
Connecticut (30)
May 2-3, 2022
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Housatonic River, Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens), Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Litchfield County, Connecticut, with Bert Oullette, Housatonic River Guide.
Delaware (33)
May 25, 2023
Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), a DuPont pond, New Castle County, Delaware, with Terry Peach, A Marblehead Flyfisher.
Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), a DuPont pond, New Castle County, Delaware, with Terry Peach, A Marblehead Flyfisher.
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens), Brandywine Creek, New Castle County, Delaware, with Terry Peach, A Marblehead Flyfisher.
Florida (16)
October 25, 2019
Skipjack/ladyfish (Elops saurus), Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, with Jason Sullivan, Rising Tide Charters.
Snook (Centropomus undecimalis), Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida, with Jason Sullivan, Rising Tide Charters.
Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) 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.
October 26, 2019
Bonefish (Albula vulpes), Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, with Duane Baker.
Hawaii (28)
January 9, 2022
Bonefish (Albula glossodonta), Molokai, Maui County, Hawaii, with Joe Kalima.
Idaho (15)
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.
Illinois (14)
September 2, 2019
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), DuPage River, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, with Kurt Nelson, Midwest Waters Angling Company.
Indiana (36)
August 28, 2023
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomite), Sugar Creek, Montgomery County, Indiana.
Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) (rock perch, goggle-eye, red eye, and black perch), Sugar Creek, Montgomery County, Indiana.
Iowa (25)
September 26, 2021
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Trout Run, Winneshiek County, Iowa, with Liz Siepker of Driftless Fishers.
Kansas (22)
June 19, 2021
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) (bream, perch, coppernose), Crawford State Park, Crawford County, Kansas.
Kentucky (29)
March 8, 2022
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Hatchery Creek, Russell County, Kentucky.
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 (37)
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.
Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis), Maine North Woods, Webster Brook at Webster Lake Outlet, Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine, with Jeffrey Labree, Libby Camp.
White perch (Morone americana), Maine North Woods, Caucomgomac Stream, 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.
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.
Missouri (32)
April 2, 2023
McCloud River redband rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei), Crane Creek, Crane, Stone County, Missouri.
Mississipi (8)
March 9, 2019
Redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass, redfish, puppy drum spottail bass, red), Horn Island, Jackson County, Mississippi, with Richard Schmidt Fly Fishing.
March 10, 2019
Black Drum (Pogonias cromis) (Texas drum, sea drum, striped drum, big ugly), Pass Christian, Hamilton County, Mississippi, with Richard Schmidt Fly Fishing.
Nevada (9)
April 12, 2019
Pilot Peak Lahontan Cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) (salmon trout), Pyramid Lake Nevada, Pyramid Paiute Reservation, with Casey Gipson, Infinity Lake Outfitters.
New Hampshire (13)
June 28-29, 2019
Northern Pike (Esox lucius) (pike, luce), Connecticut River, Coos County, New Hampshire, with Chuck DeGray, Lopstick Outfitters and North Country Fly Shop.
New Mexico (23)
July 26, 2021
Rio Grande cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis), Latir Creek, Taos County, New Mexico, with Shane Clawson.
July 27, 2021
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Cimarron River, Taos County, New Mexico, with Shane Clawson.
New York (11)
April 24, 2019
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), Upper Beaverkill,Sullivan County, Catskills, New York, with Craig Buckbee.
North Carolina (19)
July 30, 2020
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), private water, Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Roger Lowe, Brookings Anglers.
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), private water, Cherokee County, North Carolina, with Roger Lowe, Brookings Anglers.
August 1, 2020
Knobbyhead (I still haven’t figured out exactly what this is, but I seemed to catch a lot of them. Not that I’m bitter.), Tuckaseegee River, Jackson County, North Carolina, with Matt Canter, Brookings Anglers.
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 9, 2018
Chinook salmon – jack (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (king salmon, black mouth), Deschutes River, Wasco County, Oregon, with Travis Johnson.
September 10, 2018
Redsides trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) (Columbia River redband trout, inland redband trout, interior redband trout, rainbow), Deschutes River, Wasco County, Oregon, with Barrett Ames.
September 11, 2018
Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) (anadromous trout) 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 (34)
Striper (Morone saxatilis) (Atlantic striped bass, striped bass, rockfish), Ningret Pond, Washington County, Rhode Island, with Ray Ramos, Brackish Waters Fly Fishing.
Tennessee (18)
August 27, 2020
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (German brown), South Holston River, Sullivan County, with Brandon Barbour
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), South Holston River, Sullivan County, with Brandon Barbour.
Texas (1)
January 28, 2018 (would have been my Dad’s 96th birthday)
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (largemouth bass) Damon 7 Lakes, Damon’s 7 Lakes, Brazoria County, Texas
March 3, 2018
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Guadalupe River, Comal County, Texas. Or maybe a sucker. Almost certainly a sucker.
May 5, 2018 (Cinco de Mayo)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) (bream, perch, coppernose), Damon 7 Lakes, Brazoria County, Texas
June 21, 2018
Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus), San Marcos River, Caldwell County, Texas, with Christopher Adams, Go Outside Expeditions.
June 21, 2018
Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis), San Marcos River, Caldwell County, Texas, with Christopher Adams, Go Outside Expeditions.
September 14, 2019
Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) (Goggle-eye, Rock Bass, Branch Perch) Damon 7 Lakes, Brazoria County, Texas
February 23, 2019
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam at Sattler
November 10, 2019
Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii), Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam at Sattler
Vermont (12)
June 26, 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 (17)
February 8, 2020
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), Quinault River, Grays Harbor County, Washington, with Ryan Steen of The Evening Hatch.
February 9, 2020
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Clearwater River, Jefferson County, Washington, with Ryan Steen of The Evening Hatch.
West Virginia (3)
May 15, 2018
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Elk Springs Resort & Fly Shop, Elk Springs River, Randolph County, West Virginia, with Randall Burns, Elk Springs Resort.
May 16, 2018
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.
September 29, 2021
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Seas Branch Creek, Vernon County, Wisconsin.