Meeting up with other multi-species enthusiasts is something I really enjoy. It's especially rewarding to help someone catch a new species for his or her lifelist. I've been helped immensely by members from roughfish, nt-fishing, microfishing, and NANFA. I'm always looking for opportunities to do the same for others. With that in mind, here are a few spots near me I'd be willing to share as long as I have a reasonable amount of trust that you'll respect the information. Send me a message if you'd like to meet up and fish one of the spots!

small creek 30 min north of Peoria, IL
- southern redbelly dace
- western blacknose dace
- creek chub
- central stoneroller
- orangethroat darter
- fantail darter

medium sized creek 45 min north of Peoria, IL
- sand shiner
- red shiner
- spotfin shiner
- emerald shiner
- central stoneroller
- suckermouth minnow
- fantail darter
- mud darter
- banded darter
- johnny darter
- orangethroat darter
- rainbow darter
- blackside darter
- logperch
- blackstripe topminnow
- western mosquitofish

drainage ditch near Champaign-Urbana, IL
- redfin shiner
- sand shiner
- blackstripe topminnow
- tadpole madtom
- bluntnose minnow

creek #1 near Champaign-Urbana, IL
- spotfin shiner
- steelcolor shiner (maybe)
- redfin shiner
- striped shiner
- carmine shiner
- creek chub
- hornyhead chub
- greenside darter
- rainbow darter
- blackstripe topminnow
- stonecat
- brindled madtom

creek #2 near Champaign-Urbana, IL
- tadpole madom
- striped shiner
- orangethroat darter
- rainbow darter
- greenside darter
- rainbow darter
- creek chub
- central stoneroller
- bluntnose minnow

creek #3 near Champaign-Urbana, IL
- hornyhead chub
- creek chub
- striped shiner
- carmine shiner
- sand shiner
- orangethroat darter
- stonecat
- blackstripe topminnow

AMcCaleb and I will be microfishing in Champaign, Douglas, and Coles County, IL on Saturday. Send me a PM if you'd like to join.