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[BenCantrell]

Haven't written anything up yet, but here are the photos!

 

Shovelnose sturgeon from IN

 

 

channel catfish from IN

 

smallmouth buffalo from IN

 

 

river chub from IN

 

northern hogsucker from IN

[BenCantrell]

bowfin from IL

 

 

yellow bass from IL

 

 

smallmouth buffalo from IL

 

 

 

 

[mattknepley]

Great stuff, Ben. That is one sweet bowfin, and that sturgeon is something else, too! But I gotta be honest, one of my first reactions after seeing that bowfin was, "Dang, that'd make for some sweet boots!"

[Duckman77]

LOVE the yellow bass and bowfin!  Thanks for the pics!

[Casper]

A Master Fisherman!

[Isaac Szabo]

Awesome stuff Ben!

[BenCantrell]

Here's the report with a few scenery shots and one photo of a pesky nonnative fish.

 

http://bencantrellfi...er-fishing.html

[Matt DeLaVega]

I am not much of a bait fisherman, but even if I was, I would not have the skill/luck that you do Ben. I am not sure if it is skill, luck, research, time on the water or a combination of all, but you kill them. You need a reality show. " A sucker born everyday!" Naw, not catchy enough for the general public.

[BenCantrell]

Ha!  I just go fishing a lot and don't tell anyone about the skunked trips.  Makes me look more skilled than I actually am.  

[Chasmodes]

Very nice pics Ben!  Looks like a lot of fun on those trips.  The sturgeon and bowfin are really cool.  I also love the pics that highlight features of some of the species (like the mouth of the buffalo and white bass coloration).  Well done.

[LaMain]

I have to join the others to congratulate you for your fishing !

I'm doing mostly lure fishing for about 3 years now, but each time I read one of your fishing report I'm thinking about switching back to bait fishing

[BenCantrell]

Last weekend I made yet another attempt to find black redhorse in the Kishwaukee River.  On Friday I caught a small golden redhorse and a beast of a northern hogsucker.

 

 

 

 

 

On Sunday I caught what was probably the biggest golden redhorse I've seen, a couple even bigger silver redhorse, and a small channel cat and a small smallmouth bass.

 

 

 

 

I keep hearing about large numbers of black redhorse in the Kishwaukee.  Where are they?  

[olaf]

I'll check out that spot and a couple others in a couple days and see if they're around yet.

[BenCantrell]

Thanks Olaf, you're a good pal.

[smbass]

Something to consider is fish swifter water. Blacks here in Ohio are often in fairly swift runs, almost riffle habitat but of course move through pools too. I just have always thought of them being in swifter water than goldens or silvers.

[BenCantrell]

Something to consider is fish swifter water. Blacks here in Ohio are often in fairly swift runs, almost riffle habitat but of course move through pools too. I just have always thought of them being in swifter water than goldens or silvers.

 

That makes sense based on their body shape, thanks.

[Cu455]

Great pictures and thanks for labeling them with the fish names.