Life fish lists

Mikeberg

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In-Fisherman had an artical a fue years ago about how many different species someone has caught in their lifetime.
I have kept a log of all the keeper fish I caught sence 1972. I was 5, my dad kept logs of the bass he caught each year. I didn't get many bass at the time so I kept a log of all my keeper fish.
I then started to keep track of my personal best of each species.
Does anyone else do this?
Mike
 

JuanTamad

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In a way yes, I do. I've been using this website to record my catches since last year. I think this site is the only one that allows unlimited storage of pictures.

Most of my previous photographic memory of my catches were destroyed during Hurricane Andrew.:(
 

Mikeberg

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Here is my Personal Best Freshwater list: (hook & line/ bow & arrow)

1. Alewife IN 10 IN
2. Barbel UK 11 lbs, 2 oz 28 IN
3. Largemouth Bass IN 5 lbs 20 IN
3. Largemouth Bass IN 5 lbs 21.25 IN
4. Smallmouth Bass IN 5 lbs 20 IN
4. Smallmouth Bass MN 5 lbs 20.5 IN
5. Smallmouth Bass (Neosho) MO 3 lbs 17 IN
6. Spotted Bass MO 4 lbs, 8 oz 20 IN
7. Striped Bass NV 6 lbs, 6 oz 24 IN
8. White Bass IL 1 lb, 7 oz 14 IN
9. Whiterock Bass IN 15 IN
10. Yellow Bass IN 14 oz 11 IN
11. Bluegill WI 1 lb, 4 oz 10.75 IN
12. Bigmouth Buffalo IN 10 lbs 25 IN
13. Black Buffalo IN 10 lbs, 2 oz 25.25 IN
14. Smallmouth Buffalo WI 20 lbs 30 IN
15. Black Bullhead IN 1 lb 12.5 IN
16. Brown Bullhead WI 3 lbs 18 IN
17. Yellow Bullhead MI 2 lbs 15.25 IN
17. Yellow Bullhead IN 2 lbs 15.25 IN
18. Burbot MN 3 lbs, 8 oz 23.5 IN
19. Bighead Carp IL 10 lbs 29 IN
20. Common Carp IN 31 lbs 36 IN
21. Grass Carp WV 21 lbs, 8 oz
22. Koi Carp IN 4 lbs, 12 oz 21 IN
23. Mirror Carp IN 10 Lbs 25.5 IN
24. River Carpsucker IN 7 lbs 23.5 IN
25. Blue Catfish WV 18 lbs 32.5 IN
26. Channel Catfish IN 6 lbs, 8 oz 25.25 IN
27. Channel Catfish (Albino) AZ 10 lbs, 4 oz 29 IN
28. Channel Catfish (Blue Phased) IN 13.5 IN
29. Flathead Catfish IN 12 lbs 30 IN
30. White Catfish CA 1 lb, 10 oz 16 IN
31. Firemouth Cichlid AZ 5.25 IN
32. Common Chub UK 5 lbs, 8 oz 21.5 IN
33. Creek Chub IN 13.5 IN
34. Horney Head Chub IN 10.25 IN
35. Lake Chub IN 8.75 IN
36. River Chub IN 8.5 IN
37. Silver Chub MI 9.125 IN
38. Tui Chub NV 9 IN
39. Creek Chubsucker AR 11.5 IN
40. Cisco Michigan-Shortnose IN 7 IN
41. Cisco Great Lakes WI 9 oz 10 IN
42.Cisco, Tullibee MN 1 lb, 10 oz 15 IN
43. Black Crappie IN 1 lb, 8 oz 12.75 IN
44. White Crappie IN 2 lbs, 4 oz 16.25 IN
45. Cui-ui NV 6 lbs 25.5 IN
46. Banded Darter WI 3.5 IN
47. Blackside Darter WI 5.5 IN
48. Johnny Darter MN 3 IN
49. Slenderhead Darter WI 5 IN
50. River Darter AR 3.75 IN
51. Dogfish MI 11 lbs, 4 oz 33 IN
52. Freh water Drum IN 6 lbs 17.25 IN
53. American Eel IN 14.5 IN
54. Longnosed Gar MI 5 lbs 39.25 IN
55. Shortnosed Gar IN 4 lbs
56. Spotted Gar IN 4 lbs 31 IN
57. Round Goby IL 8 IN
58. Tubenose Goby IL 7.5 IN
59. Golden Shiner IN 12 IN
60. Golden Roach MI 8 IN
61. Goldfish IN 2 lbs, 8 oz 14.5 IN
62. Blueback Herring IN 9.5 IN
63. Skipjack Herring AR 10 IN
64. Lake Chubsucker IN 12 IN
65. Logperch IN 6 IN
66. Musky (Clear) PA 6 lbs, 8 oz 32 IN
67. Musky (Spotted) IN 5 lbs, 8 oz 30 IN
68. Tiger Musky IN 3 lbs, 6 oz 25 IN
69. Northern Pike IN 23 lbs, 8 oz 43.5 IN
70. Chain Pickerel MI 10.25 IN
71. Grass Pickerel IN 1 lb
72. Redfin Pickerel PA 12 oz 13.25 IN
73. Silver Pike MN 22 IN
74. Oscar AZ 2 lbs, 12 oz
75. Quillback IN 6 lbs, 8 oz 24.5 IN
76. Rio Grand Perch AZ 8.5 IN
77. Rockbass WI 1 lb, 8 oz 12 IN
78. Ozark Bass AR 12 oz 10.5 IN
79. Rudd IN 8 oz 10.5 IN
80. River Ruffel WI 7.5 IN
81. Sacramento Perch CA 12 oz 10 IN
82. Atlantic Salmon IN 10 lbs, 4 oz 28.5 IN
83. Chinook Salmon IN 30 lbs 39 IN
84. Coho Salmon IN 6 lbs 25.75 IN
85. Pink Salmon IN 2 lbs 16 IN
86. Sauger IL 3 lbs 19 IN
86. Sauger MN 3 lbs 20 IN
87. Saugeye IL 2 lbs 18 IN
88. American Shad PA 5 lbs, 2 oz 23 IN
89. Gizzard Shad IN 4 lbs, 6 oz 22.5 IN
90. Hickery Shad PA 2 lbs 18 IN
91. Striped Shiner IN 9 IN
92. Mottled Skulpen IN 5 IN
93. Rainbow Smelt IN 8.5 IN
94. Sacramento Squawfish CA 3 lbs
95. Stoneroller, Cntral IN 8.25 IN
96. Stoneroller, Largescale WI 9 IN
97. Lake Sturgeon WI 41 IN
98. Shovelnose Sturgeon IN 3 lbs, 1 oz 32 IN
99. Blue Sucker IN 10 lbs, 2 oz
100. Longnose Sucker IN 2 lbs 16 IN
101. Northern Hog Sucker MO 2 lbs, 4 oz
102. Black Redhorse AR 1 lb, 12 oz
103. Golden Redhorse AR 2 lbs
104. Greater Redhorse IN 3 lbs 19.5 IN
105. River Redhorse IN 6 lbs 24 IN
106. Shortnose Redhorse ONT 4 lbs 21.5 IN
107. Silver Redhorse WI 11 IN
108. Spotted Sucker IL 10.5 IN
109. White Sucker ONT 5 lbs 25 IN
109. White Sucker IL 5 lbs 25 IN
109. White Sucker MI 5 lbs 25 IN
110. Dollar Sunfish AR 5.25 IN
111. Green Sunfish MO 1 lb, 2 oz 10.75 IN
112. Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill/Redear) IN 1 lb, 1 oz 10 IN
113. Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill/Green Sunfish) IN 9.5 IN
114. Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill/Warmouth) IN 8.5 IN
115. Hybrid Sunfish (Bluegill/Pumpkinseed) WI 8 IN
116. Central Longear Sunfish IN 1 lb 10 IN
117. Northern Longear Sunfish MI 12 oz 9 IN
118. Mud Sunfish PA 8 IN
119. Orangespotted Sunfish IN 8 IN
120. Pumpkinseed Sunfish WI 1 lb 10 IN
121. Redbreast Sunfish PA 8.25 IN
122. Redear Sunfish IN 1 lb, 4 oz 11 IN
123. Red Spotted Sunfish MO 8 IN
124. Brook Trout WI 3 lbs 17 IN
125. Brown Trout IN 10 lbs 28 IN
126. Cutbow Trout CA 12.5 IN
127. Finespotted Cutthroat AR 1 lb 13.25 IN
128. Lohotan Cutthroat NV 4 lbs, 14 oz 22 IN
129. Ferox Trout Ireland 4 lbs, 8 oz 21 IN
130. Gillaroo Trout Ireland 7 IN
131. Golden Trout CA 8 IN
132. Lake Trout IN 10 lbs 29.5 IN
133. Palomino Trout WI 1 lb, 4 oz 14.25 IN
134. Rainbow Trout TX 4 lbs 22 IN
135. Kamloops Rainbow IN 7 lbs, 12 oz 24 IN
136. Sonaghen Trout Ireland 11 IN
137. Steelhead Trout IN 10 lbs, 8 oz 34.5 IN
138. Trout Perch WI 5 IN
139. Walleye WI 6 lbs, 8 oz 26.5 IN
140. Warmouth MI 1 lb, 6 oz 11 IN
141. White Perch IL 10 IN
142. Lake Whitefish IN 2 lbs, 4 oz 17 IN
143. Wolf fish AZ 12 IN
144. Wu-Kuo-ee Taiwan 5 IN
145. Yellow Perch WI 1 lb, 8 oz 15 IN

Salt Water personal best hook & line:

1. Great Barracuda Mexico 15 lbs 41 IN
2. Striped Bass (sea run) CA 6 lbs 6 oz 24 IN
3. Bonefish Mexico 5 lbs
4. Bonito, Atlantic Mexico 7 lbs, 12 oz
5. Chub, Bermuda Mexico 17 IN
6. Orangemouth Corvina CA 6 lbs
7. Yellow Goatfish Mexico 12 IN
8. Black Grouper Mexico 15 lbs
9. Tiger Grouper Mexico 10 lbs
10. Bluestriped Grunt Mexico 13 IN
11. White Marlin Mexico 75 lbs
12. Redfin Needlefish Mexico 2 lbs, 8 oz
13. Palometa Mexico 15 IN
14. Spotlight Parrotfish Mexico 10 lbs
15. Spotlight Parrotfish, Red phase Mexico 10 lbs
16. Permit Mexico 22 lbs
17. Porcupine Fish Mexico 28 IN
18. Sergent Major Mexico 8 IN
19. Night Sergent Mexico 10 IN
20. Atlantic Salmon (Sea run) Ireland 3 lbs, 8 oz 21 IN
21. Ocean White Tip Shark Mexico 275 lbs
22. Mutton Snapper Mexico 10 IN
23. Yellow Tail Snapper Mexico 12.5 IN
24. Swordfish Mexico 100 lbs
25. Black Durgon Mexico 8 lbs
26. Ocean Trigger Fish Mexico 10 lbs
27. Queen Trigger Fish Mexico 10 lbs
28. Bigeye Tuna Mexico 45 lbs
29. Yellowfin Tuna Mexico 60 lbs






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santoury

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Wow Mike - you're hardcore!

As for me - I just fish for fun - I'm happy catching a 15 inch striper or a 30 inch striper. Never thought about personal bests.... maybe I'll start doing that...
 

Mikeberg

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It takes dedication to keep up my yearly fishing log, but I found it usefull in knowing where to, and when to fish each year.
As for the personal best list, I enjoy researching to find a new species/subspecies. When ever we go on a vacation I look up what I can ceatch. It don't always work out, but thats only half the fun. Like when we went to England & Ireland I did not get all I hoped for.
In England I had to get a guide, all waters are controled. I asked him about European Grayling, and was told the Salmon were running & it would cost $750.00 for the day to fish from shore. So I asked what eles is there to do. We went for Chub & Barbel and it was great.
I caught Five Chub and two Barbel, the one Barbel was big enoff to be put in a UK magazine "Angler's Mail" Sept. 7 2002. The guide sent me a coppy, his name was Niel Wayte of RMC Angling I highly recamend him.
I read that Ireland is the place to go if you want a 30 lb+ Northern Pike.
But hardly anyone fishes for them, and when I would ask people would scoff and say things like Pike eat license plates or off the bottem. They thought European perch were too boney. (less bones then trout or salmon)
Trout & Salmon were the only things most people fished for. You did not even need a lisence for rough fish. (anything other then trout/salmon)
I did get the 3 subspecies of Brown Trout I was after in Lough Melvin, but no perch & my pike was only 1 lb (could not find someone to tell me where to go).
Its odd what people fish for depending on where you are.
In England they treat the carp with honor, they like all fish.
Mike
 

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Druu

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Size doesn't matter much to me. I'm more into getting more species. Here's my lifetime list so far, and all of these were caught on hook and line:

Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieui
Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Black Bullhead Ictalurus nebulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus

Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
Black Sea Bass Centropris tisstriata
Blackfish/Tautog Tautoga onitis
Porgy/Scup Stenotomus chrysops
Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus
Sea Robin Prionotus carolinus
Atlantic Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
Fluke Paralichthys dentatus
Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Sundial/Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus
Skate Raja erinacea
Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus
Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau
Weakfish Cynoscion regalis
 

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Gads, for me that would be a very long list
 

Mikeberg

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Druu;1158853; said:
Size doesn't matter much to me. I'm more into getting more species. Here's my lifetime list so far, and all of these were caught on hook and line:

Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieui
Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Black Bullhead Ictalurus nebulosus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus

Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
Black Sea Bass Centropris tisstriata
Blackfish/Tautog Tautoga onitis
Porgy/Scup Stenotomus chrysops
Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus
Sea Robin Prionotus carolinus
Atlantic Pipefish Syngnathus fuscus
Mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus
Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia
Fluke Paralichthys dentatus
Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Sundial/Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus
Skate Raja erinacea
Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus
Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Atlantic Tomcod Microgadus tomcod
Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau
Weakfish Cynoscion regalis
You caught some iteresting fish, lots of ones I never caught. I need to fish salt water more.
Very nice list.
Mike
 
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