My favorite was one I caught on a school field trip haha. We went saning and everyone caught little minnows and crayfish. All of a sudden we pull out a juvenile muske northern hybrid!!!!!
I guess, blue spotted sunfish, black banded sunfish, and refin pickerels would be my faves locally. I also like dwarf mudpuppies and dwarf sirens. Hog suckers are cool, I have some jump rocks which are really just small hogsuckers.