The game: catch as many species of fish as possible.
The rules: to count, a fish must be captured legally by hook and line.
This post contains my first 100 species. For the race to 200, click here.
100. Family: Cottidae
Cottus cognatus
Slimy sculpin
Sanpoil River, Washington
99. Family: Cyprinidae
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Golden Shiner
North Twin Lake, Washington
98. Family: Fundulidae
Fundulus diaphanus
Banded Killifish
Snake River, Washington
97. Family: Salmonidae
Coregonus clupeiformis
Lake Whitefish
Banks Lake, Washington
96. Family: Lotidae
Lota lota
Burbot
Lake Roosevelt, Washington
95. Family: Cottidae
Enophrys bison
Buffalo Sculpin
Pacific Ocean, Westport, Washington
94. Family: Embiotocidae
Phanerodon furcatus
White Surfperch
Pacific Ocean, Westport pier, Washington
93. Family: Embiotocidae
Rhacochilus vacca
Pile Surfperch
Pacific Ocean, Westport pier, Washington
92. Family: Embiotocidae
Hyperprosopon elipticum
Silver Surfperch
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
91. Family: Embiotocidae
Hyperprosopon anale
Spotfin Surfperch
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
90. Family: Embiotocidae
Amphistichus rhodoterus
Redtail Surfperch
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
Pacific Ocean, Westport jetty, Washington
89. Family: Cottidae
Cottus asper
Prickly Sculpin
Columbia River, Okanogan County, Washington
88. Family: Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
Yakima River,Washington
87. Family: Clupeidae
Alosa sapidissima
American Shad
Bonneville Dam, Columbia River,Washington
86. Family: Cottidae
Cottus bairdi
Mottled Sculpin
Columbia Park Pond, Kennewick, Washington
85. Family: Hexagrammidae
Oxlebius pictus
Oxlebius pictus
Painted Greenling
Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington
84. Family: Cottidae
Jordania zonope
Longfin Sculpin
Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington
83. Family: Moronidae
Morone mississippiensis
Yellow Bass
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
82. Family: Fundulidae
Fundulus olivaceus
Blackspotted topminnow
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
81. Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis microlophus
Redear Sunfish
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
80. Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis megalotis
Longear Sunfish
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
79. Family: Cyprinidae
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
78. Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
Arkansas River, Little Rock, Arkansas
77. Family: Ictaluridae
Noturus gyrinus
Tadpole Madtom
Walla Walla River, Washington
76. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes pinniger
Canary Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Offshore of Cannon Beach, Oregon
Ameiurus natalis
Yellow Bullhead
Snake River, Washington
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74. Family: Cyprinidae
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Silver Chub
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
73. Family: Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens
Freshwater Drum
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
72. Family: Moronidae
Morone chrysops
White Bass
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
71. Family: Catastomidae
Moxostoma erythrurum
Golden Redhorse
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
70. Family: Catastomidae
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Shorthead Redhorse
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
69. Family: Catastomidae
Moxostoma anisurum
Silver Redhorse
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
68. Family: Percidae
Sander canadensis
Sauger
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
67. Family: Cyprinidae
Notropis atherinoides
Emerald Shiner
Mississippi River, St. Paul, MN
66. Family: Cyprinidae
Rhinichthys osculus
Speckled Dace
Potlatch River, Kendrick Idaho
Speckled Dace
Potlatch River, Kendrick Idaho
65. Family: Percidae
Sander vitreus
Walleye
Columbia River, Washington
64. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Coho Salmon
Clearwater River, Idaho
63. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes auriculatus
Brown Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Westport Washington
62. Family: Ictaluridae
Ameiurus melas
Black Bullhead
Cataldo Slough, Idaho
61. Family: Cyprinidae
Mylocheilus caurinus
Peamouth
Snake River, Lewiston Idaho
60. Family: Cyprinidae
Cyprinus carpio
Common Carp
Duck Pond, Lewiston Idaho
59. Family: Pleuronectidae
Lepidopsetta bilineata
Southern Rock Sole
Dash Point, Federal Way, Washington
Lumpenus sagitta
Pacific Snake Prickleback
Puget Sound, Port Ludlo Washington
57. Family: Embiotocidae
Cymatogaster aggregata
Shiner Perch
Puget Sound, Port Ludlow, Washington
56. Family: Cottidae
Leptocottus armatus
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
Puget Sound, Port Ludlow, Washington
55. Family: Cyprinidae
Acrocheilus alutaceus
Chiselmouth
Snake River, Idaho
54. Family: Scombridae
Thunnus alalunga
Albacore
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
53. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes flavidus
Yellowtail Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
52. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes diaconus
Deacon Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
51. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes maliger
Quilback Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
50. Family: Catastomidae
Catostomus macrocheilus
Largescale Sucker
North Fork Clearwater River, Idaho
49. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
Golden Trout
Golden Lake, Idaho
48. Family: Acipenseridae
Acipenser transmontanus
White Sturgeon
Snake River, Idaho
47. Family: Cottidae
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Cabezon
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
46. Family: Hexagrammidae
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Kelp Greenling
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
45. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes ruberrimus
Yelloweye Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
44. Family: Cyprinidae
Carassius auratus
Common Goldfish
Rexburg Nature Pond, Idaho
43. Family: Esocidae
Essox lucius
Northern Pike
Coeur D'Alene River slough, Idaho
42. Family: Esocidae
Esox masquinongy
Muskellunge
Big Lake, Wisconsin
42a. Family: Esocidae
Esox masquinongy X Essox lucius
Tiger Muskellunge
Curlew Lake, Washington
41. Family: Centrarchidae
Ambloplites rupestris
Rock Bass
Moshawquit Lake, Wisconsin
40. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus nerka
Sockeye Salmon
Columbia River, Washington
40a. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus nerka
Kokanee
Big Elk Creek, Idaho
39. Family: Salmonidae
Thymallus arcticus
Thymallus arcticus
Arctic Grayling
Greebe Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
38. Family: Salmonidae
Prosopium wiliamsoni
Mountain Whitefish
Yakima River, Washington
37. Family: Catastomidae
Catostomus ardens
Utah Sucker
Blackfoot Reservoir, Idaho
36. Family: Cyprinidae
Gila atraria
Utah Chub
Pallisades Reservoir, Idaho
35. Family: Salmonidae
Salmo trutta
Brown Trout
Henry’s Fork, Idaho
35a. Family: Salmonidae
Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis
Tiger Trout
Lake Roosevelt, Washington
34. Family: Salmonidae
Salvelinus Confluentus
Bull Trout
North Fork Clearwater River, Idaho
33. Family: Gerreidae
Gerres simillimus
Mojarra
Rio Guayas, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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32. Family: Albulidae
Albula esuncula
Eastern Pacific Bonefish
Machala, Ecuador
31. Family: Tetradontidae
Sphoeroides annulatus
Bullseye Puffer
Puerto Bolivar, Machala, Ecuador
30. Family: Cyprinidae
Richardsonius balteatus
Red Side Shiner
Elk Creek, Idaho
29. Family: Salmonidae
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook Trout
McGinnis Lake, Washington
28. Family: Pleuronectidae
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Pacific Halibut
Pacific Ocean, Sekiu, Washington
27. Family: Rajidae
Raja binoculata
Big Skate
Pacific Ocean, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
26. Family: Squalidae
Squalus acanthus
Spiny Dogfish
Pacific Ocean, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
25. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink Salmon
Snohomish River, Washington
24. Family: Scombridae
Acanthocybium solandri
Wahoo
Pacific Ocean, Kauai, Hawaii
23. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes nebulosus
China Rockfish (on left)
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
22. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes caurinus
Copper Rockfish (on right)
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
21. Family: Hexagrammidae
Ophiodon elongatus
Lingcod
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
20. Family: Scorpaenidae
Sebastes melanops
Black Rockfish
Pacific Ocean, Depoe Bay, Oregon
19. Family: Cyprinidae
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Northern Pikeminnow
Lochsa River, Idaho
18. Family: Lutjanidae
Sphoeroides sechurae
Mexican Barred Snapper
Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico
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| Also called the Barred Pargo (middle) |
17. Family: Balistidae
Sufflamen verres
Orangeside Triggerfish
Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico
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16. Family: Scombridae
Euthynnus lineatus
Black Skipjack
Sea of Cortez, La Paz, Mexico
15. Family: Balistidae
Balistes polylepis
Finescale Triggerfish
La Paz, Mexico
14. Family: Belonidae
13. Family: Gadidae
11. Family: Salmonidae
11b.
11c.
11d.
11e.
9. Family: Catastomidae
.JPG "Bridgelip Sucker")
6. Family: Ictaluridae
4. Family: Centrarchidae
2a.
2b.
2c.
2d.
1. Family: Centrarchidae
Tylosurus crocodiles fodiator
Mexican Needlefish
La Paz, Mexico
13. Family: Gadidae
Merlangius merlangus
Whiting
Hunstanton?, England
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12. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chinook Salmon
American River, California
11. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Cutthroat Trout
11a.
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi
West Slope Cutthroat Trout
St. Maries River, Idaho
11b.
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Henry’s Lake, Idaho
11c.
Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Puget Sound, Port Ludlo Washington
11d.
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
Omak Lake, Washington
11e.
Oncorhynchus clarkii behnkei
Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat Trout
Palisades Reservoir, Idaho
11f.
Oncorhynchus clarkii x O. mykiss
Cutthroat Trout x Rainbow Trout
Henry’s Lake, Idaho 
10. Family: Centrarchidae
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Crappie
Moose Creek, Idaho
9. Family: Catastomidae
Catostomus columbianus
Bridgelip Sucker
Potlatch River, Idaho
.JPG "Bridgelip Sucker")
8. Family: Ictaluridae
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish
Yakima River, Washington
7. Family: Percidae
Perca flavescens
Yellow Perch
Snake River,Washington
6. Family: Ictaluridae
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Bullhead
Columbia River, Washington
5. Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed
Pampa Pond, Washington
4. Family: Centrarchidae
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
Whitestone Lake, Washington
3. Family: Centrarchidae
Micropterus dolomieu
Smallmouth Bass
Lake Osoyoos, Washington
2. Family: Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow Trout
2a.
Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii
Redband Steelhead Trout
Redband Steelhead Trout
Clearwater River, Idaho
2b.
Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii
Columbia River Redband Trout
Sanpoil River, Washington
Columbia River Redband Trout
Sanpoil River, Washington
2c.
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Banana Trout
Rigby Lake, Idaho
2d.
Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus
Coastal Rainbow Trout
Vedder River, British Columbia, Canada
1. Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
Winchester Reservoir, Idaho
Lepomis macrochirus purpurescens
Coppernose Bluegill
Canal, Florida
Other Important Stuff:
States where I've Caught fish - Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Hawaii, Alaska, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Arkansas, Florida
Countries Where I've Caught Fish - USA, Canada, Mexico, England, Ecuador
Hey Bryan! You probably don't remember me but I served in Ecuador around the same time you were there. Name is Brecon Powell. I was just surfing the web for ice fishing pictures of Henry's lake and thought hey that guy looks familiar! I'm going ice fishing there this weekend. Have you been back to Ecuador? I forget your last name. You can find me on facebook. Get a hold of me next time you are in Idaho and we'll go fishing. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYep I remember you! I'll totally take you up on the fishing thing. I checked out your pictures on Facebook (very entertaining by the way!) and it looks like you've got a few pretty good spots! -and likewise, if you ever find yourself bored in the Tri-Cities, WA, you know who to call :)
ReplyDeleteYou'd probably like Roughfish.com if you'd like come check it out!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I'm always looking for more fish people to be nerdy with :) That looks like a pretty cool site.
ReplyDeleteHi, I've noticed a few mistakes on here. Firstly, the "pacific sanddab" is just a larger speckled sanddab. Notice the round caudal fin, smaller mouth, colouration. Your blue rockfish looks like a deacon rockfish, or maybe even a black rockfish. I'm thinking deacon because of the dark 'TV static' pattern. I'm not sure if you are aware, but steelhead are anadromous coastal rainbow trout, I see you've listed them as separate. A large majority of rainbow trout from the Vedder River migrate to the ocean. The grass pickerel looks more like a chain pickerel.
ReplyDeleteKauveh, thanks for your thorough review here. I'm always open to second opinions. That said, I reject almost all of your claims here :)
DeleteThe "Pacific Sanddab: is in fact a Pacific and not a Speckled. The individual in the picture is larger than the maximum size for Speckled, and note the proportionally larger head and eyes than on a Speckled. Coloration is never a reliable indicator here, as they can change their coloration to match their surroundings.
I'll give you the Deacon Rockfish one, as that species was only just described in 2015 and split from Blue Rockfish. That photo was taken well before that split occurred, so at the time it really was classified as a Blue. I just hadn't bothered to make the name change on here. I've corrected it now.
I actually did my master's thesis on the migration and physiology of Steelhead Trout. So yes, you could say I am aware that steelhead are anadromous Rainbow Trout. I also don't have them listed as separate as you've claimed, if you look closer. I have the species Oncorhyncus mykiss listed as species number 2. I then thought it would be fun, since this species varies so much throughout its range, to count different life history variants and color morphs etc as sublistings under the general species listing. Hence the Vedder River trout pictured listed as number 2D. I've also got species number 2 there broken down by subspecies (O. mykiss gairdnerii, and O. mykis irideus). I've done similar things with my listings for O. clarkii and O. nerka subspecies and variants, as well as a few hybrids. But only full species count as their own number.
Lastly, the Grass Pickerel is definitely a Grass Pickerel. There are no Chain Pickerel in Washington State, but there are a few well documented populations of Grass Pickerel, which is where this individual came from.
-Bryan