Your State Fish and… (Page 3): Ed, you’re better off than Iowa…they apparently didn’t want to commit to one!😂...

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

mistred64 wrote:

I'm so ashamed

Ed, you’re better off than Iowa…they apparently didn’t want to commit to one!😂

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Oregon's is, of course, the Chinook Salmon.
Probably the most unique thing about it being "the state fish", is you can catch one in many of our beautiful rivers, all throughout the state....freshwater-wise. But you can also head out into the Pacific Ocean to catch one in SALT, as well. Same species, just depends on what stage of life they are in.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

bknecht wrote:

Beautiful pic Yaker, love those vermiculations. Brookies are also our state fish.

Thank you BK...caught that beauty on a bead headed dropper nymph floating under a grasshopper fly on the surface. That is always a winning combo....

mistred64 Loc: Grayslake, illinois

OJdidit wrote:

Ed, you’re better off than Iowa…they apparently didn’t want to commit to one!😂

No fish in Iowa?

Steelhead Mickey Loc: NJ

nutz4fish wrote:

Mickey.... Connecticut's is the AmericanShad. Used to be a huge spring migration to here, and there was a big commercial catch annually. Good game fish, and it's made a gradual comeback to our waters, over the last couple of decades. Even has a specific lure designed to catch, 'em, the shad dart, a sort of jig.
They come into Long Island Sound, then migrate upstream, en masse.
Your State Fish is absolutely gorgeous. Are they numerous, or limited to just a few streams and lakes ?

A very good choice nutz IMHO!
The anadromous American Shad is rich in history as a food source for the Native Americans, Rev. War troops & early Settlers along the East Coast.

Lots of fun to catch during their spring run from the Atlantic upstream to their spawning grounds. With the mild winter, I'm hoping for an early run up the Delaware River. All depends on water temps - 50* seems to be the magic #.

Yes, the Shad Dart is a tried & true lure, but Mickey also has had great success with shad spoons & micro-jigs (1/32 & 1/16 oz) with a small twister tail. I usually wade for them along the shoreline, but boats anchored up in the deep migration channels also do well. I just can't sit in a boat from sunrise to sundown, prefer to move about & also pack my trout gear for the tribs.

The native brookies are not as numerous as the stocked ones due to low water conditions during summertime in their habitat. I'm told it takes a few years (& higher water) for them to come back...

Rock Hound Loc: Southeast Minnesota

Minnesota’s state fish is the WALLEYE!

It is a great source of pride in our state and is served in most restaurants that serve fish!

There are a lot of great fish in the land of 10,000 lakes, but this is the right choice for the North Star State!

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

Steelhead Mickey wrote:

Does your state have one?
Do you agree?
If not, what fish should it be & why?
How often do you target it?

Here in NJ it is the native brook trout. Yes there are still natural trout streams in the Garden State, although most Brookies caught are hatchery raised & stocked.

If you’re not in the 🇺🇸 USA, do you have a location specific species distinct to your region, province or homeland?

Thanks
Mickey

The greenback cutthroat trout in Colorado

6482bodean Loc: Northern Indiana

Papa Jack wrote:

I had to look it up. The state fish of Indiana is the Large Mouth bass.

I looked it up as well. What I found said that Indiana does not have a named state fish. I'd vote for the yellow perch!

TooMuch Loc: NE Alabama

saw1 wrote:

Wow, it use to be, since 1947, the California Golden Trout. Found ONLY in the state of California.

Saw, many decades ago a shipmates and I hiked into the Golden Trout wilderness area and the Little Kern river specifically to catch these beauties. It was a time of Polaroids and film so all the pics have been lost over the years.
7 mile hike in with food and camp gear. Wow. Young uns today probably will never consider such a trek. Our first night we cooked up sucker fish freshly caught. ( no judging pls. After the hike we were straving!) Next morning we saw bear tracks in the same sand! We decided to be more alert after that.
We caught n released dozens during the week. Also fished the Big Kern. Lots of wilderness and fond memories

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

CamT wrote:

Texas state fish 🐟

Well, there ya go!
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🇺🇦

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

fishyaker wrote:

Thank you BK...caught that beauty on a bead headed dropper nymph floating under a grasshopper fly on the surface. That is always a winning combo....

Love fishing droppers Yaker although the “purists “ don’t agree. Same with a strike indicator while nymphing, they say why don’t you just go fishing with a worm for sunnies under a bobber there’re while throwing a yarn egg sack. Yeah, okay. To each their own.

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

bknecht wrote:

Love fishing droppers Yaker although the “purists “ don’t agree. Same with a strike indicator while nymphing, they say why don’t you just go fishing with a worm for sunnies under a bobber there’re while throwing a yarn egg sack. Yeah, okay. To each their own.

For me it’s always been whatever works. I was fishing a Stonefly nymph on the Big Hole river one fall during the brown trout spawn. A couple of “purists” floated thru whipping the water to a froth with their dry flies. While they were there I caught and landed two very respectable Brownies. They caught nothing but air……

BCKliche Loc: Suffolk, VA

Virginia's state fish is the Brook Trout but living near the coast I couldn't tell you from experience! 🙂

Steelhead Mickey Loc: NJ

Graywulff wrote:

The greenback cutthroat trout in Colorado

That’s a beautiful fish Wulffy!

johnlmac Loc: Salem OR

Steelhead Mickey wrote:

Does your state have one?
Do you agree?
If not, what fish should it be & why?
How often do you target it?

Here in NJ it is the native brook trout. Yes there are still natural trout streams in the Garden State, although most Brookies caught are hatchery raised & stocked.

If you’re not in the 🇺🇸 USA, do you have a location specific species distinct to your region, province or homeland?

Thanks
Mickey

Chinook salmon in Oregon.