New Adventure

Now that Andy and I have finished the California Heritage Trout challenge we are ready for something else. I was strolling through DFG's website and I noticed they have another challenge called the California Fishing Passport. There are several challenges to choose from. The two that interest us are the Inland Warm water and the cold water challenge. They have lots of fish to go after and you can decide how many, because there are different levels of achievement. The first one we will go after will be the warm water challenge. There are a total of 25 fish, including catfish and sturgeon. I do not see us catching these fish with a fly rod, so we are going to attempt the level below that, which requires 12 of the 25 fish be caught. When you are done you receive a pin and a certificate. We don't really care about the awards; we are just looking for an excuse for another road trip.

Here is a list of the fish:

American shad Black bullhead Black crappie Blue catfish Bluegill Brown bullhead Channel catfish Common carp Flathead catfish

Green sunfish Largemouth bass Pumpkinseed Redear sunfish Redeye bass Sacramento perch Smallmouth bass Spotted bass Striped bass landlocked or freshwater-caught only

Tilapia Tule perch White bass White catfish White crappie White sturgeon freshwater-caught only Warmouth Yellow bullhead Yellow perch

For more info go to: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fishingpassport/awards.asp