This will be my Statistical Fishing Chart for 2014. Every catch that I perform will be registered in terms of length and estimated weight. This will help me create a little "fishing diary" and keep scores and data along the year. This post will be updated regularly.
Before you read any further, here are a couple notes that you will want to take in consideration:
-- Most small fishes are measured by length and have their weights estimated by a "growth chart." Some of the charts that I use can be found on the PA Fish and Boat Commission website; other charts were made by myself, after collecting many samples of the same Species.
-- Some Species of fish here are identified using special methods. Those include microscope analysis for micro-fishes and special analysis of their physiology (i.e. anal fin count). The microscope that I use is a Biological M500 series from AmScope.
If you want specific data on a certain Species, location, bait, or time of the catch, shoot me an e-mail: sheng12182527@gmail.com. I have everything recorded in my fishing logs. Enjoy!
Click here for my Statistical Fishing Chart for 2013.
Click here for my Statistical Fishing Chart for 2012.
Last update/fishing session: 12/01/14
Days fished this year: 85
Maximum number of fish caught in a day: 51 (Upper Cooper River/Wallworth Lake - 09/27/14)
Maximum pounds of fish caught in a day: 57.70 lbs (Schuylkill River - 06/16/14)
Number of different species caught this year: 38
TOTAL # of Fish caught in 2014: 702
TOTAL # of Pounds caught in 2014: 575.92 lbs. (approximation)
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Results for last year:
Days fished in 2013: 137
Maximum number of fish caught in a day: 206 (Hilliards/Linden/Kirkwood - 04/24/13)
Maximum pounds of fish caught in a day: 39.40 lbs (Schuylkill River - 02/17/13)
Number of different species caught this year: 49
TOTAL # of Fish caught in 2013: 2352
TOTAL # of Pounds caught in 2013: 1002.74 lbs. (approximation)
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Note: Size is in inches; weight is in pounds.
1 Inch = 2.54 Centimeters
1 Pound = 0.45359237 Kilograms
# = Number of fish of certain Species caught in 2014
Max. Size = Longest fish of certain Species caught in 2014 (In Inches)
Max. Size = Longest fish of certain Species caught in 2014 (In Inches)
Max. Weight = Heaviest fish of certain Species caught in 2014 (In lbs)
Total Weight = Total amount of weight of certain Species caught in 2014 (per Species)
Location caught = Where the biggest fish of certain Species was caught
Date = When the biggest fish of certain Species was caught
Format:-- Name (Species) -- #/ Max. Size/ Max. Weight/ Total Weight
Location caught (Biggest, in terms of lbs) - Date caught
Photo
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-- American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) -- 6/ 14.0 (in)/ 0.18 (lbs)/ 0.93 (lbs)Meadow Lake, PA - 04/20/14
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-- Bergall (Tautogolabrus adspersus) -- 43/ 6.5 (in)/ 0.28 (lbs)/ 6.58 (lbs)Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 05/20/14
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-- Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) -- 35/ 11.5 (in)/ 0.78 (lbs)/ 15.06 (lbs)Wallworth Lake, NJ - 10/08/14
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-- Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) -- 7/ 26.8 (in)/ 7.20 (lbs)/ 29.20 (lbs)Potomac River, DC - 11/01/14
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-- Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) -- 163/ 7.3 (in)/ 0.41 (lbs)/ 37.49 (lbs)Linden Lake, NJ - 05/14/14
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-- Bluntnose Stingray (Dasyatis say) -- 1/ --- (in)/ 5.65 (lbs)/ 5.65 (lbs)Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 06/10/14
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-- Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) -- 1/ 12.0 (in)/ 0.55 (lbs)/ 0.55 (lbs)Mills Creek, PA - 10/12/14
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-- Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) -- 8/ 12.6 (in)/ 0.83 (lbs)/ 5.52 (lbs)Linden Lake, NJ - 05/14/14
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-- Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) -- 9/ 16.5 (in)/ 2.11 (lbs)/ 6.43 (lbs)Pennypack Creek, PA - 04/04/14
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-- Chain Pickerel (Esox niger) -- 3/ 17.0 (in)/ 1.15 (lbs)/ 2.69 (lbs)Delaware Canal, PA - 06/18/14
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-- Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) -- 41/ 24.0 (in)/ 5.57 (lbs)/ 101.68 (lbs)
Schuylkill River, PA - 03/08/14
-- Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) -- 19/ 24.0 (in)/ 14.5 (lbs)/ 144.12 (lbs)
Meadow Lake, PA - 11/24/14
-- Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) -- 16/ 6.0 (in)/ 0.08 (lbs)/ 0.68 (lbs)
Mills Creek, PA - 05/20/14
-- Dusky Smooth-Hound (Mustelus canis) -- 2/ 12.0 (in)/ 0.13 (lbs)/ 0.25 (lbs)
Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 06/10/14
-- Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) -- 9/ 10.5 (in)/ 0.35 (lbs)/ 1.89 (lbs)
Swatara Creek, PA - 05/26/14
-- Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) -- 11/ 24.5 (in)/ 6.30 (lbs)/ 62.7 (lbs)
Schuylkill River, PA - 06/16/14
-- Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) -- 11/ 4.0 (in)/ 0.05 (lbs)/ 0.51 (lbs)
Wallworth Lake, NJ - 09/27/14
-- Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) -- 12/ 6.0 (in)/ 0.33 (lbs)/ 2.31 (lbs)
Newton Creek, NJ - 07/14/14
-- Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) -- 76/ 18.2 (in)/ 3.42 (lbs)/ 68.48 (lbs)
Newton Lake, NJ - 04/25/14
-- Northern Kingfish (Menticirrhus saxatilis) -- 2/ 8.5 (in)/ 0.37 (lbs)/ 0.70 (lbs)
Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 06/10/14
-- Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) -- 5/ 17.5 (in)/ 2.62 (lbs)/ 9.66 (lbs)
Newton Lake, NJ - 07/14/14
-- Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) -- 7/ 4.0 (in)/ 0.13 (lbs)/ 0.67 (lbs)
Delaware Canal, PA - 05/21/14
-- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) -- 46/ 12.5 (in)/ 0.77 (lbs)/ 26.68 (lbs)
Pennypack Creek, PA - 03/29/14
-- Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) -- 69/ 6.0 (in)/ 0.25 (lbs)/ 8.41 (lbs)
Buck Creek, PA - 07/10/14
-- Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) -- 10/ 6.5 (in)/ 0.15 (lbs)/ 1.23 (lbs)
East Branch Brandywine Creek, PA - 10/24/14
-- Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) -- 33/ 17.2 (in)/ 2.60 (lbs)/ 13.48 (lbs)
Swatara Creek, PA - 05/26/14
-- Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) -- 1/ 3.0 (in)/ 0.02 (lbs)/ 0.02 (lbs)
Tacony Creek, PA - 06/22/14
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-- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) -- 10/ 3.7 (in)/ 0.04 (lbs)/ 0.26 (lbs)
Poquessing Creek, PA - 10/31/14
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-- Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) -- 5/ 19.5 (in)/ 4.15 (lbs)/ 5.05 (lbs)
James River, VA - 04/19/14
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-- Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) -- 1/ 13.0 (in)/ 1.05 (lbs)/ 1.05 (lbs)
Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 06/10/14
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-- Swallowtail Shiner (Notropis procne) -- 2/ 2.0 (in)/ 0.01 (lbs)/ 0.02 (lbs)
Poquessing Creek, PA - 10/31/14
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-- Tautog (Tautoga onitis) -- 15/ 17.0 (in)/ 1.90 (lbs)/ 9.88 (lbs)
Absecon Bay Inlet, NJ - 05/20/14
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-- Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) -- 1/ 5.5 (in)/ 0.24 (lbs)/ 0.24 (lbs)
Newton Lake, NJ - 04/25/14
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-- White Perch (Morone americana) -- 9/ 5.0 (in)/ 0.15 (lbs)/ 1.03 (lbs)
Schuylkill River, PA - 05/15/14
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-- White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) -- 2/ 17.0 (in)/ 2.02 (lbs)/ 2.59 (lbs)
Pennypack Creek, PA - 04/04/14
-- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) -- 2/ 5.8 (in)/ 0.13 (lbs)/ 0.23 (lbs)
Upper Cooper River, NJ - 09/27/14
-- Hybrid Sunfish (---) -- 14/ --- (in)/ --- (lbs)/ --- (lbs)
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Redbreast Sunfish X Pumpkinseed -- East Branch Brandywine Creek
Bluegill X Green Sunfish -- Wallworth Lake