Marcel Goh's fishing life list

This list includes only catches whose species is confirmed to a reasonable degree of accuracy (e.g., using iNaturalist). I have had observations that were only identifiable to the genus level, which I will not include here; likewise I do not count hybrids. In 2021 and 2022 I caught many common species (most of which were probably pumpkinseed, fallfish, and creek chub) that I didn't learn to identify until later. Everything in the list was caught on rod and line (including micro species such as stickleback!).

Freshwater

No. Common name Scientific name Date first confirmed Location of first confirmed catch
01 Yellow perch Perca flavescens 25 May 2021 St. Lawrence River, Que., Canada
02 Northern pike Esox lucius 15 August 2021 Lac Odelin, Que., Canada
03 Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus 18 August 2023 Lac des Seize Îles, Que., Canada
04 Fallfish Semotilus corporalis 19 August 2023 Rivière du Diable, Que., Canada
05 Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris 26 August 2023 Lac des Seize Îles, Que., Canada
06 Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus 9 September 2023 South Anna River, Va., U.S.A.
07 Largemouth bass Micropterus nigricans 13 May 2024 Shannon Lake, B.C., Canada
08 Black bullhead Ameiurus melas 27 May 2024 Red River, Man., Canada
09 Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu 25 August 2024 Lac des Seize Îles, Que., Canada
10 Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus 7 September 2024 Lac Sans Bout, Que., Canada
11 Round goby Neogobius melanostomus 17 October 2024 Lachine Canal, Que., Canada
12 Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 26 May 2025 Berry Head Pond, Nfld., Canada
13 Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum 21 September 2025 Rivière des Prairies, Que., Canada
14 Tench Tinca tinca 14 October 2025 St. Lawrence River, Que., Canada
15 European chub Squalius cephalus 31 January 2026 River Cam, England
16 Common roach Rutilus rutilus 27 February 2026 River Cam, England
17 Common dace Leuciscus leuciscus 27 February 2026 River Cam, England
18 European minnow Phoxinus phoxinus 2 March 2026 Vicar's Brook (Cambs.), England
19 Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus 5 March 2026 River Cam, England
20 Bleak Alburnus alburnus 6 March 2026 River Great Ouse, England
21 European perch Perca fluviatilis 6 March 2026 River Great Ouse, England
22 Silver bream Blicca bjoerkna 8 March 2026 River Great Ouse, England
23 Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus 11 March 2026 Hobson's Brook (Cambs.), England
24 Common gudgeon Gobio gobio 13 March 2026 River Cam, England
25 Common bream Abramis brama 14 March 2026 River Great Ouse, England
26 Common carp Cyprinus carpio 7 April 2026 Atkin's Water (Cambs.), England
27 Brown trout Salmo trutta 11 April 2026 River Granta, England

Saltwater

No. Common name Scientific name Date first confirmed Location of first confirmed catch
01 Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda 24 February 2023 Cayo Coco, Cuba
02 Scup Stenotomus chrysops 31 July 2023 Newport, R.I., U.S.A.
03 Salema porgy Sarpa salpa 22 April 2026 Aegina, Attica, Greece
04 Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Coris julis 22 April 2026 Aegina, Attica, Greece


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