Marcel'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 | Round goby | Neogobius melanostomus | 17 October 2023 | Lachine Canal, Que., Canada |
| 08 | Largemouth bass | Micropterus nigricans | 13 May 2024 | Shannon Lake, B.C., Canada |
| 09 | Black bullhead | Ameiurus melas | 27 May 2024 | Red River, Man., Canada |
| 10 | Smallmouth bass | Micropterus dolomieu | 24 August 2024 | Lac des Seize Îles, Que., Canada |
| 11 | Creek chub | Semotilus atromaculatus | 7 September 2024 | Lac Sans Bout, 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 |
| 28 | Bluntnose minnow | Pimephales notatus | 10 May 2026 | East Holland River, Ont., Canada |
| 29 | Brown bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | 10 May 2026 | East Holland River, Ont., Canada |
| 30 | Common shiner | Luxilus cornutus | 16 May 2026 | Rivière Saint-Jacques, Que., Canada |
| 31 | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | 17 July 2026 | St. Lawrence River, Que., Canada |
| 32 | Spotfin shiner | Cyprinella spiloptera | 30 July 2026 | Rivière des Prairies, Que., Canada |
| 33 | Common logperch | Percina caprodes | 30 July 2026 | Rivière des Prairies, Que., Canada |
| 34 | Mooneye | Hiodon tergisus | 30 July 2026 | Rivière des Prairies, Que., Canada |
| 35 | Sauger | Sander canadensis | 6 August 2026 | Ottawa River, Ont., Canada |
| 36 | Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | 7 August 2026 | Rivière Rigaud, Que., Canada |
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 | Mediterranean rainbow wrasse | Coris julis | 22 April 2026 | Aegina, Attica, Greece |
| 04 | Salema porgy | Sarpa salpa | 22 April 2026 | Aegina, Attica, Greece |
| 05 | Ornate wrasse | Thalassoma pavo | 20 August 2026 | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| 06 | European parrotfish | Sparisoma cretense | 20 August 2026 | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| 07 | Moroccan white seabream | Diplodus cadenati | 20 August 2026 | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| 08 | Thicklip grey mullet | Chelon labrosus | 22 August 2026 | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| 09 | Blackspot seabream | Pagellus bogaraveo | 24 August 2026 | Rabo de Peixe, Azores, Portugal |