During the season of spring we invite you to join our multispecies contest. From the American eel to yellow bullhead and from gizzard shad to alligator gar we're going to try to catch them all. For each different species you land over this time frame, simply submit your photos to txfishes.com, Then we will add that species to your tally. This is always a fun contest that challenges you to go after some species usually not targeted. Our winner will be the person who submits the most species of fish.
The winners of this contest will be decided by total species logged.

This year, we've made a couple rule changes these being; we're setting a 4" minimum for *all* fish entered, and we're not accepting photos of dead fish.

Sign up today at txfishes.com. This is our flagship contest, and is always a blast. Ask some of the folks who were involved last year.

This contest runs from the 1st day of spring through the last day of spring.

http://txfishes.com/index.php?option=com_static&staticfile=onlineentry.php&Itemid=40

I can't wait. I plan to actually post my fish this time!

4" is a big black spot shinner. Break out the heavy gear. LOL

That is the idea, Scott.

*IF* someone did log a blacktail shiner (we had a few last year) and it was 4", there'd be no question on her ID.

heheheheh

So this year running March 20 to June 20?

2008-03-20 through 2008-06-21.

ATC is included...We can mark our Carp, Buffs, Shad, and Turtles...lol

Chad

I won't bother. Starless is going to win again.

hey i'm ready...this will be my first...

Brett,

Starless failed miserably last year, barely making the top 10.

Go ahead and join, as it is a lot of fun, and you never know what will happen.

I know there are a few people like bubba that came to txfishes.com after the multispecies contest last year. Well, jump in, this is th big one.

last year's top 10:

Long Haired Dave - 30 species
bret - 26 species
ccabal - 24 species
aquaticgm - 23 species
eljeffe - 22 species
JvT - 22 species
boatin4bass - 21 species
somethingsmellsfishy - 17 species
Starless Dragon - 17 species
Forever Fishing - 17 species

WOW, 30 species is what it took to win. We had 43 species entered as well, so even at the end it was still wide open.

Will we surpass either of those totals this year?

Also of interest, Dr. Tim Bonner of Texas State University has offered TXFishes another copy of his book for our winner.

This is one of the best books for fish identification dealing exclusively with Texas I've used.





http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2007/thomas.htm

Does that book explain the differences between smallmouth and black buffalo? lol

Oh, yeah, that was the Roadrunner contest he won. Thanks.

Thank you! I always appreciate a reason to state:

"Starless failed miserably"

nice.

17 people already, and hoping for more tonight after work.

If you're reading this, go sign up. It is free, and fun to enter fish even if you don't think you'll be able to win.

LMAO.

Yeah, I was a miserable failure.

Partly because about half way through, I suddenly remembered that carp fight a hell of a lot harder then most of the other species I was catching, and went back to carp fishing for a while lol.

This year...I plan to win. ( Which means I'll give up half way through again hehehe. )

However...

I DID win the Roadrunner contest. Lol.

Two years ago, I caught several big trout at one of the stockings. The last two years, though, I've only fished for trout once (and only because I took my kids) because I hate to spend my precious fishing time on 12-inch fish when I could be catching 30-inch fish instead.

Lol! Probably! Me and Bret both weighed in, have you talked to a biologist yet?

does anyfish you catch like a 10channel cat or carp? count

Bonner's book is an excellent reference, but it isn't complete. My copy is at work, but, if I remember correctly, it doesn't cover all 3 buffalo species. Didn't we point that out in the class, Bret? Or am I wrong (again)?

It doesn't, I'm not in my office now, and I can't recall what was askew there, but anything missing is on the website ( a great resource while waiting in the second edition).

I'm not sure if we pointed it out, or just noted it to ourselves.

Just signed up

Game on!

27 people onboard already.

Bump. Coming up fast.

33 people on board.....how many were in it last year?

We had 78 last year.

Spread the word.

41 and counting and two days left

I joined. Let's see if I actually enter a fish this contest...

Wow, Krista joined.

crazy.

Hey, I join! I just don't log any fish...

Midnight tonight folks!

Image is live, lets catch some fish!

oi printing and laminating now...will enter with my first fish!

3:38AM and hit it for 3 and a half hours......but i will be up on the boards soon......maybeeeeee sleeeeeeep...lol gotta be at work in like 3 hours

caught my fist few fish early this morning......Will post them up as soon as I get the pics from my friend, but will more than likely be after the ATC as I won't have access to my computer after about noon today. Unlike last time, hopefully I will put more than just these fish on the board!

Our Friends at Blakemore have pitched in a real nice prize:



Included there is several 2packs of roardunners, in different configurations, a couple of their new rock'n runners (a chatterbait type with the roadrunner spinner), some of their saltwater rollingrunners, some hooks, a hat, sticker, and 3 50th anniversary gold roadrunners.

I just went and hit a pond with my 2wt fly rod and saw a buttload of trout rising but couldn't get any to take my fly. Trout suck

we're at 56 entrants as well.

hey do you have to have a special stamp for trout? or does the regular license cover that,.,.,and scott does that pond in the mesquite area have any?

as of 2007 your license covers trout. Even before that, you could have caught one and photo'd for the contest.

Can't find the contest image.

NVM I found it

not sure, it is posted on the TPWD site if it does.

COOL.thanks bret/scott

the first fish is on the board.

for those not following on txfishes.com, the leaderboard is here:

http://txfishes.com/index.php?option=com_static&staticfile=tourny-sorted.php&Itemid=37

I went looking for something a bit unusual today...But the water was WAY up, and the color of chocolate milk, rather then the usual moderately clear...Fish weren't doin' nothing.

At least I found some new spots, even if one of them turned out to be totally fenced off...crud.

I plan to hit the board tomorrow hehehe.

I'll be doing some fishing today....
I hope to have a fish on the board soon.

GG

stayed out till midnight and blanked again
but i it's on all weekend

I took the lead today. ( But not for long, I'm sure. )

Here's the current Leaderboard after two days:

Starless Dragon - 3 fish caught - 3 species - 6.81 Lbs
BartMi3 - 2 fish caught - 2 species - 0.00 Lbs
Lucky Luke - 2 fish caught - 2 species - 0.00 Lbs
Long Haired Dave - 1 fish caught - 1 species - 0.25 Lbs
CCPD122 - 1 fish caught - 1 species - 0.00 Lbs
Bat Boy - 1 fish caught - 1 species - 1.00 Lbs
ccabal - 1 fish caught - 1 species - 1.50 Lbs

Total Fish logged: 11
Total Weight logged: 9.56 lbs
Total Species Logged: 8

Bret...send my hybrid pic so I can edit it into my entry already! Lol.

No pic , no fish , no entry. LOL

BTW congrat on your bass.

Hey man, there IS a pic, there are TWO of them...but Bret insisted on using his camera, even though I had mine out, and ready...so now I'm waiting on him to send it to me lol.

Feel free to PM him and tell him to get right on it...hehehe.

Thanks! It's not my biggest hybrid but it's a very cool fish to start the contest with!

I actually have a fish to log!! woohoo

Sweet! Hehe.

Got my hybrid pics from Bret: