Caught a rare fish! Bull chub aka Nocomis raneyi
Found between the James in VA and the Neuse in NC. I caught this one on the James just below the fall line. Everything else from that day was pretty more typical (smallmouth bass, redbreast sunfish, and white perch), so this was a fun find! This is the 124th iNat specimen and the only one logged anywhere near RVA. As always, the fish was held for just long enough for pics and then gently let go back into the river. Caught on a small circle hook dredged through some shaded ripples with a pinched nightcrawler.