Quest to catch 50 different fish species in Wisconsin

I'm turning 40 tomorrow.  I figure, I'm not going to get better at anything athletically, but I still want to have some goals in life.  I like fishing, but I don't get out there as much as I'd like.  To motivate myself and to keep it interesting, I decided to set a goal of catching 50 different species of fish here in my home state of Wisconsin.  And to add to the difficulty, I have to catch each as I'm filming it.  I'm going to post each video to this thread, and I'm also going to need help as I go.  Any tips on how to catch different species of fish would be greatly appreciated.  Here's the first fish I caught on video, the Bigmouth Buffalo by the Hustisford Dam.

Failed again trying for burbot down in Milwaukee.  This time I used cut bait (smelt) to no avail.

I was told cutbait (whitefish or cisco) was good for burbot. Anyone know where I can find some?  I tried to catch some burbot this weekend and failed.

Thanks Bluegrouse for the id chart, and One Shot One Kill, I'm up to 44.  I'm heading out tomorrow morning for a chance at 45.  I don't really think I have a good shot at it (burbot in MKE) but I'm heading down that way anyway tomorrow morning, so I'll be fishing by the lighthouse for a few hours in the morning.  

Tiefsa

I have been following your journey a bit . Whats the count number at  ?

Thanks 

Tiefsa,

Tried to catch a greater redhorse in the Milwaukee River.

Wasn't that kid great, though!  I guess now I have to try above the dam!

that was a cool story/video... the kid was awesome, so genuine! ...I appreciated your concern for his safety and that you included him in. Probably a memory for him for life... cool beans!

Not a new species, but a big surprise catch for me.  I caught my first king salmon from shore.  I was fishing for smallmouth bass in the Milwaukee River by the dam in Grafton and hooked into a nice king salmon.  I thought I snagged a carp (it felt way too big to be a smallmouth), but then I got it in and saw I caught a nice King!

I'm looking to try for shovelnose sturgeon or smallmouth buffalo maybe next weekend in the Wisconsin River.  

Was hoping to catch a Shovelnose Sturgeon, but I ended up catching my largest sturgeon ever and my second ever Flathead Catfish.  A good day even if there were no new species caught

Thanks for the tips on Warmouth SnakeSter and Mr.Bass1984.  I'll see if I can get back out there with leeches.  There might be some riprap by the end of Phantom Lake near the mouth of the lower Mukwonago River.  

I caught another new species for me!  Gar!  I was super excited about this one.  Here's the video.  

I always seem to catch warmouth around riprap shorelines.  They'll eat just about anything.

Tried for 44, the stupid Warmouth, and didn't catch it.  Still had a good morning out on Phantom Lake with my son, though.

Thanks JayBeeTurtleAnd, I got one, a Yellow Bass that is on Lac La Belle.  I bought a boat (used, but it has a fish finder which helped a lot), and I took it out to Oconomowoc with my oldest son.  That's 43.  Seven to go!!!

I think I'm going to head over to the Wisconsin River next and try for shovel nose sturgeon.  I have the stuff to catch gar, too.  I'm not going to bring my boat though.  The Lower Wisconsin looks sketchy for boats.  Or maybe I'll take my boat to Green Lake and try for Cisco.  One or the other is my next mission.  Any tips for targeting Cisco in Green Lake in the summer?  I bought some blade lures to try and get deeper in the water.

By far the easiest fish to get would be a yellow bass on Labelle.  I catch em everytime there