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How to not catch a Pumpkinseed

Started by Guest_andyavram_* , Sep 03 2010 11:53 AM

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#1 Guest_andyavram_*

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 11:53 AM

Here is a picture a friend took of me at work where I am displaying the improper way to catch some very nicely colored Pumpkinseeds. Needless to say, they got away.

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Overall, this was a 3 hour creek hike I led earlier this summer where I of course brought a net to see what kind of inverts, fish and herps I could catch for the participants. On this day we saw or caught (fish-wise):

Blacknose Dace
Redside Dace
Creek Chub
Bluntnose Minnow
Silverjaw Minnow
Sand Shiner
Common / Striped Shiners
Central Stonerollers

Narthrn Hawg Sucker
White Sucker

Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
If we didn’t get a Rockbass we should have
Bluegill
Previsously mentioned Pumpkinseeds

Rainbow Darter
Greenside Darter
Variegate Darter
Johnny Darter

I am sure I could have added more if I used a seine instead and if we spent anytime at the mouth of the creek where it enters the main river. These were all in a tributary of the Grand River in Lake County.

#2 Guest_panfisherteen_*

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 08:16 PM

from wading in a river one day, i figured out something. if you stop moving, they will eventually swim to within a couple feet of you. Next time do that, except have the net on bottom, then let the fish hover over the net and scoop them. I am sure you would have more success lol :mrgreen:

#3 Guest_donkeyman876_*

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 08:37 PM

That is a really pretty sampling area. Nice list of seeing/catching things.

#4 Guest_Elijah_*

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Posted 03 September 2010 - 10:25 PM

Cool spot! Where was this?

#5 Guest_andyavram_*

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:18 PM

Pan, I had a group of about 20 people I was leading on this hike so I didn't have time to wait around for the fish to swim back over my net, but that is what I wanted to do.

Donkey, it is one of the streams I routinely go back to, although I haven't found any new species (for me at least) in the stream in quite some time. The area pictured is actually off-limits to the public but there are other access points in the stream.

Elijah, NE Ohio in a tributary of the Grand River.

#6 Guest_panfisherteen_*

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 02:55 PM

lol yea i guess it would be hard to persuade 20 others to wait 5 minutes while you wait for fish to swim to you :laugh:

#7 Guest_Okiimiru_*

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Posted 12 September 2010 - 03:00 PM

It's amazing that there's such species diversity there. I was out just last weekend in a Rocky River tributary and I'm not even kidding there were only two species of fish in the entire area. Le sigh.

#8 Guest_NateTessler13_*

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Posted 15 September 2010 - 01:01 PM

Are you sure you found Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) in your Grand River tributary? It is my understanding that their distribution is limited to the Ohio River drainage basin.

#9 Guest_andyavram_*

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Posted 17 September 2010 - 09:16 AM

Are you sure you found Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) in your Grand River tributary? It is my understanding that their distribution is limited to the Ohio River drainage basin.

You are correct. I was thinking Fantail, as that is what I found many of, but instead must have typed Variegate. Thanks for the catch.