Atlantic Croaker: This is a 3 inch one of many that I netted, but I caught larger ones on hook and line.
A week in the Outer Banks
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Posted 18 June 2013 - 03:44 PM
My family and I spent the week of June 8th in Duck, North Carolina, in a house on the ocean. Since the trip wasn't collecting oriented, all of the species were caught right from the surf behind our rental house. Most of the species were collected with hook and line, but some were collected with a dipnet, allowing the waves to wash small fish into the net. during the week we were able to catch over 20 species of fish from the beach, 15 by hook and line, and the others by dip net (except atlantic croaker, which I caught by both methods). A few of the smaller species are photographed badly because I didn't have a photo tank, and some I am unsure of the identification. Any help would be appreciated. This could take a while because I have many pictures. I will do a post for each species.
Atlantic Croaker: This is a 3 inch one of many that I netted, but I caught larger ones on hook and line.
Atlantic Croaker: This is a 3 inch one of many that I netted, but I caught larger ones on hook and line.
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Posted 18 June 2013 - 06:48 PM
I stayed right there last summer, and there was a good sized fw pond a block away from our house. I didn't sample while there, but I did take a daily walk around the pond. Several of the properties along the edge had full grass lawns, and the water level was up high enough that some grass was partially submerged. As I approached those areas, the water would start to almost boil with activity. It was huge groups of Gambusia living in the "swamp forest"! Then there were the huge Red Belly Turtles that would beg food at one spot along the shore. Sadly I'm not getting back down this year, but we'll see about next!
Edited by Subrosa, 18 June 2013 - 06:49 PM.
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Posted 18 June 2013 - 07:55 PM
For a trip that wasn't collection oriented, you sure racked up a nice fish tally. I especially like the pipefish and hake. Thanks for posting!
Matt Knepley
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