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VA / NC microfishing trip

Started by Guest_BenCantrell_* , Oct 27 2013 09:40 AM

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#1 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 09:40 AM

Last week two friends and I made the trek from IL and MI to VA and NC for some hardcore microfishing. Huge thanks to Gerald for helping out with trip planning and Derek for going through fish IDs afterward. Most of these fish were new to me, so if you see any IDs that look wrong, please let me know!

http://bencantrellfi...c-drainage.html
http://bencantrellfi...an-roanoke.html
http://bencantrellfi...-eno-river.html
http://bencantrellfi...lls-region.html
http://bencantrellfi...e-waccamaw.html
http://bencantrellfi...isle-beach.html
http://bencantrellfi...r-drainage.html
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#2 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 09:46 AM

Here are some of the pictures.

Roanoke Darter - Eno River
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Redline Darter - Clinch River
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Bluebreast Darter - Clinch River
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Tessellated Darter - Fort Bragg creek
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Fantail Darter - Dan River
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Fantail Darter - Eno River
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Fantail Darter - New River
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#3 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 09:51 AM

And the killifish.

Mummichog - Potomac River
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Banded Killifish - Potomac River
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Speckled Killifish - Eno River
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Lined Topminnow - Fort Bragg pond
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Waccamaw killifish - Lake Waccamaw
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Striped Killifish - Ocean Isle Beach
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#4 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 09:56 AM

The sunfish

Redbreast Sunfish - Eno River
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Bluespotted Sunfish - mill pond
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Rock Bass - Dan River
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Dollar Sunfish - Fort Bragg pond
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Warmouth - Fort Bragg creek
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Flier - Lake Waccamaw backwaters
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Bluegill - Lake Waccamaw
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#5 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:00 AM

The minnows part #1.

Eastern Blacknose Dace - Potomac River
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Satinfin Shiner - Potomac River
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Whitetail Shiner - Clinch River
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Crescent Shiner - Roanoke River
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White Shiner - Eno River
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Cutlips Minnow - Dan River
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#6 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:05 AM

The minnows part #2.

Swallowtail Shiner - Potomac River
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Dusky Shiner - Fort Bragg creek
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Comely Shiner - Fort Bragg creek
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Coastal Shiner - Lake Waccamaw
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Saffron Shiner - New River
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Sawfin Shiner - Clinch River
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Tennessee Shiner - Clinch River
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#7 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:10 AM

The minnows part #3.

Bluehead Chub - Dan River
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Bull Chub - Eno River
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Sandhills Chub - Fort Bragg creek
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Streamline Chub - Clinch River
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Mountain Redbelly Dace - New River
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Rosyside Dace - New River
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#8 Guest_Khai Wan_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:12 AM

Awesome.

#9 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:14 AM

Other random fish.

Eastern Mosquitofish - Potomac River
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Brown Trout
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Naked Goby - Ocean Isle Beach
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Pinfish - Ocean Isle Beach
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Florida Pompano - Ocean Isle Beach
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White Perch - Lake Waccamaw
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#10 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:46 AM

Great group of fish, not sure if your separating subspecies but the Banded Killifish would be the Eastern Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus, back in Illinois there Western Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus menona.

#11 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 12:42 PM

That's an impressive assemblage for hook and line.

#12 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 03:15 PM

That's awesome Ben. I don't think that is a sawfin shiner, maybe a bigeye chub.

#13 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 03:32 PM

Can't see a barbel for the hook.

#14 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 03:39 PM

One of the guys took some good photo tank shots of a sawfin shiner from that spot, but now I'm not sure that it was the same fish as above. Thanks guys, I'll have to look into it.

#15 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 03:51 PM

Very awesome Ben. You are proving that microfishing is a very viable, and fun way of sampling.

#16 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 04:36 PM

"comely shiner, Fort bragg" - that might be a Cyprinella, either C. nivea (whitefin) or C. sp.cf. zanema (thinlip) - Fritz should know.
"saffron shiner, New River" - to me that looks more like a redlip shiner, N. chiliticus. Both spp are in the New River (probably exotic).
bluehead vs bull chub -- the tubercled one (Dan) is certainly a bluehead, but what characteristics are you using to ID the non-tubercled (Eno) chub? I have trouble ID-ing those, without tubercles. Sorry i couldnt get away to join you -- looks like you had a great time. GBP

#17 Guest_Dustin_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 04:44 PM

I'm not sure I have ever disagreed with Gerald on NC fish but I agree with Ben that the saffron is a saffron.

#18 mattknepley

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Smack-dab between the Savannah and the Saluda.

Posted 27 October 2013 - 04:54 PM

Nice! Glad you had such a good trip, and thanks for the pictures.

Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."

#19 Guest_BenCantrell_*

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 06:05 PM

Gerald, do head closeups help with the chubs? We were calling the ones with more slender heads bull chubs. Our ID skills didn't go beyond that.

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