33 replies to this topic

[Chasmodes]

very cool

[Casper]

I really like your wet hand shots.  Teeny tiny critters.  It is amazing to me that this microfishing yields such diversity.  Beautiful, crisp photos.

[mattknepley]

Ben, once again you leave me absolutely jealous! Those fish are great. Anybody who thinks there aren't any colorful North American fish need to read your posts and visit your blog. They will be disabused of that fallacy in short order.

Gotta go find space for Current Darters in my imaginary fish room of great size.

[BenCantrell]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

 

Here's the fifth day.

http://bencantrellfi...5-oklahoma.html

 

Plains Darter (Etheostoma squamosum)

 

Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare)

 

Sunburst Darter (Etheostoma mihileze)

 

Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)

 

Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae)

 

Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)

 

Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis)

 

Respot Chub (Nocomis asper)

 

Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis)

 

Plains Darter (Etheostoma squamosum)

[BenCantrell]

The sixth day.

http://bencantrellfi...-tahlequah.html

 

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

 

Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)

 

Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)

 

Cardinal Shiner (Luxilus cardinalis)

 

Illinois River fish

 

Slender Madtom (Noturus exilis)

 

Sunburst Darter (Etheostoma mihileze)

 

Banded Sculpin (Cottus carolinae)

[BenCantrell]

The seventh day.  Only one more day left.

http://bencantrellfi...fishing-in.html

 

Sunburst Darter (Etheostoma mihileze)

 

Plains Darter (Etheostoma squamosum)

 

Wedgespot Shiner (Notropis greenei)

 

Wedgespot Shiner (Notropis greenei)

 

Steelcolor Shiner (Cyprinella whipplei)

 

Steelcolor Shiner (Cyprinella whipplei)

 

Ozark Logperch (Percina fulvitaenia)

 

Slim Minnow (Pimephales tenellus)

 

Slim Minnow (Pimephales tenellus)

 

Redfin Darter (Etheostoma whipplei)

[BenCantrell]

The last one!

http://bencantrellfi...-8-perfect.html

 

Plateau Darter (Etheostoma squamosum)

 

Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare)

 

Ozark Darter (Etheostoma sp.)

 

Ozark Darter (Etheostoma sp.)

 

Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)

 

Ozark Bass (Ambloplites constellatus)

 

Ozark Bass (Ambloplites constellatus)

 

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

 

Yoke Darter (Etheostoma juliae) 

 

Checkered Madtom (Noturus flavater)

[Casper]

Wonderful photos.  Never to be expected.  Yoke Darter by hook and line.  I guess they are so exhausted by the long fight, they just give out for these premium hand shots.

[Michael Wolfe]

I have to agree with Casper and say your "fish in hand" pictures have gotten very good! Nice open fins and very sharp.

[littlen]

I'm not sayin' the Ozarks have some nice darters, but the Ozarks have some nice darters!

[BenCantrell]

I have to agree with Casper and say your "fish in hand" pictures have gotten very good! Nice open fins and very sharp.

 

If you remember, you guys gave me a hard time over my "fish in hand" photos at the convention last year.  I still want to be stubborn and not use a photo tank, so this is the best compromise I can come up with.  I'm honestly very glad you guys gave me a hard time, because it caused me to rethink how I take photos.  It's still a work in progress of course.

[Michael Wolfe]

Sure we gave you hard time. Go back and look at some of those clamped fin shiner shots you had. Now you have fins flared eye candy. Keep up the good work.

[Isaac Szabo]

I'm really glad you finally got Ozark bass, yoke darter, and checkered madtom. That checkered madtom is awesome! Those Ozark darters are weird-looking, aren't they? Lots of gray/black replacing the red/blue color of other orangethroat types. This coloration is what I'm used to seeing in the White River drainage, including Buffalo tributaries. Your earlier ones from Yellville didn't look quite right to me for the White drainage. What a trip! Thanks for sharing!

[Chasmodes]

Very impressive catch and pics Ben!