It is possible and there was some thought that there might be some in the photos I sent Kon. (He shopped them out to Bob H. and someone else who I'm ashamed to say I can't think of their name right now.) I do have that fish pretty tight to the glass, so there is some distortion for sure. I'm not sure now if this is one of the pictures I showed them or not.
I am grateful to all for help with ids. Ids are not my strong suit, and I want to get these right!
Family Fishfest
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mattknepley
, Jul 28 2016 06:05 AM
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mattknepley
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 05:30 AM
The last couple days ended in a blur of driving, not too much exciting to report, but these were neat instances...
You can drive half way around the country, and STILL not be able to swing a dead Gambusia without hitting something to remind you of our fearless leader!
Last stop for fishy business was in Troy, OH. Didn't have a license, so did no sampling but did observe some fishes in the marina down on the Greater Miami.
From the marina to town.
Most of the river had a narrow, unmowed border making it difficult to see into the water. Not the best scenario for us sight predators, it was good for the little fishes. Along the bank was quite a bit of algae and a short leaved, translucent floating plant. Not the prettiest, but attractive in its own way. Rather reminded me of Utricularia subulata stolons, somehow. Anyway, saw plenty of what were obviously some type of small killi/topminnow patrolling the openings in plant growth. Long bodied, and with dorsal and anal fins practically at the end of their bodies, by range they should most likely be young Blackstripe Topminnow. In person you could rule out things like pickerels based on body markings and behavior.
And just like that it was over. Nothing left to do but bask in the glow and then plan the next trip! Oh yeah, and wonder what kind of nut-cases live in these parts...
Hopefully I get to stop in for next year's throwdown!
You can drive half way around the country, and STILL not be able to swing a dead Gambusia without hitting something to remind you of our fearless leader!
Last stop for fishy business was in Troy, OH. Didn't have a license, so did no sampling but did observe some fishes in the marina down on the Greater Miami.
From the marina to town.
Most of the river had a narrow, unmowed border making it difficult to see into the water. Not the best scenario for us sight predators, it was good for the little fishes. Along the bank was quite a bit of algae and a short leaved, translucent floating plant. Not the prettiest, but attractive in its own way. Rather reminded me of Utricularia subulata stolons, somehow. Anyway, saw plenty of what were obviously some type of small killi/topminnow patrolling the openings in plant growth. Long bodied, and with dorsal and anal fins practically at the end of their bodies, by range they should most likely be young Blackstripe Topminnow. In person you could rule out things like pickerels based on body markings and behavior.
And just like that it was over. Nothing left to do but bask in the glow and then plan the next trip! Oh yeah, and wonder what kind of nut-cases live in these parts...
Hopefully I get to stop in for next year's throwdown!
Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
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