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[gerald]

I think those two are both Tennessee shiners, but telescope also possible.

[Chasmodes]

Very cool report (as always)!

[MtFallsTodd]

Love the Gilt darters. I'm going to have to research where to find them in VA!!!!

[taldridge0321]

Love the Gilt darters. I'm going to have to research where to find them in VA!!!!

I found all these spots just looking up fish on FishMap, and the first one I collected in under Swannanoa Darter in Fletcher had six species of Darters-Fantail, Gilt, Swannanoa, Redline, Greenside and Banded. Very easy to collect as well with a dip net.

[MtFallsTodd]

I found all these spots just looking up fish on FishMap, and the first one I collected in under Swannanoa Darter in Fletcher had six species of Darters-Fantail, Gilt, Swannanoa, Redline, Greenside and Banded. Very easy to collect as well with a dip net.

Thanks!!

[Dustin]

Nice fish there Tim.  I am jealous that you can make it over there so often.

[taldridge0321]

Nice fish there Tim.  I am jealous that you can make it over there so often.

Thanks Dustin. I don't know how busy you are but if you get the chance please let me know about the Shiners, I think most are Tennessee's and there are Bigeye Chubs in there as well.

[Dustin]

The ones with the rectangular caudal blotches are most likely Tennessees and I think you are correct about the bigeye chubs.

[taldridge0321]

The ones with the rectangular caudal blotches are most likely Tennessees and I think you are correct about the bigeye chubs.

Cool, did you see the small slender one that Gerald mentioned? He also said I may have got Mirror Shiners but I don't know which ones those are either.

[gerald]

#10 is the one i think may be a mirror shiner (spectrunculus) unless it's another bigeye (amblops).

[taldridge0321]

#10 is the one i think may be a mirror shiner (spectrunculus) unless it's another bigeye (amblops).

I caught that in the Mills River along with a few others, I didn't get Bigeye Chub's until the second smaller creek. So hopefully they are Mirror Shiners.

[taldridge0321]

I caught that in the Mills River along with a few others, I didn't get Bigeye Chub's until the second smaller creek. So hopefully they are Mirror Shiners.

 

#10 that is.

[littlen]

This guy was caught in mid-October in the Clinch River.

 

[taldridge0321]

This guy was caught in mid-October in the Clinch River.

 

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Thanks for posting, beautiful little fish.

[taldridge0321]

Here is a better pic of #10.

[taldridge0321]

It looks like an upwardly directed eye to me, and my Peterson says no or small scales on front half of the nape for Mirror Shiner. Thanks Gerald for pointing it out.

[kurt]

Thanks for sharing Tim, look forward to meeting up, and learning!

[sbtgrfan]

I would say Mirror as well for #10...The triangular caudal spot is characteristic of mirror shiners, i believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. A more rectangular caudal spot is Tennessee shiner. 

[Dustin]

Yep, that's definitely a mirror. That's one of my favorite shiners. I love the rounded snout that makes it look like a torpedo and the really nice orange fins when they are in color.

[taldridge0321]

Thanks for sharing Tim, look forward to meeting up, and learning!

Anytime! Looking forward myself to coming back up there and meeting you guys.