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[Pterodroma]

Hi all, I'm a new member from just outside Charlotte, NC. I've recently stumbled across this website looking for care on darters, and figured it'd be good to join. I've actually never fished in my life (aside from catching Gambusia from the creek in the backyard when I was little) and have never really bothered to learn aquatic species until I started keeping aquariums. I've recently gained an interest in natives and I'm always down for learning new species. 

[gerald]

Welcome!  NC has great fish diversity, including many small species suitable for tank keeping.  Here's a link to NC-DWR's fish species list by river basin:

https://deq.nc.gov/a...indigenous-fish

 

And good timing too:  the next NANFA annual convention will be in northeast GA in early June 2018.  The convention moves to different states every year, so we're lucky to have it so close in 2018.

[Pterodroma]

Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for. Do you know of any good field guides to get started with as well? 

[taldridge0321]

Thanks for the link! That's exactly what I was looking for. Do you know of any good field guides to get started with as well? 

Grab a Peterson on Amazon. Welcome to the group, I'm from Charlotte myself.

[gerald]

Our current NANFA Prez, Fritz (Fred) Rohde is senior author of Freshwater Fishes of SC (USC Press, 2009).  Most of what you'll find around Charlotte also occurs in SC, except speckled killifish, maybe a few others.  There's a Freshwater Fishes of NC book too (1991), with ID keys, range maps, and line drawings, but names are a bit outdated and it doesn't include much biology info.

[taldridge0321]

I'm going with another member on Thursday to a really good spot of mine near Southpark, you are welcome to join us if you want! We're doing some fishing, microfishing and maybe some collecting.

[Pterodroma]

I'd love to join you, but Thursdays are busy for me. I'd be interested in seeing what you catch, though! Thanks Gerald, I live fairly close to SC anyways, so I'll look into it.

[taldridge0321]

I'd love to join you, but Thursdays are busy for me. I'd be interested in seeing what you catch, though! Thanks Gerald, I live fairly close to SC anyways, so I'll look into it.

Oh no problem at all, I get out all the time and am glad to help!

[Chasmodes]

Welcome to NANFA Pterodroma!  

[mattknepley]

Welcome aboard, Ptero!

[nviole]

Welcome! I'm in Columbia, SC but am up in Charlotte quite frequently. I would be happy to teach you some different styles of fishing and spots near Charlotte if you're interested, But like you, I'm new to collecting/identification.

[Pterodroma]

Thanks everyone!