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#1 Casper

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  • Chattanooga, TN alongside South Chickamauga Creek, just upstream of the mighty Tennessee River.

Posted 13 November 2018 - 08:11 PM

SFC 2018 Hickory Knob, SC
 
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NANFA Table.  This year's SFC host allowed Michael and i to promote NANFA and offer NANFA goods, adding a good bit to our treasury.  The 2nd day we displayed issues of American Currents on the table.  A lot of students were seemingly unaware of NANFA.  Next year the SFC meeting will be in Knoxville, TN about the same time in November so plans are already being made.
 
 
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The view from way back.  It was nice to be able to listen to the many presentations.  Of particular interest to me were discussions of Snail and Amber Darters, Laurel Dace and a bit on Blackbanded Darters.
 
 
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The SFC attendees... 157 at one count.  About half were students, many of whom made presentations and or posters.  Of these traveling students quite a few received awards and financial aid for their efforts.
We had a buffet meal Thursday night followed by a auction reminiscent but louder than NANFA's.  Friday night we enjoyed a bonfire down by the lake as the rain reduced to a mist.
 
 
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Fall colors, a first sunny glimpse after Friday's long rain.  The view is from a bridge constructed by the SC Army National Guard's 122nd Engineers.  Near the Long Cane Massacre Site.
 
 
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Shock & Seine team being Michael, visiting SC Matt K, and lead shocker SC DNR's Drew and his boss Mark.  Matt K keeping his distance in shorts.  The water was higher than typical after a rain, but is usually a bit clear and with a firm substrate.
 
 
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Ryan watching his line in the muddy water.
 
 
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Too muddy and cold for me so i worked at photographing the catch.  Green, Yellowfin and Redear.
 
 
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Aint sure.  We kept a list though.  Perhaps Michael will post from his notes.
 
 
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Funny nose on this one.
 
 
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Ryan added a Wiper to the list.  IDed by the wavy pattern beyond the gills, thus making it a Hybrid Bass.
 
 
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And he added a pair of black whiskered Channel Cats.  They were attractive trimmed in black.
 
 
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Blackbanded Darter.
 
 
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About 1 pm the DNR fellas headed home so we 3 headed east 1.5 hours to meet up with a pair of dippers, CFI's Derek and Evan working their 4th site.  Note the high beaver dam in the distance, making for a very attractive site beneath a blue sky.  The duo persistently worked the site for a couple more hours netting many interesting fishes, of most interest to me were the Blackbanded Sunfish.  It was somewhat clear enough to snorkel but after the "Falling Back" time change, the fading afternoon mixed with a chilly wind i was somewhat content to watch from the bank.  And then there is the beaver feces to consider.
 
 
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Mudminnow.  We had 17 species at our first site and noted 15 here, with only 2 overlapping so Michael, Ryan and i viewed 30 species this day.  Ryan continued to add species to the list with nicely colored Golden Shiners.  Derek and Evan perhaps had more species having netted several sites prior that morning.
 
But the day was not quite over...
 
 
 

Casper Cox
Chattanooga, near the TN Divide on BlueFishRidge overlooking South Chickamauga Creek.

#2 ShadetreeIchthyologist

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Posted 13 November 2018 - 08:15 PM

Wish I could have attended but classes got in the way.
"Amateurs can potentially make valuable contributions to our knowledge of fishes". - Etnier and Starnes

#3 gerald

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Posted 13 November 2018 - 09:31 PM

is there an online "proceedings" of the talks somewhere?


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#4 taldridge0321

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Posted 14 November 2018 - 12:08 PM

Nice stuff. The Blackbanded Darter you have posted is actually a Westfalls Darter now (Percina westfalli). 

 

Phil K. has the paperwork. 



#5 Casper

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  • Chattanooga, TN alongside South Chickamauga Creek, just upstream of the mighty Tennessee River.

Posted 14 November 2018 - 12:22 PM

The Blackbanded Darters was one of the many talks given, dividing them up including the odd sector in the panhandle of Florida.

Gerald, i tried to find an online copy of the talks but could not.  I relied on Michael's hard copy during the 2 days.

We had quite a few NANFA members in attendance but could always use more representation.  Knoxville, TN 2019 might be the opportunity to break attendance records both for SFC members and NANFA representation.  Field trip weather that time of year could be nice fall weather but it could be chilly cold and seines full of leaves.  Snorkeling... brrrr.  Perhaps we can get some special permission for TN activity.


Casper Cox
Chattanooga, near the TN Divide on BlueFishRidge overlooking South Chickamauga Creek.

#6 rc6750

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Posted 14 November 2018 - 12:25 PM

Nice stuff. The Blackbanded Darter you have posted is actually a Westfalls Darter now (Percina westfalli). 

 

Phil K. has the paperwork. 

 

Yep - that was actually one of the talks at the conference - you can see the new ranges from the talk below. 

 

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#7 rc6750

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Posted 14 November 2018 - 12:33 PM

is there an online "proceedings" of the talks somewhere?

 

Doesn't look like they have posted the abstracts yet for 2018, you can see the Program Guide here 

 

http://sefishescounc...ram_Revised.pdf

 

I imagine the abstracts will be put here eventually: http://sefishescounc...rg/page-1734882



#8 mattknepley

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Posted 15 November 2018 - 06:38 AM

Wish I could've made the whole thing, especially considering it was right in my backyard! Thanks for the heads up from Michael, or I'd not have know about it at all.

Was indeed a very pretty day, perfect for being out in the streams. The water was surely quite high on Long Cane Creek, but the shocker went a long way in preventing a skunkin'. Casper left out the part about Michael actually being the only person to get zapped. I had never been part of shocking effort before, so it was quite interesting to me. I figured out how close I could be to the shocker without getting volted by just being mindful of the increasing or decreasing tingliness in my feet. Being in just shorts, I figured it'd be my legs that were more sensative, but nope, it was the feet. Not wanting to end up floating into a net like our quarry, I found if I paid attention, and the shockers kept the phazers set to "stun", I could be reasonably close with no ill effect. Michael on the other hand, did not realize he had a failed patch on his waders. He was also a seine holder working to gather fishes downstream of the shocker. Do the math...

I most certainly enjoyed myself, and am impressed Casper managed to get any photos at all from the photo tanks if he was using local water. (Don't know.) It was more like mud than water...
Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."

#9 rc6750

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Posted 15 November 2018 - 09:41 AM

Some additional photos

 

tumblr_pi71q3xYqi1qjrzplo2_r1_1280.jpgGolden Shiner

 

tumblr_pi71q3xYqi1qjrzplo4_r1_1280.jpgSiren netted by Derek

 

tumblr_pi71q3xYqi1qjrzplo5_r1_1280.jpgLined Topminnows

 

tumblr_pi71q3xYqi1qjrzplo6_r1_1280.jpgBlackbanded and Bluespotted Sunfish

 

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Redfin Pickerel, Lake Chubsucker

 

tumblr_pi71q3xYqi1qjrzplo9_r1_1280.jpgTaking pics



#10 Akpinion

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Posted 15 November 2018 - 11:14 AM

Some additional photos

 

Wow, that Golden shiner is a beauty. i had to miss the trip which I will prob be sad about for awhile. I refuse to miss again, going to plan extra days from now on. Looks like you guys saw quite a few species. Rain check on the microfishing? Really want to try! 



#11 littlen

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Posted 15 November 2018 - 12:06 PM

Where is the "Like" button for these posts?  


Nick L.

#12 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 18 November 2018 - 08:29 AM

 

We had 17 species at our first site and noted 15 here, with only 2 overlapping so Michael, Ryan and i viewed 30 species this day. 
 

 

I'm a little late to the thread, but here is the species listing:

@ Long Cane Creek

Wiper White Bass (Ryan on hook and line)

Channel Catfish (Ryan on hook and line)

Large Mouth Bass

Crappie (maybe White according to Matt)

Redbreast Sunfish

Green Sunfish

Redear Sunfish

Bluegill Sunfish

Eastern Blackbanded Darter (AKA Westfall's Darter P. westfalli)

Gambusia

Whitefin Shiner

Eastern Silvery Minnow

Rosyface Chub

Bluehead Chub

Spottail Shiner

Yellowfin Shiner

Creek Chub

 

@ Burcalo Creek

Bluespotted Sunfish

Blackbanded Sunfish

Dolla Sunfish

Warmouth

Large Mouth Bass (Ryan on hook and line)

Golden Shiner (Ryan on hook and line)

Redfin Pickerel

Chain Pickerel

Lake Chubsucker

Eastern Mudminnow

Gambusia

Lined Topminnow (taken both by dipnet and Ryan caught a male and female on hook and line)

Swamp Darter

Everglades Pygmy Sunfish

Banded Pygmy Sunfish


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