First stop was the kokosing River about 2 miles from my house at a cannoe access. I have not done any collecting in the area since I moved so I was pretty excited to get out. The water was a little high so we only manged to collect along the shore and in the riffles. We got the following at this stop...
Creek Chub
Striped Shiner
Spotfin Shiner
Bluntnose Minnow
Silverjaw Minnow
Central Stoneroller Minnow
Sand Shiner
Roseyface Shiner
Redside Dace
Northern Hog Sucker
White Sucker
Johnny Darter
Banded Darter
Greenside Darter
Rainbow Darter
Fantail Darter
Bluebreast Darter
Mottled Sculpin
Next we drove about 10 miles to a location Nate Tessler and I had visited back in September (which we posted a report on) but the water was a little too high to risk entering the stream with the cold water temps. Next we moved on to Wakatomika Creek. This creek does not look like a creek that would have so many species in it and this was Mark and Justins first time to this location and when we got out of the car I think they were a little disapointed at the apearance of the stream. I said just wait till you get in and see what all is in there...
Creek Chub
Bullhead Minnow
Sand Shiner
Mimic Shiner
Bigeye Chub
Central Stoneroller Minnow
Silverjaw Minnow
Bluntnose Minnow
Spotfin Shiner
Emerald Shiner
Silver Shiner
Golden Redhorse Sucker
Rock bass
Eastern Sand Darter
Variagate Darter
Bluebreast Darter
Banded Darter
Fantail Darter
Rainbow Darter
Johnny Darter
Greenside Darter
Blackside Darter
Trout-Perch
Brook Silverside
Needless to say after we got out the were pleased with the catch, and who knows we may be forgetting a few because we made the list on the ride home afterwards. This was my third visit to this site and I think I have caught nearly 40 species in a 200m streatch of this creek.
Below are a few picture from the day both in the field and a few of my pressents to myself after they had been introduced to my stream tank later that night.
![variegate.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473190.jpg)
Male Varigate Darter Etheostom variatum
![silverjaw.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473180.jpg)
Silver jaw minnow Notropis buccatus
![Sculpin.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473171.jpg)
Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
![sal.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473160.jpg)
Salamander? I don't know these anyone able to id this guy?
![rainbow.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473144.jpg)
Male Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
![hog.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473133.jpg)
Northern Hog Sucker Hypentellium nigricans
![Greenside.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473122.jpg)
Male Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
![fan.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473110.jpg)
Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
![banded.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473089.jpg)
Male Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
![bluebreast.jpg](https://forum.nanfa.org/uploads/monthly_12_2007/post-153-1198473099.jpg)
Male Bluebreast Darter Etheostoma camurum