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Traveling to Arkansas in late April.

Started by Guest_Nightwing_* , Mar 15 2008 11:17 AM

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#1 Guest_Nightwing_*

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 11:17 AM

I won't have much time to poke around in the creeks..but I may have a little!
Anything unique that is NOT in any way threatened, that I should look out for(I know that's an open ended question...but I am simply not familiar with the stream fish fauna there).
I will be in western Ark. near the Oklahoma boarder.(Mena area, to be specific).
I am specifically interested in maybe a few more colorful shiners, small sunfish(any bluespots or banded?), or interesting darters..but they have to be tough enough to last some time in a bucket!(will have battery aeration).

#2 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 01:22 PM

I'm not familiar with that area, but you're out of luck on the Enneacanthus; they don't get so far west.

#3 Guest_uniseine_*

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 03:15 PM

http://www.adeq.stat...ish.asp#Display
If you fill in no blanks and click search, you get seven pages of sites, each with a collection report.
OR
you can download the Access database (Excel will easily open the database for you)
Download a copy of this Access 2000 Database (approx 7mb)
Note: Data current as of 01/12/2008

http://www.adeq.stat...ishData_web.mdb

#4 Guest_Etheostoma_*

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Posted 23 March 2008 - 04:43 PM

I'd look out for orangebelly darters (Etheostoma radiosum) and possibly redspot darters (Etheostoma artesiae). I know the orangebellies are common in suitable streams in southeastern Oklahoma, so they should be around Mena also.

#5 Guest_Nightwing_*

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Posted 05 April 2008 - 09:15 PM

Thanks guys. It turns out there area several small, but year round streams on the property, one of which has and I quote "a whole bunch of really pretty little minnows and perchy looking things".
I take that as a number of shiner and darter species! I'll have to get a better idea when I get down there, and see what can legally be taken.(if anything).