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Sugar creek, Parke county Indiana

Started by Guest_teleost_* , Oct 16 2006 10:01 AM

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#1 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 10:01 AM

On Saturday many NANFA members from the Illinois/Indiana area visited Sugar Creek in Parke County Indiana. The morning had a chill but the sun and activity level warmed us as the day went on. The water was very clear providing a view of not only the fishes but also allowed us to see the conditions in which they lived. The area we sampled had a nice mix of forest and limestone bluffs providing a scenic environment for or efforts in the water.

I have a partial list of fishes we found here:

Campostoma anomalum (Central stoneroller)
Cyprinella whipplei (Steelcolored shiner)
Luxilus chrysocephalus (Striped shiner)
Notropis percobromus (Carmine shiner)
Pimephales notatus (Bluntnose minnow)
Hypentelium nigricans (Northern hog sucker)
Noturus flavus (Stonecat)
Ambloplites rupestris (Rock bass)
Lepomis megalotis (Longear sunfish)
Micropterus dolomieu (Smallmouth bass)
Etheostoma blennioides (Greenside darter)
Etheostoma caeruleum (Rainbow darter)
Etheostoma flabellare (Fantail darter)
Percina sciera (Dusky darter)

I suspect I’m missing a few fishes here. I’ll update the list as my memory improves or attendees remind me.

Please feel free to add details or any thoughts from the trip here.

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#2 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 10:29 AM

Looks like yall had fun, nice pics.

#3 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 06:21 PM

Beautiful creek, nice fish!

#4 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 07:21 AM

It was a whole lot of fun getting in water with people I've just met, a really nice group of people. This creek is about a 2.5 to 3 hour drive from home but is well worth the trip. The area is quite different than my local streams (both fishes and habitat). The combination of water conditions, scenic view and fellowship made this a wonderful trip.

Edit: I can't thank our regional representative Sajjad Lateef enough for putting this together, a great location and opportunity to make new friends.

#5 Guest_bflowers_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 03:25 PM

Here is a link to more of the pictures from the collecting trip. Mostly scenery.

http://nomy.org/nanf...Flowers/IlIn06/

Bill F.

#6 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 06:51 PM

Here is a link to more of the pictures from the collecting trip. Mostly scenery.

http://nomy.org/nanf...Flowers/IlIn06/

Bill F.

Bill, Thanks for getting these photos up. They look nice.
Make sure and look on page #2 of the above link for the "underwater photos". He has this really neat and inexpensive device that allows you to take pictures with your camera fully submerged in the water. I can't wait until next year to get some underwater shots with this thing.

#7 Guest_Duckman77_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 06:57 PM

Hey Bill,

Is that a sauger in your tank? Did you guys catch that on your trip?

EDIT: Looking at the anal fin, I suspect it is not a sauger. What is it? Do you know what fish I'm talking about?

#8 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 07:20 PM

Bet its a hog sucker

#9 Guest_Duckman77_*

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 08:26 AM

Yeah, I think you're correct. Teleost told me they caught no sauger. The anal fin would be right for a hog sucker.

#10 Guest_sandtiger_*

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 11:50 AM

Wow, excellent pictures. I would love to find a place like that!

#11 Guest_nativeplanter_*

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 11:53 AM

Thanks for getting these photos up. They look nice.
Make sure and look on page #2 of the above link for the "underwater photos". He has this really neat and inexpensive device that allows you to take pictures with your camera fully submerged in the water. I can't wait until next year to get some underwater shots with this thing.

So Bill... just what is this "really neat and inexpensive device"? (Other than a Ziploc bag?)

#12 Guest_bflowers_*

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Posted 18 October 2006 - 03:09 PM

Ziploc wouldn't hold up. Here is the website of the company that makes mine.

http://www.dicapac.com/eng/info-01.htm

I bought mine off of Ebay fro a company that sells new items. I had just received it the Wednesday before the trip and hadn't had a chance to use it. After using it a couple of minor problems cropped up.
1. Keeping the lense of the camera in the center of the lense of the bag.
2. Because of the camera(Canon A70) it was hard to use the zoom function. All of the other functions are easy to use. I will probably get better as I use it, naturally.

Bill F.

#13 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 03:04 AM

Hey Bill,

Is that a sauger in your tank? Did you guys catch that on your trip?

EDIT: Looking at the anal fin, I suspect it is not a sauger. What is it? Do you know what fish I'm talking about?

I think the fish you are referring to is the one that Bill calls the "Dusky Darter (Percina sciera)". Those Percina-type darters do look an awful-lot like little walleye or saugers. Bill, is it possible that it could be a Blackside Darter? I have not collected in Indiana but it looks an awful lot like the Blacksides I get here in Wisconsin.

#14 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 03:08 AM

By the way, Teleost and Bill, AWESOME PHOTOS!!!!

#15 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 07:47 AM

Thanks for the kind words abot the photos. I'm sure it's a dusky :wink:

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#16 Guest_bflowers_*

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 03:00 PM

Thanks for the compliment on the pictures.

Bill F.

#17 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 10:45 PM

Hey Bill,

Is that a sauger in your tank? Did you guys catch that on your trip?

EDIT: Looking at the anal fin, I suspect it is not a sauger. What is it? Do you know what fish I'm talking about?

I think the fish you are referring to is the one that Bill calls the "Dusky Darter (Percina sciera)". Those Percina-type darters do look an awful-lot like little walleye or saugers. Bill, is it possible that it could be a Blackside Darter? I have not collected in Indiana but it looks an awful lot like the Blacksides I get here in Wisconsin.

Actually I am sure Duckman was referring to the photo (under Bill's pics) of the hogsucker in the corner of the tank. Duckman is not one to mistake a darter of any kind with a sauger. :lol:

#18 Guest_bearskookums_*

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Posted 21 October 2006 - 07:09 PM

Hi Teleost...whats that shiner 2nd from the bottom of the series of photos? Its got nice coloration!

#19 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 02:13 PM

Hi Teleost...whats that shiner 2nd from the bottom of the series of photos? Its got nice coloration!

I'm pretty sure that's a steelcolored shiner. If you like it's looks you might consider a close looking and common cyprinella Spotfin shiner. Stays smaller and is well suited to the home aquaria.