The Ohio regional NANFA trip went well this past weekend despite getting some significant rain the night before the event. Only one site was adversely affected by the rain but we still managed to catch a decent number of fish there as well. Here is the official report, I hope to add some pictures soon and anyone else who attended please add your story of the experience as well…

Saturday the 31^st of May…
Site 1 was the Muskingum River below Ellis Dam

Bigeye Chub

Hybopsis amblops

5

Gravel Chub

Erimystax x-punctata

1

Suckermouth Minnow

Phenecobius mirabilis

1

Emerald Shiner

Notropis atherinoides

50+

Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

30+

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

100+

Silverjaw Minnow

Notropis buccatus

1

Bullhead Minnow

Pimephales vigilax

10

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

10

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

100+

Central Stoneroller Minnow

Campostoma anomalum

100+

Smallmouth Redhorse

Moxostoma breviceps

5

Northern Hog Sucker

Hypentellium nigricans

20

Brook Silverside

Labidesthes sicculus

3

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

1

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

3

Log Perch

Percina caprodes

15

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

5

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

5

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

25

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

1

Eastern Sand Darter

Ammocrypta pellucida

30

Bluebreast Darter

Etheostoma camurum

2

Dusky Darter

Percina sciera

7

Redside Dace

Clinostomus elongatus

1

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

20

Mosquito Fish

Gambusia affinis

3

Site # 2 was where we had some high water and we all went swimming trying to sample, Wakatomika Creek near Dresden…

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

3

Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis

10

Roseyface Shiner

Notropis rubellus

15

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

20

Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

15

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

30

Mimic Shiner

Notropis volucellus

5

Silverjaw Minnow

Notropis buccatus

2

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

5

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

30

Central Stoneroller Minnow

Campostoma anomalum

20

Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

15

Brindled Madtom

Noturus miurus

2

Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris

6

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

3

Log Perch

Percina caprodes

2

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

20

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

15

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

20

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

20

Fantail Darter

Etheostoma flabellare

15

Trout Perch

Percopsis omiscomaycus

2

Third spot we went back to the Muskingum in Dresden…



Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

15

Bluebreast Darter

Etheostoma camurum

2

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

5

Log Perch

Percina caprodes

3

Dusky Darter

Percina sciera

1

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

3

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

2

Spotted Bass

Micropterus punctulatus

1

Northern Hog Sucker

Hypentellium nigricans

5

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

5

Smallmouth Redhorse

Moxostoma breviceps

2

Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

5

Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

20

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

20

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

20

Bullhead Minnow

Pimephales vigilax

5

Brook Silverside

Labidesthes sicculus

1

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

1

Next we hit up the Walhonding at Warsaw…

Bigeye Chub

Hybopsis amblops

10

Streamline Chub

Erimystax dissimilis

2

Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis

15

Roseyface Shiner

Notropis rubellus

20

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

25

Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

20

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

25

Mimic Shiner

Notropis volucellus

5

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

25

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

2

Central Stoneroller Minnow

Campostoma anomalum

25

Emerald Shiner

Notropis atherinoides

2

Northern Hog Sucker

Hypentellium nigricans

15

Stonecat Madtom

Noturus flavus

5

Rock Bass

Ambloplites rupestris

3

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

1

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

3

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

10

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

30

Variegate Darter

Etheostoma variatum

5

Bluebreast Darter

Etheostoma camurum

15

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

5

Then the final stop of the day was at the confluence of the Kokosing and the Mohican Rivers where they form the Walhonding, in addition Mike Nichols and my self explored a small tributary that came in to the Kokosing in the area…

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

25

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

25

Bluebreast Darter

Etheostoma camurum

5

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

25

Roseyface Shiner

Notropis rubellus

25

Bigeye Chub

Hybopsis amblops

15

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

50

Northern Hog Sucker

Hypentellium nigricans

15

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

15

Mottled Sculpin

Cottus bairdii

1

Stonecat Madtom

Noturus flavus

2

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

50

Laurel Run, the trib mentioned above…

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

15

Blacknose Dace

Rhinichthys obtusus

15

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

5

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

10

Mottled Sculpin

Cottus bairdii

1

Continued... ( it told me my post was too long to be in one and aparently it doesn't like excel so it spread everything out way more than I would Like, any help fixing this would be great)...

The next morning we met up with even a few more people ( I think we had 15 on Sunday) and headed down the Kokosing River for a day of sampling and canoeing. Along the way we stopped and explored Honey Run which had a beautiful waterfall on it…

Kokosing

River Chub

Nocomis micropogon

20

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

2

Streamline Chub

Erimystax dissimilis

15

Bigeye Chub

Hybopsis amblops

40

Silver Shiner

Notropis photogenis

20

Sand Shiner

Notropis stramineus

100+

Mimic Shiner

Notropis volucellus

15

Roseyface Shiner

Notropis rubellus

50+

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

100+

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

100+

Central Stoneroller Minnow

Campostoma anomalum

100+

Spotfin Shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

100+

Smallmouth Redhorse

Moxostoma breviceps

10

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

10

Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

10

Northern Hog Sucker

Hypentellium nigricans

30

Stonecat Madtom

Noturus flavus

5

Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris

5

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

3

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

2

Greenside Darter

Etheostoma blennioides

20

Banded Darter

Etheostoma zonale

100+

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

100+

Variegate Darter

Etheostoma variatum

3

Bluebreast Darter

Etheostoma camurum

50+

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

20

Fantail Darter

Etheostoma flabellare

1

Honey Run

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

15

Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

15

Mottled Sculpin

Cottus bairdii

10

Striped Shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

25

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

25

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

25

Golden Redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

15

Silver Redhorse

Moxostoma anisurum

15

Common White Sucker

Catostomus commersonii

20

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

5

Redside Dace

Clinostomus elongatus

15

Southern Redbelly Dace

Phoxinus erythrogaster

15

Blacknose Dace

Rhinichthys obtusus

50+

All these counts are approximate and to those who came if I forgot anything please let me know, it was a lot to remember…
I think all had a great time and everything went very smoothly, thanks to everyone who came and hopefully I’ll get around to adding some pictures soon.

out of all that sampling, bluegill sunfish was all that was found of the sunfish family?

im really surprised there were no green or longear sunfish, guess those just were not ment to be.

matthew

Edited by macantley, 05 June 2008 - 11:30 PM.

If you copy the list and paste it into notepad and then copy the text in notepad and paste it into a post it will look better that's what I did below
Kokosing

River Chub

Nocomis micropogon


20

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus


2

Streamline Chub

Erimystax dissimilis


15

Bigeye Chub

Hybopsis amblops


40

Edited by dafrimpster, 06 June 2008 - 08:33 AM.

out of all that sampling, bluegill sunfish was all that was found of the sunfish family?

im really surprised there were no green or longear sunfish, guess those just were not ment to be.

matthew

I found a green sunfish at the last stop on day one, in the Walhonding River. It was a rather nice one, too.

Holly and I had a great time. I went home completely exhausted (not a complaint, but evidence that I had a great time and got quite a workout as a result). I was concerned about the weather, it rained cats and dogs all the way from home to westbound on I-70, but it cleared up after crossing I-77 and was nice thereafter (except that one brief downpour while we were in Dresden). It was good companionship and good fun; hopefully these things can happen more often.

Thanks to Brian for organizing the trip. Thanks to Brian and Julie for their hospitality in their home. Thanks to Hector of ODNR for providing the canoes.

I had a fantastic time! It was so great to meet everyone! The only dark spot was falling in the Walhonding and ruining my camera because its bag wasn't sealed.

I'd like to second Ed's thanks:

Thanks to Brian for organizing the trip. Thanks to Brian and Julie for their hospitality in their home. Thanks to Hector of ODNR for providing the canoes.

I learned a lot, had way too much fun, and brought home some awesome fish!

out of all that sampling, bluegill sunfish was all that was found of the sunfish family?

im really surprised there were no green or longear sunfish, guess those just were not ment to be.

matthew

We got smallmouth and spotted bass... Longears are few and far between in the Muskingum drainage, it is on the eastern edge of their range. I was surprised not to see a green, but it looks like ed did find at least 1.

Brian,
Thanks again for hosting this weekend for us. It was well planned and there was never a dull moment. On the first day it was great to get out and see all the diversity we could (too bad Wakatomika didn't pan out). The second day's canoe trip was awesome! I've got sunburn on my knees still. That waterfall that was down in the sandstone/limestone gorge was rediculously big for that size stream. I've never seen so many salamanders either. Too bad the bass weren't biting anything though. That would have been the only thing I would've changed. Oh yeah, and Brandon and I were trying to hit all the biggest rocks when going through the riffle/rapids area towards the end. We were both trying to knock each other out of the canoe. We never had the American Gladiators style joust we were planning, but whatever, fun times. Let's do it again, soon!
Also, it was my pleasure to meet the new people that came along, and it's always good to see familiar faces too. Don't be strangers, if anyone wants to get in the water, I can always find time.

-Nate

My family and I were able to come down for the canoe trip on sunday. What a great trip. It was great to have the group of people together. I think that having a canoe trip/seining trip was a great idea. We were able to see many areas of the river and sample many spots also.

Brian and Julie you did a wonderful job. We could not have asked for a better day, except for Nates comments on the smallies not hitting.

Also Ed did a great job. He was in the canoe with his and my daughters. They had a great time together.

I will have to post some pictures this week of the river. I regretfully did not get any good pictures of the bluebreast darters we caught. but some scenery pics turned out nice.

Thanks again and nice meeting everyone.

Looks like you guys had a good time, too bad it was on a weekend I had other plans. Can't wait to see some pictures of it.

Andy

Photos from the trip...

Great pictures!