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A few from s. fork of the Red River (KY)

Started by Guest_JohnO_* , Jun 15 2008 09:16 PM

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#1 Guest_JohnO_*

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 09:16 PM

Stopped by the south fork of the Red River, really just a creek. Chocked full of darters. In ten minutes of shaking rocks in the riffles with a net downstream, I had found these interesting fellows.

This one is interesting, not really a darter. Logperch, perhaps?

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Looks a lot like a fantail, but the markings on the tail aren't as pronounced.

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Not sure what this one is. At first, I was thinking a rainbow with no color (from the rounded dorsal), but the body isn't thick enough.

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#2 Guest_blakemarkwell_*

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Posted 15 June 2008 - 09:45 PM

First appears to be Blenny Darter Etheostoma blennius and the second appears to be Dusky Darter Percina sciera, but honestly I am terrible at ID'ing, these could be so far off from the truth, wait for someone much more experienced to tell you... Nice little trip, oh ya, and the third is a little too washed out for me to take a guess...

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#3 Guest_midge_*

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Posted 16 June 2008 - 10:30 AM

that first one looks to be a variagate darter. as for that blanched out one i havn't a clue. what are the rules on seining in the gorge area(red river) i'm thinking about taking a fishing trip down there and bringing a seine.

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#4 Guest_blakemarkwell_*

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Posted 16 June 2008 - 11:27 AM

He is correct on the variegate darter. I was not even paying attention to where you collected.

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#5 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 16 June 2008 - 02:48 PM

Variegate, Fantail, and the last looks like a washed out female rainbow to me.

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#6 Guest_JohnO_*

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Posted 16 June 2008 - 11:47 PM

That third one got it's colors back after a day in the tank. Rainbow, for sure.

Most of the S Fork travels over private land, and those people can be kinda touchy about strangers hopping over fences. I was fortunate enough to know someone in the area. There are streams in the D Boone national forest, they should be available.

Definitely going back in a week or two, supposed to be some lampreys there as well.

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#7 Guest_midge_*

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 12:13 AM

if i go it will be in some swift camp creek tribs that have brookies, though i may try some of the bigger areas after, is there any rules in the trout streams that you know of?

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#8 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 04:24 PM

if i go it will be in some swift camp creek tribs that have brookies, though i may try some of the bigger areas after, is there any rules in the trout streams that you know of?

Unless you have a scientific or educational collecting permit, you should not have a net in either of the two swift camp tribs that hold brook trout. In truth those waters are so marginal for brook trout that messing with them at all this time of year could easily kill them. Both Dog fork and Parched corn creek are so small that a 3 inch brook trout would be a large one.

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#9 Guest_JohnO_*

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 06:57 PM

Agreed- that's a big no-no. You'll get lumped in with the fish poachers that clean out an entire stream. Penalties for poaching game fish are severe.

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#10 Guest_midge_*

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Posted 17 June 2008 - 11:01 PM

thought that may be the case, the idea is to go for the brookies with the flies and then see what else is around, i guess i'll seine the bigger waters