Catfish Alliance Trip Report, 11/21
#1 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 21 November 2006 - 11:40 PM
We caught a lot of fish (I counted four species in one dipnetfull), but Sean actually dipnetted an 8" shadow bass. With an actual dipnet - how sweet is that? The shadow bass went into a bucket with about 1/2 dozen assorted darters, and the B@&*%'D had the BALLS to eat every last ONE of the darters during the trip home, bouncing around in the bucket in the back of my pickup. Either he was very hungry, or he just figured, "F@#% it, I'm caught anyway, might was well eat these darters."
Anyway, Sean didn't have a place for him, so I put him in my 110 (my only remaining indoor tank).
Skipjack, I have bad news about those sleepers you were asking for...
The good news is...those pesky notatus are completely GONE!
#5 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 25 November 2006 - 01:28 AM
I have about 26 species in my car right now, so I will be busy tonight.
I don't understand you, man. I have nothing but respect for you, you seem to get more in both quantity and variety than anybody. But how the heck do you house so many fish? You are taking twenty-six species home in one night? And you seem to do this nearly every day? Unbelievable. Louisiana is a long drive from Pennsylvania, but I have to get there some day, just to see your collection! And I have to collect with you someday, just to see how you do it. You'd better be at the convention in NC!
#7 Guest_dredcon_*
Posted 26 November 2006 - 11:28 AM
#9 Guest_dredcon_*
Posted 26 November 2006 - 01:43 PM
Here is a list of species by site
Site 1 Strong River
Notropis longirostris Longnose shiner
Cyprinella venusta Blacktail shiner
Ericymba buccata Silverjaw minnow
Fundulus notatus Blackstripe topminnow
Ambloplites ariommus Shadow bass
Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill
Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish
Lepomis miniatus Redspotted sunfish
Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish
Elassoma zonatum Banded pygmy sunfish
Ammocrypta vivax Scaly sand darter
Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow darter
Etheostoma stigmaeum Speckled darter
Etheostoma histrio Harlequin darter (Maybe - shadow bass ate it before positive ID)
Percina nigrofasciata Blackbanded darter
Site 2 Merit Water Park
Notropis longirostris Longnose shiner
Cyprinella venusta Blacktail shiner
Cyprinella camura Bluntface shiner
Notropis baileyi Rough shiner
Nocomis leptocephalus Bluehead chub
Hypentelium nigricans Northern hog sucker
Noturus leptacanthus Speckled madtom
Ambloplites ariommus Shadow bass
Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill
Lepomis miniatus Redspotted sunfish
Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish
Etheostoma lycenum Brighteye darter
Percina nigrofasciata Blackbanded darter
Percina sciera Dusky darter
Stie 3 Westville Creek
Notropis longirostris Longnose shiner
Cyprinella venusta Blacktail shiner
Cyprinella camura Bluntface shiner
Notropis baileyi Rough shiner
Ericymba buccata Silverjaw minnow
Notropis winchelli Clear chub
Hypentelium nigricans Northern hog sucker
Noturus leptacanthus Speckled madtom
Noturus funebris Black madtom (pending further ID - its the biggest madtom I have collected)
Ambloplites ariommus Shadow bass
Lepomis miniatus Redspotted sunfish
Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish
Etheostoma whipplei Redfin darter
Etheostoma lycenum Brighteye darter
Etheostoma swaini Gulf darter
Percina nigrofasciata Blackbanded darter
Add what I forgot Martin.
#15 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 09 December 2006 - 04:28 PM
#16 Guest_dredcon_*
Posted 09 December 2006 - 04:37 PM
#17 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 09 December 2006 - 05:24 PM
What the... ? Call that the ONE documented exception to my infamous refrainSomehow that does not surprise me.
Remember that big, deadish madtom from Westville Creek? After spending 4 days belly up on the bottom of a bucket, it is now alive and appears to be doing well.
#19 Guest_nativecajun_*
Posted 10 December 2006 - 07:17 AM
I always bring a camera with me, but I have a hard time putting down the net to take pictures. I have one been in Thibodaux a year and only know the water from here south to Purt Fourchon. I don't know anywhere to get pickerel down here. I have some spots in Mississippi for them. I would look in waters with heavy vegetation.
Dredcon I just bought a little digital point and shoot. I am a proffesional photographer "doing it as a paid hobby now" and have thousands of dollars of gear but I just wanted something to stick in my pocket when I go collecting. I told my daughter I would stick it in a ziplock bag when I go collecting because llike you I have a hard time putting the net down, or rod and reel, and I have been known to slip on rocks and fall in the same exact water I am collection from LOL. So a ziplock bag is definatly on my list of things to bring collecting not just for my fish but for my camera as well. And about Mississippi let me in on those spots if you don't mind because I travel just about the whole length of the state when I come down to Lafayette from Tennessee where I live now. And don't be shy about letting me know what and where to find fishes in Thibodaux I am not affraid of the gas pump and steering wheel. If there is something special there I will definatly drive there. And if I stop at places I hope you let me in on in Mississippi and there is something you want me to bring down for you If I catch some I will be happy to do so. I plan on being down around the 21st give or take a few days. So I am definatly willilng to haul something down for you If you want. And if there is something I can bring to you from here in ( Near Chattanooga ) I will also be happy to do that. But beware I am a newcommer to this catching and shipping or transporting I should say so you may want to give me some hints on how to keep fish alive for lets say two days in a bucket or whatever. I have a bad back and sometimes I have to cut the trip in half to give the old backside a rest in a motel overnight. So that would be a five and five hour trip over a two day period if I did that. But If I collected on the way down at places you are going to share with me in Mississippi that might be enough to loosen up the old back and maybe make the trip longer but not have to motel it one night. I am really not an expert at identifying fish but if you give me the names of some possibles you might want from here in Tennessee and points between here and Lafayette I will definatly give it my best shot for you.
Oh and if you do share your secret spots with me in and along the way in Mississippi would you include close towns (names) because I use google earth to pinpoint my collecting spots for future reference. Thanks a bunch and maybe we can meet in Louisiana between your place and my mothers and go out for a little collecting if you have time. I am also interested in a young bowfin. I know they have those down there. Awesome fish. But so far I have just eaten them and not enjoyed them in a tank. Lets say my tastes have changed over the years LOL. I do not eat fish at all from our local waters here. I read about the mecury and other toxins that they test and find in the fish in the wild here so now I just enjoy looking at them and collection them. I actually have a few TN snubnose in a tank right now I would be willing to let you have if you need some of those. (two or three) I can get those anytime here at a favorite spot.
#20 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 10 December 2006 - 08:25 PM
I am trying to get back into photography after an absence of many years. Many, many years! The nice thing these days is that as the traditional "wet" darkroom is being abandoned, there are great deals on the equipment. I scored a nice 4x5 camera on eBay for cheap, and large format enlargers can be had very reasonably now. I'm just buying the stuff a piece at a time - no big hurry.I am a proffesional photographer "doing it as a paid hobby now" and have thousands of dollars of gear
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