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Grundy County Illinois sampling

Started by Guest_Uland_* , Jul 05 2009 07:05 PM

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#1 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:05 PM

Mark, his lovely wife and myself managed to get out this weekend and sample a bit. Weather was perfect and we had a great time.

Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish
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Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog Sucker
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Micropterus salmoides Largemouth Bass
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Lepomis humilis Orangespotted Sunfish
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Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin Shiner
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Notropis hudsonius Spottail Shiner
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Notropis atherinoides Emerald Shiner
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I'm not exactly certain what this is. I originally thought it was Carpiodes carpio but the mouth shot indicates otherwise. I'll just call it "Carpiodes".

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This last fish is just one of them Lepomis.
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Many of these fish were rather poor specimens but when you have lemons, try and make lemonade :mellow:

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#2 Guest_Amazon_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:26 PM

Nice catch! pretty orangespotted sunfish! I think your "Carpioides" is a Quillback Carpsucker (Carpiodes cyprinus).

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#3 Guest_schambers_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:38 PM

Great pictures! Thanks for showing them to us.

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#4 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 07:47 PM

I think you were initially right to call it a river carpsucker, Carpoides carpio. The mouth is a little smaller, the opercule is generally rounded, and the anterior rays of the dorsal fin appear to end about midway back. Great OSS head shot and way to get those fins erect in the spotfin. That may be one I need to use for a training presentation.

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#5 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 09:05 PM

I almost forgot a few other photos.
Thanks again for the kind words everyone. Many fish simply would not erect fins for me over the weekend and Matt, just let me know if any photos are of use to you.

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#6 Guest_farmertodd_*

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Posted 05 July 2009 - 10:06 PM

Fantastic as always, Uland!

Todd

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#7 Guest_CATfishTONY_*

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 06:11 AM

Nice photo shots, the Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish is in good shape, nice and fat.

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#8 Guest_UncleWillie_*

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 06:26 AM

Very nice pictures indeed. What's going on in the first pic of you second post? Some kind of fish party? :-s

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#9 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 06:54 AM

Very nice pictures indeed. What's going on in the first pic of you second post? Some kind of fish party?

Thanks Willie.
I don't know about other NANFA members but once I joined, the fish just started showing up in shallow clear water begging to be photographed. We only had to make two passes with a 4' net to get all of the specimens we photographed :smile2:

Alright....that was a bad joke I could not resist.

The larger fish are impossible to maintain in buckets. This means Mark and I had to either photograph them right away (sort of a pain in the butt to rush and grab the photo gear and set up when away from the car) or we could hold them in this tiny run off water flowing over a nice gravel bed. Mark and I quickly set up a small holding pen for the fish then we continued to sample. Quite a few fish rushed the dam and temporarily escaped but we managed to get all but one fish back into holding for photos.

I really like the fact that even though you know there is a hogsucker in that photo, it's pretty hard to see.

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#10 Guest_Casper Cox_*

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 02:48 PM

Fish Party?
Yeah man, that is pretty smart and makes a great photo! I see the hogsucker, Where's Waldo, i mean J. Edgar.
Nice substrate too.

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#11 Guest_UncleWillie_*

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Posted 06 July 2009 - 04:15 PM

Haha, I figured you had them trapped in there somehow.
Man, that Lepomis is stout little feller. That gar is quite a beauty as well.

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#12 Guest_natureman187_*

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Posted 25 July 2009 - 07:04 PM

Awesome stuff as usual Uland. You're Lepomis is a green x bluegill in some combination. I can't believe I missed this topic til now.

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#13 Guest_Jan_*

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 05:47 PM

Mark, his lovely wife and myself managed to get out this weekend and sample a bit. Weather was perfect and we had a great time.

Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish

Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog Sucker

Micropterus salmoides Largemouth Bass

Lepomis humilis Orangespotted Sunfish

Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin Shiner

Notropis hudsonius Spottail Shiner

Notropis atherinoides Emerald Shiner

I'm not exactly certain what this is. I originally thought it was Carpiodes carpio but the mouth shot indicates otherwise. I'll just call it "Carpiodes".
Carpiodes_2000.jpg 28.84KB 0 downloads

This last fish is just one of them Lepomis.

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Many of these fish were rather poor specimens but when you have lemons, try and make lemonade

Hi,
I think these are outstanding photos. I'm a freelance Science Illustrator, and specialize in aquatic subjects. I can tell you, these are great
reference photographs for showing the anatomical details of fish. This type of photograph is very hard to come by. Please keep up your efforts, and post them.
GREAT WORK.
Jan