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Pigeon Watershed: Clyde and Canton, NC


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#1 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:04 PM

Went after Darters mainly, I think a few may be Wounded and Greenfin, but the rest I am unsure of.Pigeon+_1_.JPG



#2 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:04 PM

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#3 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:04 PM

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#4 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:05 PM

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#5 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:05 PM

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#6 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:05 PM

My second Rock Bass, just a little bigger than the first...Pigeon+_6_.JPG



#7 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:06 PM

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#8 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:06 PM

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#9 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:06 PM

I caught more Sculpins than anything, this one was huge.Pigeon+_9_.JPG



#10 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:07 PM

Saffron I believe. I didn't see many Shiners, and the ones I did were tiny. Pigeon+_10_.JPG



#11 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:07 PM

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#12 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:08 PM

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#13 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:08 PM

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#14 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:08 PM

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#15 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:08 PM

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#16 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:09 PM

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#17 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:10 PM

I did find a ton of W. Blacknose Dace's in a small creek. Pigeon+_17_.JPG



#18 gerald

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 03:04 PM

2 4 5 7 8 15 16 = Greenfin darters 

3, 12 =  Greenside or Tuckaseegee darter - not sure how to distinguish those two.

10 = Saffron shiner (with blackspot flukes encysted)

11 =  Longnose dace

13 =  Largemouth or Spotted bass ???

14 =  Cyprinella, Spotfin or Whitetail ???


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#19 taldridge0321

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 03:57 PM

Gerald, the three streams I visited were spots from FishMap that were hits for Tuckasegee Darters, so hopefully at least one of those ends up being one.

 

Thanks for the id's, there were some slippery rocks out today, may need a new camera :(



#20 mattknepley

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 08:49 PM

Looks like a great time, you're killin' the darters!
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