Re: NANFA-- Wayne Co OH 3-11-2004

BG Granier (shinerscoop_at_bellsouth.net)
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:34:19 -0600

Spring has sprung, or just about! Whoopee!

Good work Mark and others!

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <nanfa_at_jonahsaquarium.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>; <smbass444 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:22 PM
Subject: NANFA-- Wayne Co OH 3-11-2004

> Did a little impromptu collecting today:
>
> 3-11-2004 Wayne County Ohio Rt 226 between Wooster and Shreve,
> tributary that crosses Rt 226 just north of Kister Rd. Sampled from
> Rt 226 and to the east. Used 4' x 8' x 1/8" seine. Species list:
>
> rainbow darter
> johnny darter
> blacknose dace
>
> 3-11-2004 Wayne County Ohio Killbuck Marsh south of Clark Road
> (between the towns of Moreland and Shreve). Used 4' x 8' x 1/8" seine
> and 1/16" x 16.5" Perfect dipnets. Worked swamp along old right of
> way east of Killbuck Creek. Lots of gravid and nicely colored
> mudminnows. No other fish. One very large female specimen.
> Continued south down right of way no tiny tributary with minimal
> flow, but long pools. Came up with a seine full of young minnows
> listed below and one large mudminnow. Sampled marsh along north and
> south sides of Clark Road. Many mudminnows a tadpole, a green
> sunfish, large diving beetle about 1" long. One very large male
> mudminnow with huge irridescent green anal fin. Don't let anyone
> tell you mudminnows aren't pretty! :) Species list:
>
> central mudminnow
> green sunfish
> bluntnose minnow
> rosefin or redfin shiner
> striped or common shiner
> spotfin shiner
>
> 3-11-2004 Wayne County Ohio town of Kidron at intersection of Kidron
> Rd and Emerson Rd. North Fork Sugar Creek. Used 4' x 8' x 1/8"
> seine. Lots of fish. Large creek chubs, blacknose dace and redbelly
> dace. Very large white suckers for such a small stream. Species
> list:
>
> creek chub
> blacknose dace
> southern redbelly dace
> white sucker
> green sunfish
> striped or common shiner
> central stoneroller
> bluntnose minnow
>
> This was kind of last minute. Hope no one feels slighted. We just
> scoped out three new collecting spots - all the better for future
> trips! :)
>
> --
> Mark
> Ohio
> USA
> <))><

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