Ham and Folly Multi-species Current River Trip - July 2020

[Al Agnew]

The hybrid was cool!  It's always interesting how many species can hybridize.  There's a tiny creek, fed by a small spring so it's permanently flowing but the pools are the size of a bathtub, near my house.  It's full of creek chubs and redbellied dace, and the two hybridize.  I had one of the hybrids in my aquarium for a couple years, sent photos of it to the MDC biologist I know, and he agreed that was what it was, said he'd never seen that before.

 

[Ham]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

I'm  up to 50 different species so far this year. Six were new species.

Whaaaaaasat? I’m at 48 species and 7 lifers. I’m planning on hitting up Strawberry River on Saturday. Is it possible I could catch up or * gasp * ....pass you up? 

[Johnsfolly]

9 minutes ago, Ham said:

Whaaaaaasat? I’m at 48 species and 7 lifers. I’m planning on hitting up Strawberry River on Saturday. Is it possible I could catch up or * gasp * ....pass you up? 

 I hope So!

[Ham]

I’m actually feeling pretty good about getting to 75 species with 15 lifers now. Me Getting to 3000 fish this year is a stretch though.