High School Biology Teacher | @BiologyBSU alum | Fish ecology, Primitive 🐟 and avid outdoorsman #streamecology #BowfinBoyz #teamfish Owner of Beautiful Bait
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26 Apr 2024
Happy #fishfriday from one of the smallest Darters, and freshwater #fish, in North America, the Least Darter (Microperca microperca)!
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21 Apr 2024
Indiana’s kettle lakes region always provides the best, local opportunities for exploring!
-Male Least Darter (Microperca microperca)
-Female Least Darter (M. microperca)
-Suspected Logperch subspecies unique to Tippecanoe drainage
-typical habitat for the area
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6 Apr 2024
Was able to check off a bucket list #fish for Indiana yesterday, the Least Darter (Microperca microperca)! Also came across some healthy Central Mudminnows and Northern Starhead Topminnows. This spot is a goldmine for biodiversity and I will definitely be back!
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22 Mar 2024
Both previous champions, Bowfin and Hog Sucker, have been eliminated! The Elite Bait is set and voting is open!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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18 Mar 2024
Happy Monday everyone! The battles this past week shaped out to be some great ones, and it’s setup a wild Sweet 16 round! The poles are open, so go vote for your favorites! This will be open until Wednesday at 5 pm. Link is below!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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1 Mar 2024
Fish Madness is back! The field is set, so you see any upsets or sweeps? Who’s going to be crowned the champion and cut the seine net after?
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8 Feb 2024
Checked out some spots on the mainstem St. Joseph River - Lake Erie drainage with nice runs and pools, and a new site on a tributary with a long riffle. Excited to check these out in the coming weeks!
#beautifulbait #nature #rivers #streams #neiwatertrails
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5 Jan 2024
Hey everyone! For Fish Madness ‘24, I’m looking to incorporate NA fishes from all regions, and need your help! If you have a fish, or fishes, that you would like to submit for selection please message me directly!
Looking for species from the Midwest, East, South, and West
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22 Dec 2023
I have some of the best students, current and former! They just get me 😭 #MerryFishmas
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13 Dec 2023
What are you doing?! Go apply to work with some sturgeon!
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1 Dec 2023
Happy #fishfriday from a real stunner, the Northern Sunfish (Lepomis peltastes). A northern split from Longear Sunfish, this species stays smaller but still has a big personality! They prefer clear lakes and streams with clean sand, gravel, and organic debris
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27 Aug 2023
Scientists of Twitter! The world needs more reminders that we’re living, breathing human beings.
Quote tweet this with a picture of you doing not-science.
26 Aug 2023
Scientists of Twitter! The world needs more reminders that we’re living, breathing human beings.
Quote tweet this with a picture of you doing not-science.
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18 Aug 2023
If you are attending the annual AFS conference and interested in pathways, invasive species, eDNA, human dimensions, education/outreach, then do I have the talk for you! I look forward to seeing everyone in a couple of days! 😀
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8 Aug 2023
NONGAME: native fishes conservation & management symposium @AmFisheriesSoc #AFS153!
Co-organized by @DirtyDog650, A.Lackmann, D.Scarnecchia, and me; check us out if you’re heading to Grand Rapids later this month!
This symposium will aggregate new research & review perspectives on appreciation and management of native, historically-nongame fishes life history, social value, fisheries pressure, funding challenges & solutions, stakeholder perspectives /collabs, & more! @AmFisheriesSoc
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28 Jul 2023
What I believe is a Black Sandshell (Ligumia recta) from a tributary stream of the Saint Joseph River - Lake Michigan Basin
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14 Jul 2023
Happy #fishfriday from the Dusky Darter (Percina sciera)! These are probably one of the most entertaining darters I’ve snorkeled with so far.
From a tributary stream to the St Joseph River - Lake Erie, Indiana
#nativefish #photography #snorkel #freshwaterscience
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12 Jul 2023
Found a small group of Rosyface Shiners (Notropis rubellus) schooling among juvenile River Chubs in a shallow run.
Some of the males were still holding onto their bright red faces from the spawning season.
#beautifulbait #underwaterphotography #freshwaterscience
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7 Jul 2023
As spawning season came to an end in Cedar Creek, the light shined on this small group of River Chubs (Nocomis micropogon) that were hanging out near two abandoned mounds underneath a fallen tree
#nativefish #freshwaterscience #snorkeling #underwaterphotography
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6 Jul 2023
Fingers crossed I’ll be making this one!
5 Jul 2023
There's only a few days left to take advantage of early bird registration rates for #AFS153 in Grand Rapids! Register by July 7: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.o…
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