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Paul DeRolf
Jun 22, 20231 min read
Stoneroller Tour Pt.2
I want to share with you a native fish and minnow that we have covered here before. These fish just seem to be a fan favorite and always...
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Paul DeRolf
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Easy to Spot those Fins
A male Spotfin Shiner from the Root River in Whalan, MN with breeding colors and tubercles on his head I want to share with you a native...
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Paul DeRolf
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Weird Darting Darters
Happy Fish Friday everyone! This one was a fun surprise and not easy to get a picture of. Shown here is a Northern Logperch x Blackside...
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Paul DeRolf
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Lamprey at the Bridge
The Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) is a native, non-parasitic lamprey species that occupies small to medium sized streams....
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Paul DeRolf
Mar 4, 20223 min read
Invasive Species
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! It’s the end of Invasive Species Awareness Week, so I just wanted to highlight some fairly common, yet...
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Paul DeRolf
Feb 25, 20223 min read
Banded Darters
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! Today I want to shine the light on a small fish that most probably haven’t seen but have been around before....
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Paul DeRolf
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Rock Bass
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I want to highlight a common but often misidentified fish. I present to you the Rock Bass...
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Paul DeRolf
Feb 11, 20223 min read
White Sucker
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! I want to show off a fish that is found far and wide across North America but is often underappreciated....
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Paul DeRolf
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Western Blacknose Dace
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! I want to toss a splash of color into your day after these winter storms pass through. This week I give you...
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Paul DeRolf
Jan 21, 20223 min read
The Spottail Shiner
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I want to put the spotlight on a flashy fish. If you fish around the Great Lakes, then you have...
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Paul DeRolf
Jan 14, 20223 min read
The Mighty Green Sunfish
Happy Fish Friday, everyone! This week I wanted to showcase a more common but still beautiful fish. Now, everyone that fishes or works...
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Paul DeRolf
Jan 7, 20224 min read
Beautiful Bowfin
For the new year, I wanted to start with a fish that is one of my personal favorites. I present to you the Bowfin (Amia calva). Depending...
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Paul DeRolf
Nov 12, 20213 min read
The LonGAR the Wait
The Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), also called Gar-Pike, was described in 1758 by renowned zoologist and creator of binomial...
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Paul DeRolf
Oct 29, 20212 min read
The Humble Sunfish
The Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) was described in 1858 by French ichthyologist Charles Frederick Girard. Lepomis means "scaled...
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Paul DeRolf
Aug 27, 20212 min read
A Very Great Darter
The Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) was described in 1838 by the famed Buckeye Naturalist, J. P. Kirtland. Etheostoma means...
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Paul DeRolf
Feb 21, 20213 min read
A Dissimilar Fish
The Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis) was described in 1840 by Ohio naturalist Jared Potter Kirtland. The name Erimystax means "a...
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Paul DeRolf
Dec 20, 20203 min read
The Mud Phantom
The Central Mudminnow (Umbra limi) was described in 1840 by Ohio naturalist and politician Jared Potter Kirtland. Umbra meaning...
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Paul DeRolf
Dec 1, 20203 min read
The Original Rolling Stone
The Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) was described in 1820 by French biologist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Campostoma is...
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Paul DeRolf
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Go Ahead, I'm All Ears
The Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) was described in 1820 by French biologist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Lepomis is Greek for...
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Paul DeRolf
Nov 8, 20203 min read
King of the Hill
Now some of you might think of the animated sitcom based on a propane salesman. Others would think of the childhood game where you raced...
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