The Driftnet Worked, And We Got The Fish

It was cool but sunny at Estill Fork yesterday. Andrew, Brittany and Tessa made the trip too. Water was fairly high and fast again, with evidence that recently it had jumped the bank into the pasture on the side we cut through. It was Tessa's first trip, and she doesn't have waders, so she too pictures from shore (and I hope wasn't too bored). Brittany found more convincing stakes for the drift net so we were able to stake it into the sediment more convincingly for an hour-plus. And we got the fish we're most interested in at the moment, 25 telescope shiners. We still need November telescopes to complete the gill fluke study which should be possible next month.

Meanwhile, I have to kick myself and get in gear with the black darter paper revisions.