I think Todd is just saying this to justify making the trip to
Tennessee. Todd, you don't have to make excuses here (and we promise we
won't tell your wife) :-) To capture tangerine darters you have to get in
the water with with them. Snorkeling provides a relatively easy way to
capture this fish. David Etnier mentions this in Fishes of Tennessee also.
Casper and I saw some and the account and photos are at
http://www.nanfa.org/NANFAregions/tn/conasauga/july2001.htm
The Virtual Aquarium webpage has a photo also at
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/tangerine.html That page is worth a
visit if you haven't seen it yet.
Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA
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