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@qfc79 he’s the exception lol

@@andrewbachteler9782 great eye! More than likely chestnut or silvers. Sea lamprey have a very distinctive “blotchy” pattern. I thankfully don’t see too many of them. I wanna do a whole video on lampreys when I round up all the species

@@jaketherake8262 thanks that means a lot! There’s certainly going to be more St Clair River content, it’s just a matter of finding the right fish. It’s gonna be a very busy spring next year

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape There’s literally 10s of millions of gobies in the St Clair River system. I could sit there 24/7/365 and it would make virtually no difference Spearfishing is (for now) illegal in the St Clair River and I really Hope it stays that way. Fish are far easier to film When they are not being shot at

@Belowbluewaterdiver Makes sense Is there any attempt to trap the gobies for cat food or to control them?

@@Sean.David.Artworks I’m glad you enjoyed the content, there’s much more on the way :) I have 4 more episodes of season 1 filmed and I’m working on season 2. Maybe I’ll make a trip up to Chippewa River for that? Michigan alone has roughly the same number of miles of rivers as the entirely coastline of the whole US. So so so many choices to chose from and so far they’ve all been good

@@MMK86 we have many pretty impressive colorful native species people sleep on. I’d recommend looking at the Greenside, orange throat, and candy darters. Not to mention many many species of minnows such as the rainbow, saffron, and Tennessee shiners

@@joemurphy6736 so I’ve actually asked the DNR about this exact subject. According to them the paint creek branch brookies are gone, but they persist in north branch upstream of Almont. I plan to follow up both leads, I was just in paint creek yesterday actually filming

@ that’s awesome - I’ll have to go up to almont and see what I see - in the clinton right?

@ correct, the Clinton reaches it’s northern most point in Almont and bends before turning to the west. Everything upstream of the bend is allegedly brook trout habitat as its “cold water”. Finding access I’d imagine is impossible, it largely passes through neighborhoods and private property. I had a look up that way in August this year, brookies were not on my mind as I didn’t know they were present at the time. I spent a whole week filming brook trout in the UP that I’ll be posting as an episode here. Long story short if you wanna find brook trout you need to find suckers first, they are codependent to them.

Well there we go! They still remain in the rouge river

@@jaketherake8262 since you asked nicely (this is a few clips from an upcoming episode) here’s what we are looking at First up the little guys are juvenile coho salmon 0:18 Behind them are the adults 0:27 The back half of the video is a spake trout (a brook trout lake trout hybrid) 1:31 Stay tuned for the full video in time!

@@Belowbluewaterdiver AWESOME! Thanks!!

First of all I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Chubs and chub nesting happens basically everywhere east of the Mississippi (obviously species vary locally) and even some in very select locations out west. This swamps streams and shallows project is meant to be a “go to” as to what areas people often overlook exploring have to offer and how to explore them. From your local creeks, to shallow areas in large lakes and rivers (next video) to swamps. Ps I really like your idea of a “beginners guide to underwater photography” because there certainly is a lot to learn, I’ll add that into the lineup! Stay safe Dive often

@@qfc79 funnily enough i've gone over there and filmed a segment already. I’ll be heading back this week for more pickup shots. Episode 5 “summer rivers” will feature the Huron heavily

@@gokiburi2768 neither! But I have seen chestnut lamprey nesting in the st Clair River. They go early July. The sea lamprey population has been locally at least in extreme decline. I haven’t seen one in nearly 3 years now As for the brook, it’s only a matter of time with all the small rivers I’ve been exploring

Thanks! We’ve only just begun in terms of documenting species in these little streams. Theres still many many many more I haven’t encountered yet in the Great Lakes. And if you wanna put this on steroids checkout the Smokey mountains down south. The same show as shown here but with way way more fish! I’ll be filming there next spring Thanks for the support Stay safe Dive often

@@jamesparker9043 fish is what I do best and I certainly tried to cover a wide variety of them!

@@menemshaoneninesixeight2487 I’ve been diving the upper river since 2010 and pretty frequently too usually getting 100 dives a year up there. You are exactly correct, you dive the river sooner or later you will have a crazy dive where it seems the river is actively trying to kill you. The river is the greatest diving in the Great Lakes for those willing to stick with it and learn how to adapt and overcome its challenges. No matter your experience level, no matter your planning it will throw an…..eventful dive or two your way time to time

@@calvinraab1804 multiple times across multiple species. You NEVER see white bass alone. Ideally they group up with their own but when that’s not an option they will buddy up with basically anyone. I’ve seen this with other predators like steelhead trout, but I’ve also seen it with “non predator” fish like carp, shorthead redhorse, gizzard Shad

@@Belowbluewaterdiver Interesting! I do a lot of free diving nearshore in the Chicago area but am yet to see a white bass

@@calvinraab1804 the below blue water guide to finding predator fish is simple. And I mean this sincerely, get friendly with your “baitfish” shiners and the likes. You find and interact with them I promise predators will turn up Another tip for white bass, find areas with drop offs. They like working ledges

​@@Belowbluewaterdiver Good advice! I haven't seen many shiners so far, mostly just some isolated alewife shoals in the spring

The redside Dace used to be native in streams feeding into Lake Erie, they are now making their final stand In Ontario around the Toronto area. Road construction is threatening to eliminate them there

Great information and video! New subscriber.