This Fish Species Is RARE In Eastern Pennsylvania!! (The Micro-Fishing Saga Continues...)

In this video I stayed local to track down a fish species that I had never caught or seen in this area before. The population of Allegheny Pearl Dace in south east Pennsylvania have been sampled by the state for over a decade, but there was never any public records of where this species was caught. I looked for a cold water stream with a mix of sandy bottom and lots of roots and sticks which the Allegheny Pearl Dace lives in. I pinned some Radom access points on google maps and started driving. By sheer luck the first access point I arrived at I walked downstream quite a ways and found the fish I was after!! After catching several and taking decent photographs of the Allegheny Pearl Dace we now have public records of this species! Just so happens that this was about 6 miles from where they are typically sampled which makes this a lot cooler!

[@ravenator5396]

there just old fashion red fin dace minnows i grew up with using a cut out needle to sew them on my fly line brown trout love them along the mason dixon line chubs have black spots on them the red fins are green back with black line with red on bottom great seeing them there decline is do to water quality issues 😊😊😊

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

That's really neat !

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

Thanks! They sure are cool fish!

[@tylermccarraher9292]

Love to see a fellow Chester county angler!

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

Yessir! I’m based in Phoenixville so I fish a lot of south eastern Pa, but venture to NJ and MD a lot in the summer on the hunt for new species for me

[@geniedoc10]

I wish I had been into fishing when I lived there! Moved back to Bucks 5 years ago, also lots of good little runs out here but I need to get back out there for some micros I need!

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

@@geniedoc10 Not in terrible driving range.. haha the population is here and thriving it seems! Considering I drove two and a half hours to find Pearl dace in Maryland, hopping counties ain’t too bad. Best of luck to you!

[@brianshea8911]

Where did you get that photo tank?

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

AVNJ Fishes on Etsy.com he’s a New Jersey local and fish biologist! Went exploring with him a few times last year

[@ErnestSchoch]

I also enjoy fishing that creek, great spot for micros and native browns. The only spot around I know to catch the APD

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

I knew they were here. Just never knew which stretch to find them in til I got out exploring! I caught my first “APD” in Maryland in 2022

[@bogolyskeepingitreel]

this was very interesting and cool! Love the tank to get a better look at them! 13:50 was gorgeous fish and one after! really enjoyed this 👍👍

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

Thank you!! Appreciate your support!

[@missiondiscover]

Finding all the elusive species now!

[@TheVilleOutdoors]

That’s the goal!! 😎