Crystal darter in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Crystallaria asprella
Overview
Crystal darters inhabit rivers with modest current, sandy riffles, and a sand/gravel bottom of medium to large size streams (Florida natural areas inventory 2001). They can be found within the mississippi river basin from wisconsin and minnesota east to ohio, west to oklahoma, and south to louisiana and Florida (boschung and mayden 2004, page 1983). In Florida, crystal darters occur in the escambia river.
At a glance
- Regions
- Panhandle
- Water
- Freshwater
When to fish
Season notes
No recreational fishing season calendar; non-game, imperiled, nonnative, or non-angling taxon.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Panhandle
Water
Freshwater
Habitat
Crystal darters inhabit rivers with modest current, sandy riffles, and a sand/gravel bottom of medium to large size streams (Florida natural areas inventory 2001). They can be found within the mississippi river basin from wisconsin and minnesota east to ohio, west to oklahoma, and south to louisiana and Florida (boschung and mayden 2004, page 1983). In Florida, crystal darters occur in the escambia river.
Videos
- Surf fishing with lures - darter plugs · Open original
- Fishing for bluefish - working the water with the MAG darter for tailor blues · Open original
- Episode 1. Microfishing is still fishing! In pursuit of the orangethroat darter, plus stonerollers · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.