Species: Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
Location: Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Date: August 9, 2018
I didn’t pace this trip very well. I spent a week in California, a day in Arizona, and two in New Mexico before making it down to Texas. I spent a whole day driving from Phoenix to Roswell, and it wasn’t as quick and painless as I’d planned for.
Frustrated by the lack of water and pins on my route between the two cities, I scrambled t
o find a stop whenever I had service on the barren, 9-hour drive eastward. The only viable spot was in the tiny town of Ruidoso Downs, across the street from a Walmart. I got some supplies, went to the bathroom, and then proceeded to wander down a rough road to a tiny stream. Fishing was difficult since it was so shallow, but I managed to get several tiny fish with my crude, early micro gear.
Despite my extremely limited knowledge and experience on my #SpeciesQuest, I was able to quickly identify the massive schnoz as that of a Longnose Dace. It was almost dark due to my late start that morning, a long lunchbreak, and the torrential rain that slowed traffic to a crawl, so I too ka few terrible pics in the low light and continued on to Roswell, New Mexico.
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Love the SpeciesQuest series — packing up and chasing a new catch across state lines is always a good time. That Walmart pond longnose dace is a sweet lifer, especially the close-up shot. When I’m out shooting trip photos I usually run the fish pics through Unblur Video’s photo editor to sharpen the focus after cropping. Keep up the great work, Luke!
Love the SpeciesQuest series and the way you document each catch — that Longnose Dace from Walmart-adjacent water in Ruidoso is a wild one. Microfishing shots like this are exactly why I started editing my own trip photos; I usually tidy up the colors and crop in image editor ai before posting. Keep them coming!
I’ve been enjoying the SpeciesQuest series, especially this close look at finding a Longnose Dace in such an unexpected spot near Ruidoso Downs. The mix of species identification, road-trip details, and good photos makes microfishing feel very approachable. Audio Enhancer Ai would also be handy for cleaning up field recordings or short interviews about catches like this, especially when wind and background noise make the original audio less clear.
Love the SpeciesQuest updates, Luke — a longnose dace from a Walmart pond in New Mexico is a great catch and a fun surprise. That kind of unexpected species is exactly what keeps microfishing so addictive. I’ve been wanting a simple way to turn my still catch photos into short clips, and something like Photo to Video AI could be a nice way to make little trip recaps out of shots like yours.
Great Longnose Dace spot, Luke! I really enjoy following the SpeciesQuest series — your microfishing finds from New Mexico are always a fun read. I also lean on Unblur Image to clean up my own fishing photos when the light is not cooperating. Keep up the great work!
Always fun seeing another entry in the SpeciesQuest series — a Walmart pond in Ruidoso Downs is a wild place to pull a longnose dace. I’ve been meaning to turn some of my own microfishing clips into quick edits for Instagram, so I’ve been playing around with Bernini Video to stitch together trip footage with a bit of motion and style polish. Love how this hobby keeps pushing me to document the tiny stuff better.
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Love the SpeciesQuest series – chasing new species across state lines is genuinely inspiring. That little Walmart pond in Ruidoso is a great reminder that micro species are hiding everywhere if you slow down and look. I usually clean up my catch photos with AI Picture Editor before posting, which has been a real time saver on long road trips. Keep up the great work!
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Great Longnose Dace entry! I’ve been following your SpeciesQuest series for a while – your microfishing trips across the Southwest are a real inspiration. Lately I’ve been experimenting with Motion Control AI to animate short clips of my own fishing outings, and it’s been a fun way to share catches on social without a heavy editing setup. Keep up the great work!
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Great entry on the Longnose Dace, Luke! I love following your #SpeciesQuest series — microfishing for tiny native species like this one in unexpected places (a Walmart pond!) is exactly what makes the hobby so addictive. I usually clean up my catch shots and stream photos with an AI picture editor before posting, which is a huge time saver when I am out on the water all day. Keep up the awesome work and I am looking forward to species #183.
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Love seeing a Longnose Dace show up on the SpeciesQuest — pulling a tiny native out of a Walmart pond in Ruidoso is the kind of surprise that keeps microfishing so addictive. I have been following your series for a while and usually run my catch photos through video2x before posting; it cleans up noise and brings out details I would otherwise miss. Thanks for the great write-up, and good luck reaching species #183.
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Love following your #SpeciesQuest journey, especially the microfishing stories like this Longnose Dace from Ruidoso Downs. Pulling up to a Walmart pond on a cross-state trip is pretty funny dedication. Bernini AI has been a handy picture editor for cleaning up my own outdoor photos after long days on the water.
Love the SpeciesQuest series — your Ruidoso Downs find is a great reminder that unexpected Walmart ponds can hide some of the most interesting native species. Microfishing shots like this one really highlight the dace’s unique profile. Congrats on species #182!
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Always love following the #SpeciesQuest updates — chasing a longnose dace next to a Walmart in New Mexico is the kind of oddly charming target that keeps microfishing fun. Your photos from Ruidoso Downs came out great and really capture the “any water will do” spirit of the series. Off-topic but related: I shoot a lot of these trips on my phone and have been using MOV to MP3 to pull just the audio from my QuickTime clips (river noise, the splash of a hookup) for sharing in posts — nice lightweight way to keep things simple on the road.”}
Love the SpeciesQuest series — pulling a longnose dace out of a Walmart pond in Ruidoso Downs is such a fun surprise. Microfishing for tiny natives in unexpected spots like that is exactly why I keep coming back to this hobby. When I am on the road chasing new species, I usually run my catch photos through Animate Old Photos to bring a little motion to the shots before sharing them with friends. Keep up the great work, Luke!
Funny how some of the best species finds come from improvised stops — a shallow stream across from a Walmart in Ruidoso Downs wouldn’t be most people’s first pick, but the Longnose Dace’s distinctive snout made it an easy ID even with limited light and early micro gear.
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SpeciesQuestシリーズを毎回楽しく読んでいます。ニューメキシコ州ルイドソーのWalmart近くの水路でLongnose Daceを釣ったという経験は驚きです。遠征の合間に釣果写真を整理するのが好きなので、よく背景透過のようなオンラインツールで透明な切り抜き画像を作っています。これからも新種の投稿を楽しみにしています。
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Really neat pickup at a Walmart pond – that’s the kind of surprise that keeps me checking random water wherever I travel. The SpeciesQuest series is addictive; I end up scrolling through your posts looking for species I have never even heard of. Longnose dace have such a distinctive look with that long snout, great catch.
Love the SpeciesQuest series, Luke — a Walmart pond longnose dace in New Mexico is a fun surprise, and that close-up shot really shows off the species. Road-tripping across state lines to chase micro species like this is exactly what keeps the hobby interesting. I lean on video upscaler free for cleaning up my own trip clips and stills when the light doesn’t cooperate on the water. Keep them coming!