I got a daughter in Dayton footing the bill on this one. Now, if I can get
another daughter to move to Ft. Worth... I'm shooting for a Sept. visit to TX.
Stand by, and warn the locals.
Steven A. Ellis
(on the road)
On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:50:25 -0500 "Denkhaus, Robert"
<DenkhaR_at_ci.fort-worth.tx.us> wrote:
> Oh sure Steven, you can make it to Ohio... You
> said you were coming to Texas but never did!!
> Now I know how we rate down here!! :)
>
> Rob Denkhaus
> Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rose Lawn Museum
>
> Sent: Thu 8/15/2002 2:42 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Cc:
> Subject: NANFA-- Short-notice collecting in
> Ohio
>
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I get the privilege of hanging out with the
> Ohio NANFAns this weekend while
> I'm visiting my daughter in Dayton. Messrs.
> Binkley, Zarlinga, & Carillio
> have kindly put together a collecting trip on
> very short notice. Mark said
> it was okay to issue a general invitation, so
> now y'all are invited as
> well. Please contact Mark Binkley if you plan
> to come along at
> blackwaterfarm_at_columbus.rr.com Here's the
> paste of his original message:
>
> Steven A. Ellis
> Kennesaw, GA
>
> ***************
>
> Folks,
>
> Our esteemed NANFA Regional Rep from Georgia,
> Steven Ellis will be visiting
> Ohio this Saturday, 8-17-2002, and would like
> to see the fishes he missed
> during the convention in Hocking Hills. So,
> in recognition of his devoted
> service to NANFA, and just because he's a good
> guy, we are organizing a
> fishing trip in his honor. Here's the plan:
>
> 9:30 am Saturday -- Meet at the Mad River
> where it is crossed by Lippincott
> Rd. This is in Champaign County, north of
> Urbana OH. From Dayton, take Rt
> 68 north, thru Urbana. Lippincott Rd is about
> 6 miles north of the center
> of Urbana (from Rt 36 intersection). Turn
> left/west on Lippincott. You
> will cross Macochee Ditch and then reach the
> Mad River about 3 miles from
> Rt 68. Hopefully, there will be a place to
> pull off near the bridge. The
> Mad is a popular trout fishing stream, so it
> shouldn't be a problem to park
> wherever there is sufficient shoulder. We
> will look for redside and
> southern redbelly dace here. We will also
> likely find tonguetied minnows,
> a state endangered species. If this spot is
> not productive, we may go
> north to Sullivan Road where it crosses the
> Mad.
>
> Next, we will likely go to the upper Little
> Darby Creek west of
> Mechanicsburg. From the Mad site, go south to
> Urbana. Take Rt 36/29 east
> toward Mechanicsburg. Follow Rt 29 when they
> split. Go thru the "town" of
> Mutual. The Little Darby will be a tiny,
> barely visible stream just
> before you reach Mechanicsburg. Don't know
> what the parking will be.
> Likely just road shoulder. There is another
> tiny ditch before you reach
> the Little Darby, so don't get confused. We
> will look for orangethroat
> darters here.
>
> If the Little Darby Creek doesn't yield the
> orangethroats, we will go to
> Yellowbud Creek at Ebenhack Road. We may go
> there either way just to check
> it out. Here's the directions: It's west of
> Circleville, so I guess, take
> Rt 68 south to Rt 35 south/east. Then take Rt
> 35 to Rt 22 north/east.
> Take Rt 22 to Rt 104 south. Go thru Westfall,
> then look for Dungan Rd
> before you reach the town of Yellowbud.
> Dungan Rd is about 6 miles south
> of Rt 22 via 104. Go right/west on Dungan Rd.
> Look for Ebenhack Road on
> the left/south. The crossing with Yellowbud
> Creek is very close to Dungan
> Rd.
>
> After this, we could check out several other
> places if there is time and
> motivation:
>
> In Darbydale, you can rent a canoe and go down
> the Big Darby, collecting
> along the way. The livery will pick you up a
> few miles downstream.
>
> Deer Creek at Westfall Rd is nearby and has
> bluebreast, tippicanoe (both
> state threatened) and
> variegate darters.
>
> Deer Creek at Rt 104 has those darters and
> flathead cats.
>
> We can look for different places too.
>
> Let me know if you plan to come or if you want
> any last minute updates.
> Bring an Ohio fishing license, bucket, cooler
> and net if you want to keep
> fish. If you don't have a net, there will be
> extras available.
>
> See you in the creek!
>
> Mark Binkley
> blackwaterfarm_at_columbus.rr.com
> /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on
> this list do not necessarily
> / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North
> American Native Fishes
> / Association"
> / This is the discussion list of the North
> American Native Fishes Association
> / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe,
> unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
> / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body
> (not subject) of an email to
> / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest
> version, send the command to
> / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
> / For more information about NANFA, visit our
> web page, http://www.nanfa.org
>
> [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type
> application/ms-tnef which had a name of
> winmail.dat]
> /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on
> this list do not necessarily
> / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North
> American Native Fishes
> / Association"
> / This is the discussion list of the North
> American Native Fishes Association
> / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe,
> or get help, send the word
> / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body
> (not subject) of an email to
> / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest
> version, send the command to
> / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
> / For more information about NANFA, visit our
> web page, http://www.nanfa.org
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org