Re: NANFA-- Glades collecting

Scott D. Goett (sdgoett_at_ufl.edu)
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 13:14:32 -0500

If you plan on going collecting in the glades again please let me know. I go to
school in Gainesville, but my parents are in Coral Springs and I go down there
quite a bit. I am just getting into collecting so I don't have the equipment yet
but I am looking to by a dip net when I can find a good one at a reasonable
price. Thanks.

Scott

Noturus2_at_aol.com wrote:

> It was a brisk day with temps in the low 60's. A cold front was expected to
> come through in the first part of the afternoon. But sometimes you just gotta
> collect. I set off from Key West at 6:15 AM for the 4 hr drive to the Glades.
> On arrival the water was clear but low. As usual the majority of
> fish seen besides Gambusia/gars were exotic. "Cichlasoma" uropthalmus-Mayan
> cichlids, Spotted Tilapia-Tilapia mariae and Mozambique Tilapia. Also seen
> were many Pike Livebearers-Belonesox belizanus. Just a few bluefin killies
> and only 2 flagfish a few spotted sunfish juvies and mollies.
> Large gators were on all the banks sunning themselves and in a small
> weedy pool I saw 10 very small 12'' baby alligators.
> Also seen were 4 feral pigs, one Everglades otter, 2 slider turtles,
> 2 unidentified water snakes. All in all worth the drive.
> Andy Borgia
> Key West,Fl
>
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