Re: NANFA-- Collecting in Ohio-Mudminnows, Meeting?

SuzZab_at_aol.com (damarkley at earthlink.net)
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:53:58 -0500

Hi Mark! I have been looking for some juvenile Bowfin. Any suggestions?

Dean Markley

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From: "Mark" <nanfa_at_jonahsaquarium.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Collecting in Ohio-Mudminnows, Meeting?

> Well, I guess you got plenty of feedback on the mudminnow thing. Now
> let me put in my pitch. I think the key is to go to a site where
> they are plentiful, such as NW Ohio or NE Ohio. If they are present
> in good numbers, they are easy to get, since they are often in small
> water and hiding in vegetation or other cover. A dipnet works great
> or a seine if there is enough water. Just in case you wanted
> _another_ recommended site, Brian Zimmerman and I took lots of them
> in Killbuck marsh last year. Some really big ones too. It's south
> of Wooster. So if we can get a meeting together at my place, we
> could maybe go after some then. We're also planning a bowfin
> broodstock angling day likely between March 6th and March 20th while
> Brian is on spring break. So that could be an opportunity to meet
> and fish too. We're planning to hit Killbuck Creek for the bowfin,
> so it's all in the same area. I'm also working on getting access to
> a really beautiful deep pool and riffle on the Killbuck that we
> kayaked by last summer.
>
> PS - I appologize to those of you who have emailed me privately. I'm
> way behind on my emails. I will eventually get back to you. If you
> get impatient, feel free to mail me again.
> --
>
> Mark
> Ohio
> USA
> <))><

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