NANFA-- Notropis welaka

Ghazanfar Ghori - McLean (Ghazanfar.Ghori_at_Spacenet.com)
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:47:36 -0400

I'm planning a short trip down to Florida July 4th weekend
and want to spend a day trying to find Notropis welaka.
Things I've got going against me....

1) Never collected before
2) Trying to find a fish that others have had difficulty finding
3) Giving myself only one day for it

So far, from what I've gathered online.
Good spots include areas where a smaller stream meets
a larger one in 2-4 ft of water.

Use a seine - with the help of one more person. Dip nets
are helpful. In July, the juvis can be found at shoreline
vegetation. (Although I doubt I'll be able to ID them)

Precautions, snakes, gators, bugs - so I'm going to be as
careful as I can - will probably get waders, or at minimum,
boots. Insect repellent? Is it safe for fish?

Getting some Bag Buddies, have styros, bags. Do I need
O2 if I'm not crowding? Use CLOUT?

Notropis welaka I know how to ID - atleast the adults.
Good ID book reccomendation for anything else I may encounter?
Not that I'm going to bring them back - just interested in
Notropis welaka but it'd be good for my notes if I knew what
I caught (if anything) and where.

So any information that may help me succeed
would certainly be appreciated. Especially if you've
collected this species.

Thanks

-
Ghazanfar Khan Ghori
Manager Web Services
Spacenet Inc
703.848.1363
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