Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! It's the prime time of the year and I
have a lot of stuff to do concerning fish and travel!
Yep, I stole Casper and Coby! Had a great time with them too........you'll
have to join us anytime that we can arrange another trip into the great
Alabama region! My waterways are like "chocolate-milk" most of the year and
we don't see what clear streams and beautiful fish that are up your way,
simply because we can't see but about 6-12" in front of our noses!
Let's do a trip!
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Roselawn Museum <roselawn_at_mindspring.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: Alabama creeks
> General BG,
>
> Nice report! Now I know why Casper & Coby didn't make it to Colochee...you
> stole 'em! (-:
>
> Were your ears burning? We talked about you some (all good, I swear!). Now
> that my sister lives in Gulfport, I'm gonna' have to make a visit down
your
> way. Who knows, I might even run into Sir Martin.
>
> Peace,
> Steven A. Ellis
> Kennesaw, GA
> (Can you make gumbo without all that fire-engine seasoning?)
>
> At 07:19 PM 4/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi members,
> >
> >You should have been there with Casper and his son Coby and I! It was a
> >memorable trip to say the least!
> >
> >We met at the little town of Centreville, Alabama which is just about 30
> >miles south of Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the Bar-B-Que haven named the Twist
&
> >Tween.......after a quick huddle, we decided to go check into a motel, 2
> >double beds at the Woodwind motel.....I brougth Casper and son a bag of
> >Cajun Boudin on which they quickly supped! After a good nights sleep we
> >awoke at about 8:30 AM and after getting our directions and our heads
> >straight, we proceeded to chech out the Cahaba River, Sandy Creek and
> >another creek that was hidden away high in the forest uplands just south
of
> >Centreville. We encountered a smoky haxe and also a road-block by county
and
> >wildlife officials ther, so we back-tracked our way back to Centreville
and
> >continiued to the Cahaba River.....
> >
> >After a quick look-see, we decided to check out the Shultz Creek and
while
> >it was very inviting to Casper, as far as snorkeling goes, we then set
our
> >sights on the Little Schultz creek, home of the beautiful Rainbow shiner,
> >_Notropis chrosomus_! As soon as we arrived and started to survey the
> >smallish creek with it's rocky substrate and pockets of sand and gravel
> >between the riffles of current, we began to see many flashes of neon-blue
> >and red coloration, denoting the presence of the Rainbow shiners!
> >
> >Casper and I waded down the creek, Casper in full snorkeling gear,, until
we
> >had spotted a huge gravel mound that was built by a Nocomis species known
as
> >the Bluehead Chub, and he proceeded to go downstream while I removed
myself
> >from the creek so as not to stir the sediment up and obscure his vision
of
> >these wonderful fish!
> >
> >He observed many species of Alabama native fishes , the most fantastic of
> >which was the afore-mentioned Rainbow shiners, many darters and other
> >various and un-identified (by us) shiners.
> >
> >After a most gratifying visit at the Little Schultz Creek, Casper then
> >proceeded back to the Schultz Creek ( a non-connected stream) and
proceeded
> >to snorkle there. Un-knowling to him, my trucks starter failed to start
my
> >engine and after a wait of an hour and a half, Casper came back to rescue
> >his son Coby and I!
> >
> >As soon as he arrived, he knew that just a couple of sharp raps on my
> >truck's starter motor should get it going, and so it did! I was relieved
> >that me and Coby wouldn't have to walk back to the motel, my legs were
tired
> >I'll tell you!.......
> >
> >Casper then related the fishes that he'd seen while snorkeling in the
other
> >Shultz Creek and the inventory of fishes was quite amazing! By then, I
was
> >too tired and my legs were just about giving out, to join him and Coby in
> >the Shultz Creek, but I sat on the bank while Casper reported to me what
> >he'd seen under the water!
> >
> >After we returned to the Motel and had a great meal at the
afore-mentioned
> >restaurant, we had a really good nights sleep, being so tired...........
> >
> >We awoke at about 7:30 AM and had a good breakfast at BJ's Restrurant and
> >said our good-byes soon afterward! My truck's starter was failing, and I
> >replaced it today with a new new unit!
> >
> >If ever you are invited to go on a trip with Casper Cox and son Coby, I
> >sincerely recommend that you take them up on it! You won't be
dis-appointed!
> >
> >BG
> >
> >After a most gratifying
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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