Re: NANFA-- It just wasn't my day. Also, a mystery.
Mysteryman (bestfish-in-alaweb.com)
Sun, 16 May 2004 22:25:57 -0700
> Hi Trey, if they're Burrheads, you should be able to run your finger over
> the heads of males and feel small bumps ("burrs"). They're not heavily
> turberculate but it's obvious to the touch. And if you look-in-them head on,
> they'll be distinctly round in shape. Are they really that far south in AL,
> I thought they were more typical of the Black Warrior system and over
> towards GA above the fall line. But if you find 'em you find 'em.
>
Yep, they're Burrheads. According to the Mettee book, they are indeed
mostly found far north of where I found them, but there is another
population of them freakishly isolated way down here. How they got here
is anybody's guess, I guess.
So, any ideas about the red and yellow wonder?
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