Re: NANFA-- Jewels Beneath the Ice

Mark Otnes (markotnes_at_email.msn.com)
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:37:03 -0600

I agree that that was an excellent account Klaus. I envy you people you
live in the South. North Dakota and Minnesota totally ice over come late
November and I can only dream about collecting come April.

Is it possible to collect all winter? Around here if you find open shallow
water it's totally barren of fish.

Mark Otnes

-----Original Message-----
From: Roselawn Museum <roselawn_at_mindspring.com>
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net <nanfa at aquaria.net>
Date: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Jewels Beneath the Ice

>Very well written, Klaus!
>
>Certainly, fall/winter is much milder in GA than in other areas, but I have
>done some of my best collecting in the cold. In fact, this time last year I
>didn't even own a pair of waders, but that didn't stop me. Although I don't
>recommend this method (for safety reasons), I put large, double-thickness
>trash bags over each leg and tied the tops to my belt. It looked really
>goofy, but it worked for awhile. Eventually, they do tear and leak, so you
>don't want to be too far from your car and dry clothes. I really hate cold
>weather (one of the reasons I live in GA!), but at least all the snakes and
>bugs are asleep.
>
>Steven A. Ellis
>Kennesaw, GA
>
>At 11:55 AM 11/23/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> JEWELS BENEATH THE ICE
>>
>>
>
>
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