Re: NANFA-L--recreational collecting

Jim Graham (jimbob54-in-voyager.net)
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:59:40 -0400

Peter,
What are the regs like for "baitfish" collecting for those of us without scientific
permits??
Jim Graham
Hasting MI
Thornapple River drainage

>
> Everything was taken with a 20ft seine. We sampled the lowermost road
> crossing on the Salt Fork of the Red River and caught most of the fishes
> there including a great haul of good sized speckled chubs (with a little
> effort we got ~60 adult fish ~2 inches or so each). Only found a couple
> pupfish and zebrinus. Our other site on the Salt Fork was-in-Mangum where
> the river was almost dry. Lots of pupfish and zebrinus here, along with
> Hybognathus placitus and Notropis bairdi as well as a few of some other
> species. The other site was Turkey Creek. Caught a large number of
> suckermouth minnows here, some reasonable sized ones too, maybe 3 inches
> or so.
>
> Cheers
> Peter Unmack
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