I did run into a mess of them *once* in a smaller stream, but it was
deep and had *very* undercut banks. Sometimes my arms would be under
water and the seine poles still hadn't found the back :) Again, they
were in very slow pools. Netted and released one particular beauty...
7" male in full color. Unbelievable :)
So maybe that's how you can look for them if you're in the range....
They're like the "reluctant to live in the river" kind of fish :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Haas
I've been hoping to find some myself here in Wisconsin, but I'm afraid
I'm
just not in the right _part_ of Wisconsin. I think it's time to do some
summer road trippin'.
Travis Haas
Hazel Green, WI
"With a cooler in my trunk filled with aged water and a six pack [of bug
repellant]"
At 03:21 PM 6/5/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Rich -
>
>I've encountered orange spotted sunfish in the field on a handful of
>occassions, but not recently. The last time was up in a glacial lake
in
>eastern South Dakota. They really are beautiful fish... especially
males in
>full spawning coloration. My dad is setting up a pond and he was going
to
>defile it with exotics. I suggested he consider L. humilis, so I'm
keeping
>a casual eye out for them as well. Unfortunately, they're just not
very
>common in eastern Nebraska. I'll let you know if I come across any.
>
>Mike Bessert
>Lincoln, NE
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