>
> (some NANFA folks have been talking about a Savannah trip)
> >>Do you have some interesting spots? Salt, fresh, brackish?
> >>Likewise, can you tell me what's available there?
>
> I'm mostly a salt/brackish water person (and a lot more fishing/shrimping
> than collecting).
> I've caught the usual hodgepodge of south Atlantic fishes (weakfish,
> flounder, blues, several types of sharks, red drum, black drum, sting
rays,
> cow nose rays, etc,etc) and thrown a cast net for shrimp and other bait
> critters and on occasion have caught squid, tongue sole, pipe fish,
> butterfly fish, glass minnows and a host of other miscellaneous small
> fishes (including billions of pogeys).
>
> As to fresh water, I've gone to a few small canals and lagoons here on the
> islands (looking for rain water killies and mollies which are supposed to
> be here) but have caught nothing but gambusia and mummichogs.
>
> I do have a small, ancient boat that i use to cruise around the estuaries
> and creeks that makes a reasonable platform to throw a net from (holds 4
> without too much trouble, can take up to 6 but it's a bit crowded at that
> point and throwing a net with 6 on board can lead to some interesting
> conversations and astonishing language)
>
> I'd be happy to show any of you what I know about this area but if you are
> looking for freshwater collecting, I'm not much use except maybe as a base
> (the Ogeechee and Savannah rivers are real close by). I've got limited
bed
> space but lots of carpet and for those of you who are really adventurous,
i
> have plenty of space to pitch a tent (although coastal georgia in the
> summer can be right warm and muggy at night) or room to park for those
> souls lucky enough to have a travel trailer.
>
> I'd need to be given a few weeks notice (or at least the wife needs some
> notice.....) but other than that, most of my summer would be available
> (unlike some folks, weekends are better for me). right now, the weekend
of
> august 4/5 is out and others will disappear as time passes - the more
> advance notice, the more i can arrange travel around the time.
>
> I already owe Andy (noturus2) some specimens from this area. i broke my
> arm this past winter and by the time i got better, the state closed the
> waters for cast netting due to shrimp population crash. they just
reopened
> the waters for bait shrimping only (not that you'd be all that interested
> in bait shrimp) but at least we are allowed on the water with a net.
> I'm definitely going to be collecting in the salt/brackish waters
> (especially if they reopen the food shrimp season) several times so i can
> get Andy's collection and i could use some company....
> i really prefer collecting for the cast iron aquarium (frying pan) but i
> also enjoy just seeing what comes up in the net.
>
> so, i guess all i need to know is who, when and how many. and, yes
george,
> you can come, too........
>
>
>
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