NANFA-L-- A evening out on the Mighty Maumee

Crail, Todd (tcrail-in-UTNet.UToledo.Edu)
Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:38:56 -0400

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Howdy folks. Finally getting caught up enough to write up a trip report =
again. This last year has _sucked_ for me personally...To make it =
worse, I've been sick since March. Finally solved the problem, so I'll =
be back-in-it far more frequently from here out. As well, some articles =
for AC, updates/features to the NANFA website, write ups of past trips, =
and some web projects on Ohio's fish and mussels. =20
=20
When I went to Costa Rica in May, I suddenly felt like a million bucks =
after a couple days, so we knew it was something in Toledo. Came back, =
within 3 days I felt like crud again... Someone joked that I probably =
had caught malaria in Costa Rica, and I started thinking "mal - aria" or =
"bad air", looked over-in-my heating and cooling unit, got out the =
screwdriver... Yeap. The pan had a solid black biofilm across it. When =
it was winter, the humidity from the tanks was condensing on the unit... =
I turned on the AC to "alleviate" my spring allergies and it got flat =
out wrong. Apparently, they hadn't cleaned it in quite a while. We =
tried cleaning it, but within a week it was back to yucko and making me =
sick again. Which of course, had to be the week that it got this nasty =
hot. So I was without AC until last night. I had to find things to do, =
because sitting-in-home was just not any fun ;)
=20
It was too stinkin' hot to seine, but I wanted to do something aquatic. =
My friend Kerry and I took advantage of an hour drive in my air =
conditioned van down the Maumee River to just north of Defiance, Ohio-in-=
the Independence Dam State Park, which my compadre Jeffro had looked-in-=
a couple weeks ago while down there on business. He had found a schlode =
of live and relict mussel valves and had said it was beautiful habitat =
overall. Walking around in the water, leaning down, and picking up =
sounded like as much work as I was up for.
=20
It seems when the mussels are sweet, one can almost expect the fish =
community to be more robust in areas with the habitat benefits mussels =
offer to fish and their food. I look forward to sampling the fish =
community once it's a bit cooler. The biomass of fishes was incredible. =
They were everywhere. Quite a lot of heat stress fungal infections =
last night though. We would see whole schools of fish where perhaps a =
third of them looked like they had cotton balls for tails. Ugh. This =
was nothing compared to what was going on in the mussel community, =
however.
=20
First off... I will use common names in the text, and list both names in =
my sample list. I'll point you to a webpage will be helpful if you're =
not familiar with our pearly mussels, and I think this is a component of =
our outdoor collecting that is worth learning and can suffice a nature =
fix when collecting fish isn't a good option. =20
=20
The website is: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/musselmanual/species.html
=20
In Microsoft Internet Explorer you can do "Edit -> Find on this Page" =
search for the names I use and click through to see how interesting many =
of these species are. I'm not sure what the commands are in Netscape, =
but I'm sure it's similar to MS IE. =20
=20
We first entered directly below the dam. Willows and hibiscus had built =
up a couple gravel bar islands adjacent to the scour, the whole base of =
the river bed is flat Silurian limestone, scoured down during the =
glacial invasion and broken up some by the action of the river. There =
were some sub-fossil / really banged up relict valves of the heavier =
valves (large purple wartyback, three ridge, mapleleaf, round pigtoes) =
and I found one very relict clubshell valve (which is Federally =
Endangered). It was all really old material, and didn't seem to be what =
Jeff had described. The opposite shore is a pseudo outside bend (which =
tends to catch more material as it's blown downstream), and I look =
forward to getting over there in the future. I wasn't going to make =
Kerry walk all the way over there. She was into it, but probably not =
_that_ into it ;)
=20
We made our way downstream and began to see more valves. I saw a =
juvenile longnose gar shoot away from a large white heelsplitter valve I =
picked up. They're so cute when they're that size. It sat there about =
five feet away hovering, looking-in-me. Guess I ruined his little =
ambush spot. Also saw a couple decapitated sucker carcasses along the =
shore. I really wish people would understand how much of a trash fish =
they ARE NOT, and quit killing them just because they're suckers. =20
=20
The substrate was beautiful. It was large bars of well aerated, =
unsilted gravel material (which is hard to find in NW Ohio) with cuts =
between where the current swept the bedrock clean. Mayfly and caddisfly =
larvae were everywhere, with bloodworms by the pound. Didn't see any =
stonefly, although I've seen them infrequently elsewhere. I wouldn't be =
suprised if I saw them further out in the channel where there was still =
some current, or up closer to the dam where the turbulence is greater. =20
=20
We started to see large piles and middens of deertoe, threehorn =
wartyback and small mapleleaf. The substrate began to flatten out, and =
then we got into the viciousness of nature. The flat wasn't getting =
much aeration, was probably oxygen stressed from rotting cladophora =
algae and temp, and well, their homes were just going away period. They =
were everywhere, futile efforts to move away from where they were. We =
must have moved 200 live mussels out into deeper portions of the =
channel, mainly just brooding size and species that have longer =
recruitment times. In short, fragile papershells and giant floaters =
weren't even picked up ;)=20
=20
I finally even gave up on the adults, because they had to be heat =
stressed to heck, and I really wasn't moving them into much better a =
situation. We have to be on the verge of drought... And with this early =
heat, stuff is getting into trouble fast. It was really sad to look at, =
even worse to smell. But I was able to get some nice fresh kills for a =
display I'm setting up in the department as a part of Jeff and my mussel =
collection permit from the DNR. =20
=20
Perhaps most notable from the sample were the dozen or so valves of =
clubshell we saw. Again, this is a Federally listed animal, and =
unfortunately, we don't have a Fed Permit to do anything with the =
material, even if it's already dead. The clubshell used to be a very =
widespread species, but has pretty much been crunched down to a couple =
remaining populations. And I'm not sure that any of those populations =
are robust. The material we were looking-in-may have been again, =
sub-fossil, liberated from old sediments that were washed this winter in =
the 10 year floods. It'd be interesting to know how quickly or slowly =
the material degrades. A couple of them did have fairly intact =
periostracum (the outside of the valve) and very pearlescent nacre =
(inside of the valve) which would lead me to believe they're still =
present.
=20
I also found a live female plain pocketbook, which is one of the species =
which uses a lure to target their host fish, and a species that we've =
only found as beat up relicts in the Maumee mainstem. Her presence was =
encouraging, and she got walked all the way out to the perfect habitat =
;)
=20
And then there were the rest, that were just danged pretty. And many =
that unfortunately, were pretty dead. So... Here's the list. I think =
we need to do an Ohio NANFA trip to this locality in pair with a trip to =
the Blanchard over by Findlay. Would make a great fish and macro invert =
outing, and we can also explore some of the dichotomies of being human, =
needing agriculture, and how to farm in a sustainable, and perhaps, more =
cost effective way than some current farming dogma. Lot of interesting =
topics here in this great watershed :)
=20
Mucket - Actinonaias ligamentina carinata (30+, all separated, some =
fresh)
Elktoe (SSC) - Alasmidonta marginata (1 fresh kill)
Threeridge - Amblema plicata (abund)
Purple Wartyback (ST) - Cyclonaias tuberculata (abund, a couple whole =
animals)
Spike - Elliptio dilatata (abund)
Wabash Pigtoe - Fusconaia flava (5)
Plain Pocketbook - Lampsilis cardium (1 live, 3 or 4 relicts valves)
White Heelsplitter - Lasmigona complanata (abund, a lot alive, fresh =
kills)
Flutedshell - Lasmigona costata (1 whole, couple busted relicts)
Fragile Papershell - Leptodea fragilis (abund)
Black Sandshell (ST) - Ligumia recta (1 nice left, 4 or 5 relicts)
Three-horn Wartyback (ST) - Obliquaria reflexa (abund)
Round Hickorynut - Obovaria subrotunda (1 left)
Clubshell (FE, SE) - Pleurobema clava (15 valves no whole specimens but =
some fresh material)
Round Pigtoe (SSC) - Pleurobema sintoxia (5+)
Pink Heelsplitter - Potamilus alatus (abund, a lot alive, fresh kills)
Kidneyshell - Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (1 nice left, a couple busted =
relicts)
Giant Floater - Pyganodon (=3DAnodonta) grandis (20+)
Mapleleaf - Quadrula fragosa (abund)
Pimpleback - Quadrula pustulosa (abund)
Creeper - Strophitus undulatus (10+ fresh kills)
Liliput - Toxolasma parvus (3 large live)
Fawnsfoot (ST) - Truncilla donaciformis (?? yeah, the same ol' story ;)
Deertoe (SSC) - Truncilla truncata (abund, both live and fresh)
Pond Papershell - Utterbackia (=3DAnodonta) imbecillis (4 or 5 live =
animals)
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Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com
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color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Howdy folks.&nbsp; Finally getting caught up =
enough to =0A=
write up a trip report again.&nbsp; This last year has _sucked_ for me =0A=
personally...</FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>To make =
it worse, =0A=
I've been sick since March.&nbsp; Finally solved the problem, so I'll be =
back-in-=0A=
it far more frequently from here out.&nbsp; As well, some articles for =
AC, =0A=
updates/features to the NANFA website, write ups of past trips, and some =
web =0A=
projects on Ohio's fish and mussels.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>When I went to Costa =
Rica in May, I =0A=
suddenly felt like a million bucks after a couple days, so we knew it =
was =0A=
something in Toledo.&nbsp; Came back, within 3 days I felt like crud =
again... =0A=
Someone joked that I probably had caught malaria in Costa Rica, and I =
started =0A=
thinking "mal - aria" or "bad air", looked over-in-my heating and =
cooling unit, =0A=
got out the screwdriver... Yeap.&nbsp; The pan had a solid black biofilm =
across =0A=
it.&nbsp; When it was winter, the humidity from the tanks was condensing =
on the =0A=
unit... I turned on the AC to "alleviate" my spring allergies and it got =
flat =0A=
out wrong.&nbsp; Apparently, they hadn't cleaned it in quite a =
while.&nbsp; We =0A=
tried cleaning it, but within a week it was back to yucko and making me =
sick =0A=
again.&nbsp; Which of course, had to be the week that it got this nasty =0A=
hot.&nbsp; So I was without AC until last night.&nbsp; I had to find =
things to =0A=
do, because sitting-in-home was just not any fun&nbsp; ;)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It was too stinkin' hot to seine, but I =
wanted to =0A=
do something aquatic.&nbsp; My friend Kerry and I took advantage of an =
hour =0A=
drive in my air conditioned van down the Maumee River to just north of =
Defiance, =0A=
Ohio-in-the Independence Dam State Park, which my compadre Jeffro had =
looked-in-=0A=
a couple weeks ago while down there on business.&nbsp; He had found a =
schlode of =0A=
live and relict mussel valves and had said it was beautiful habitat =0A=
overall.&nbsp; Walking around in the water, leaning down, and picking up =
sounded =0A=
like as much work as I was up for.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It seems when the mussels are sweet, =
one can almost =0A=
expect the fish community to be more robust in areas with the habitat =
benefits =0A=
mussels offer to fish and their food.&nbsp; I look forward to sampling =
the fish =0A=
community once it's a bit cooler.&nbsp; The biomass of fishes was =0A=
incredible.&nbsp; They were everywhere.&nbsp; Quite a lot of heat stress =
fungal =0A=
infections last night though.&nbsp; We would see whole schools of fish =0A=
where&nbsp;perhaps a third&nbsp;of them looked like they had cotton =
balls for =0A=
tails.&nbsp; Ugh.&nbsp; This was nothing compared to what was going on =
in the =0A=
mussel community, however.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First off... I will use common names in =
the text, =0A=
and list both names in my sample list.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll point you to =0A=
a&nbsp;webpage will be helpful if you're not familiar with our pearly =
mussels, =0A=
and I think this is a component of our outdoor collecting that is worth =
learning =0A=
and can suffice a nature fix when collecting fish isn't a good =
option.&nbsp; =0A=
</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The website is: <A =0A=
href=3D"http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/musselmanual/species.html">http://ww=
w.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/musselmanual/species.html</A></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In Microsoft Internet Explorer you can =
do "Edit =0A=
-&gt; Find on this Page" search for the names I use and click through to =
see how =0A=
interesting many of these species are.&nbsp; I'm not sure what the =
commands are =0A=
in Netscape, but I'm sure it's similar to MS IE.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We first entered directly below the =
dam.&nbsp; =0A=
Willows and hibiscus had built up a couple gravel bar islands adjacent =
to the =0A=
scour, the whole base of the river bed is flat Silurian limestone, =
scoured down =0A=
during the glacial invasion and broken up some by the action of the =
river.&nbsp; =0A=
There were some sub-fossil / really banged up relict valves of&nbsp;the =
heavier =0A=
valves (large purple wartyback, three ridge, mapleleaf, round pigtoes) =
and I =0A=
found one very relict clubshell valve (which is Federally =
Endangered).&nbsp; It =0A=
was all really old material, and didn't seem to be what Jeff had =0A=
described.&nbsp; The opposite shore is a pseudo outside bend (which =
tends to =0A=
catch more material as it's blown downstream), and I look forward to =
getting =0A=
over there in the future.&nbsp; I wasn't going to make Kerry walk all =
the way =0A=
over there.&nbsp; She was into it, but probably not _that_ into it&nbsp; =0A=
;)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We made our way downstream and began to =
see more =0A=
valves.&nbsp; I saw a juvenile longnose gar shoot away from a large =
white =0A=
heelsplitter valve I picked up.&nbsp; They're so cute when they're that =0A=
size.&nbsp; It sat there about five feet away hovering, looking-in-=
me.&nbsp; =0A=
Guess I ruined his little ambush spot.&nbsp; Also saw a =
couple&nbsp;decapitated =0A=
sucker carcasses along the shore.&nbsp; I really wish people would =
understand =0A=
how much of a trash fish they&nbsp;ARE NOT, and quit killing them just =
because =0A=
they're suckers.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The substrate was beautiful.&nbsp; It =
was large =0A=
bars of well aerated, unsilted gravel material (which is hard to find in =
NW =0A=
Ohio) with cuts between&nbsp;where the current swept the bedrock =
clean.&nbsp; =0A=
Mayfly and caddisfly larvae were everywhere, with bloodworms by the =
pound.&nbsp; =0A=
Didn't see any stonefly, although I've seen them infrequently =
elsewhere.&nbsp; I =0A=
wouldn't be suprised if I saw them further out in the channel where =
there was =0A=
still some current, or up closer to the dam where the turbulence is =0A=
greater.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We started to see large piles and =
middens =0A=
of&nbsp;deertoe, threehorn wartyback and small mapleleaf.&nbsp; The =
substrate =0A=
began to flatten out, and then we got into the viciousness of =
nature.&nbsp; The =0A=
flat wasn't getting much aeration, was probably oxygen stressed from =
rotting =0A=
cladophora algae and temp, and well, their homes were just going away =0A=
period.&nbsp; They were everywhere,&nbsp;futile efforts to&nbsp;move =
away from =0A=
where they were.&nbsp; We must have moved 200 live mussels out into =
deeper =0A=
portions of the channel, mainly just brooding size and species that have =
longer =0A=
recruitment times.&nbsp;In short, fragile papershells and giant floaters =
weren't =0A=
even picked up&nbsp; ;) </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I finally even gave up on the adults, =
because they =0A=
had to be heat stressed to heck, and I really wasn't moving them into =
much =0A=
better a situation.&nbsp; We have to be on the verge of drought... And =
with this =0A=
early heat, stuff is getting into trouble fast.&nbsp; It was really sad =
to look =0A=
at, even worse to smell.&nbsp; But I was able to get some nice fresh =
kills for a =0A=
display I'm setting up in the department as a part of Jeff and my mussel =0A=
collection permit from the DNR.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Perhaps most notable from the sample =
were the dozen =0A=
or so valves of clubshell we saw.&nbsp; Again, this is a Federally =
listed =0A=
animal, and unfortunately, we don't have a Fed Permit to do anything =
with the =0A=
material, even if it's already dead.&nbsp; The clubshell used to be a =
very =0A=
widespread species, but has pretty much been crunched down to a couple =
remaining =0A=
populations.&nbsp; And I'm not sure that any of those populations are =0A=
robust.&nbsp; The material we were looking-in-may have been again, =
sub-fossil, =0A=
liberated from old sediments that were washed this winter in the 10 year =0A=
floods.&nbsp; It'd be interesting to know how quickly or slowly the =
material =0A=
degrades.&nbsp; &nbsp;A couple of them did have fairly intact =
periostracum (the =0A=
outside of the valve) and very pearlescent nacre (inside of the valve) =
which =0A=
would lead me to believe they're still present.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I also found a live female&nbsp;plain =
pocketbook, =0A=
which is one of the species which uses a&nbsp;lure to target their host =
fish, =0A=
and a species that we've only found as beat up relicts in the Maumee =0A=
mainstem.&nbsp; Her presence was encouraging, and she got walked all the =
way out =0A=
to the perfect habitat&nbsp; ;)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And then there were the rest, that were =
just danged =0A=
pretty.&nbsp; And many that unfortunately, were pretty dead.&nbsp; So... =
Here's =0A=
the list.&nbsp; I think we need to do an Ohio NANFA trip to this =
locality in =0A=
pair with a trip to the Blanchard over by Findlay.&nbsp; Would make a =
great fish =0A=
and macro invert outing, and we can also explore some of the dichotomies =
of =0A=
being human, needing agriculture, and how to farm in a sustainable, and =
perhaps, =0A=
more cost effective&nbsp;way than some current farming dogma.&nbsp; Lot =
of =0A=
interesting topics here in this great watershed&nbsp; :)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mucket - <EM>Actinonaias ligamentina =
carinata =0A=
</EM>(30+, all separated, some fresh)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Elktoe (SSC) - <EM>Alasmidonta =
marginata </EM>(1 =0A=
fresh kill)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Threeridge - <EM>Amblema plicata</EM> =0A=
(abund)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Purple Wartyback (ST)&nbsp;- =
<EM>Cyclonaias =0A=
tuberculata</EM>&nbsp;(abund, a couple whole animals)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Spike - <EM>Elliptio dilatata =0A=
</EM>(abund)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wabash Pigtoe - <EM>Fusconaia =
flava</EM> =0A=
(5)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Plain Pocketbook - =
<EM>Lampsilis cardium =0A=
</EM>(1 live, 3 or 4 relicts valves)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>White Heelsplitter - =
<EM>Lasmigona =0A=
complanata </EM>(abund, a lot alive, fresh kills)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Flutedshell - <EM>Lasmigona =
costata </EM>(1 =0A=
whole, couple busted relicts)</FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fragile Papershell - =
<EM>Leptodea fragilis =0A=
</EM>(abund)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black Sandshell (ST) - =
<EM>Ligumia recta =0A=
</EM>(1 nice left, 4 or 5 relicts)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Three-horn Wartyback (ST) - =
<EM>Obliquaria =0A=
reflexa </EM>(abund)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Round Hickorynut - =
<EM>Obovaria subrotunda =0A=
</EM>(1 left)</FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Clubshell (FE, SE) - =
<EM>Pleurobema clava =0A=
</EM>(15 valves no whole specimens but some&nbsp;fresh =
material)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Round Pigtoe (SSC) - =
<EM>Pleurobema =0A=
sintoxia </EM>(5+)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pink Heelsplitter - =
<EM>Potamilus =0A=
alatus</EM>&nbsp;(abund, a lot alive, fresh kills)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kidneyshell - =
<EM>Ptychobranchus =0A=
fasciolaris </EM>(1 nice left, a couple busted relicts)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Giant Floater - <EM>Pyganodon =0A=
</EM>(=3D<I>Anodonta</I>) <I>grandis </I>(20+)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mapleleaf - <EM>Quadrula =
fragosa =0A=
</EM>(abund)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Pimpleback - <EM>Quadrula =
pustulosa =0A=
</EM>(abund)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Creeper - <EM>Strophitus =0A=
undulatus</EM>&nbsp;(10+ fresh kills)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Liliput - <EM>Toxolasma =
parvus </EM>(3 =0A=
large live)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fawnsfoot (ST)&nbsp;- =
<EM>Truncilla =0A=
donaciformis </EM>(??&nbsp;yeah, the same ol' story =
;)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Deertoe (SSC) - <EM>Truncilla =
truncata =0A=
</EM>(abund, both live and fresh)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<EM>Utterbackia =0A=
</EM>(=3D<I>Anodonta</I>) <I>imbecillis </I>(4 or 5 live =
animals)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Muddy Maumee Madness, =
Toledo, =0A=
OH</FONT></DIV>=0A=
<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's never too late to have a =
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childhood.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
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