--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>Something that might be interesting... Around here, I've only run into
>them in wide *slow* areas (like secondary channels around islands) on
>larger streams/rivers, and then, *only* during high water. And then
>I'll see 5 or 6 or more. I think their habitat during normal water
>levels is just in areas that we can't/don't normally fish. It's too
>wide, flat and quiet to seine or dip and too shallow to angle (dry flies
>might be a good application?).
>
>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 :)
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