Re: NANFA-- Spawning in high water/non-point

Bruce Stallsmith (fundulus_at_hotmail.com)
Sun, 27 May 2001 15:51:20 -0400

<x-flowed>
> By no means am I in desert country (west Michigan), yet I have
>experienced several instances where the fish seek refuge from turbid water
>during flash floods. In a trout stream just down from my house, I used to
>flyfish for shiner minnows because the trout were no longer living in this
>downstream section of the watershed (operations have blocked off vital
>springs, and over-fishing greatly reduced brown trout populations). I
I would say you're lucky if brown trout have been eliminated. As an exotic
species they rate right up there with largemouth bass for destructive
capabilities!

--Bruce "Choose your _Salmo_ carefully" Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL

_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org
</x-flowed>