I keep natives and glad I joined the forum. Look forward to contributing to the community!!!
Native fish keeper joining up...
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, Nov 22 2006 08:45 PM
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Posted 22 November 2006 - 09:01 PM
I am in CT..and the nearest river, the Connecticut River, unfortunately could use a good cleaning 
...but it has gotten a tad better with all the clean up action that has been taking place. Other then that I cant complain..I got a couple good pets out of it!!! 
...but it has gotten a tad better with all the clean up action that has been taking place. Other then that I cant complain..I got a couple good pets out of it!!!
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Posted 22 November 2006 - 09:06 PM
Do much collecting up there? Or just bluegill rescue? Might be a calling for that, maybe even some state funding 
Well keep alert, as I am sure some collecting/ sampling trips will be going on up that way. No better way to get to know the fish in ypur backyard than getting out in the water with them! Matt
Well keep alert, as I am sure some collecting/ sampling trips will be going on up that way. No better way to get to know the fish in ypur backyard than getting out in the water with them! Matt
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Posted 22 November 2006 - 09:23 PM
I do alot of fishing in the summertime, only to see if I can get that one perfect specimen which unfortunately doesnt happen very often. This year I lost my prized pumpkinseed "sunshine", and decided to go out and see what the river would throw my way. I found a huge explosion of green sunfish, and no matter where you fished thats all you could get. The disheartening thing in it was they were 'overly' green due to the huge algea bloom in the stagnant river. I have in the years witnessed the river slowly declining due to pollution, garbage and debris being cast off from ignorant people, and its really a shame. It seems to be getting a little better tho. This year you could actually see to the bottom of about 3-4 feet standing from the bridge. I wouldnt recommend wading into that river because the garbage is knee deep, and just this past spring saw an upside down refridgerator? floating down the river with some tires. Its pretty sad, but maybe one day we can all wade in the water and see whats really there without having to see from our fishing lines.
There is one river in salmon brook state forest that is very clear and clean..the downside to that tho is there isnt any fish. There are mosquito fish, and an occasional sunfish trapped from flooding. The only time it has fish in it is when its stocked from the dept of fish and game for the spring fishing opening season. That is mostly trout and salmon.
I did one time ( a long time ago) find some kind of suckerfish which I released. I havent seen one since.
There is one river in salmon brook state forest that is very clear and clean..the downside to that tho is there isnt any fish. There are mosquito fish, and an occasional sunfish trapped from flooding. The only time it has fish in it is when its stocked from the dept of fish and game for the spring fishing opening season. That is mostly trout and salmon.
I did one time ( a long time ago) find some kind of suckerfish which I released. I havent seen one since.
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Posted 23 November 2006 - 02:46 AM
BlueGillzAint4Me. They're a dime a dozen around here. Actually, though, I do keep some. And although you do talk down about the green sunfish, I like them too. I have two. I sympathize about your pumpkinseed; they are my favorite; I have three. It's a shame about the pollution in the Connecticut River, although I'm not surprised. It seems to me that New England is heavily populated, and the Connecticut River is the home of some major defense installations. One of NANFA's goals is to promote conservation. If there's anything that we can do to help restore the river... just let us know. I thinks it's safe to say we all want your river to be a place where all of its native fish can thrive. Just like we want our own local rivers to be. Welcome aboard.
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Posted 28 August 2007 - 08:31 PM
I keep bluegills for the reason that anybody in Georgia can relate to them. "Bream" are pretty common, but they spike peoples interest in natives, so that's why I keep them. I also think some of the bull males can be pretty cool looking, at least the ones down here are.
That's my 2 1/2 cents.
That's my 2 1/2 cents.
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Posted 28 August 2007 - 11:36 PM
Why are bluegills also called bream? When I hear of the word "bream" I think of Abramis brama. Lets hope that no one introduces them (not that I hate them)."Bream" are pretty common, but they spike peoples interest in natives, so that's why I keep them.
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Posted 28 August 2007 - 11:46 PM
Glad to have you! Check out our parent organisation while you're here - I think you'll like what you see.
Oh yeah - there's lots of nice folks on this forum.
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Posted 29 August 2007 - 09:28 PM
Thankyou Irate. The wikipedia article makes sense.
You got my curiousity up! English is primarily a germanic language, so the reference to Old French origins of the word doesn't do much to enlighten me
I'm somewhat more comfortable with German.
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Posted 30 August 2007 - 10:26 AM
While it is true that English is a Germanic language, it has adopted vocabulary from many other languages over the centuries. The Norman conquest in 1066 caused the introduction of a great deal of French vocabulary into the English language. For hundreds of years after this, England was bilingual; the nobility spoke French, and the commoners spoke English. There are also a lot of Old Norse words that were adopted into the English language, due to the Norse invasions. These words are harder to distinguish, because the Scandinavian languages are also Germanic.You got my curiousity up! English is primarily a germanic language, so the reference to Old French origins of the word doesn't do much to enlighten me
For more detailed information, I suggest this article:
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