Howdy all, I hope to be in the water a whole bunch this spring. I'm sure I'll be in the Kankakee often for photos and I hope to also hit the Tippecanoe and southern Illinois. I'm hopeful we could try and get some group trips together while darters are in color. I'm open every weekend that I know of until the last week in April.
Illinois/Indiana spring sampling trips 2009
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Posted 28 March 2009 - 09:09 PM
Yep, I should be open at least every Saturday, unless I have an unusual heavy homework/study load. I think the Tippecanoe would be great in May, because E. tippecanoe should be in great color along with all the Percina, minnows and such. Some swamp crawls sound good too!
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:04 PM
Hi Uland,Howdy all, I hope to be in the water a whole bunch this spring. I'm sure I'll be in the Kankakee often for photos and I hope to also hit the Tippecanoe and southern Illinois. I'm hopeful we could try and get some group trips together while darters are in color. I'm open every weekend that I know of until the last week in April.
I am free most weekends .and would like to go on an outing Let me know when a trip will happen.
Thanks
Mike from North West Indiana
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:31 PM
Hey Mike, I hope we'll form the trips in this topic so keep an eye on this topic. If anyone is interested in Kankakee valley trips please speak up here. Mark and I throw these things together at a moments notice without really planning anything. We can start posting trips and I feel almost confident that as along as the weather and water holds out....we'll be somewhere not terribly far either next Saturday or Sunday.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 10:22 PM
Hey Mike, I hope we'll form the trips in this topic so keep an eye on this topic. If anyone is interested in Kankakee valley trips please speak up here. Mark and I throw these things together at a moments notice without really planning anything. We can start posting trips and I feel almost confident that as along as the weather and water holds out....we'll be somewhere not terribly far either next Saturday or Sunday.
Sounds good lets get in the water! Saturday would be good for me.
Mike
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 12:17 PM
I agree, interesting fish and folks. It was quite funny, while taking fish pictures I guy talked to us about eating raccoon and if the water in our phototanks was for drinking; inebriated to say the least. If I go again, I will probably stay two days, its a drive that is just long enough to where you really can't do any exploring if you want to get back home at a reasonable time. I hear the slackwater stuff around there is just as cool as the main Tippecanoe!
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 01:01 PM
I agree, interesting fish and folks. It was quite funny, while taking fish pictures I guy talked to us about eating raccoon and if the water in our phototanks was for drinking; inebriated to say the least. If I go again, I will probably stay two days, its a drive that is just long enough to where you really can't do any exploring if you want to get back home at a reasonable time. I hear the slackwater stuff around there is just as cool as the main Tippecanoe!
Blake
I don't know where the state of Indiana came up with most of the people we talked to that day. It was down right hilarious.
"you gots some of them there blue shad"
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 09:34 PM
I'm looking at an Illinois trip from Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th. We'll sample many small streams south of I-70 but the majority south of I-74. This is a CPR trip catch, photo and release since Illinois has prohibitive laws (no taking of fish). I really can't have a large group since many of these sites are tiny and parking is a major issue. Maybe we can carpool? We'll I'll camp in Shawnee forest at various locations. Cell coverage is very limited at most of the sampling sites so joining the trip midway could be difficult.
Naturally all of this depends on weather and water conditions.
Naturally all of this depends on weather and water conditions.
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 12:03 PM
Dang! I wanted to participate in this one, I've been waiting for the date announcement, but I've already committed to be elsewhere on the 17th. Maybe next time. Have fun!Northern Indiana May 16th and 17th
I'd like to sample natural lakes and the Tippecanoe River for photographs. Anyone care to organize this here?
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