collecting at convention
#1 Guest_don212_*
Posted 10 June 2014 - 09:40 PM
#3 Guest_Casper_*
Posted 11 June 2014 - 03:09 PM
#5 Guest_lilyea_*
Posted 30 July 2014 - 08:52 PM
Don - I look forward to seeing you at the meeting on Saturday. I am planning to be there as well.going to wear t shirt to crash sks meeting in st pete sat, understand they're going to talk about our convention
Casper - I spend plenty of time with my perfect dipnet, cast net, and occasionally on the end of a seine. I am even looking at micro fishing. I am okay (but respectful) around the snakes and alligators but am wary of putting my head in Florida's freshwater lakes and ponds because my fear of the local bacteria/parasites/amoebas in Central and South Florida. I would really like to snorkel and learn how to duplicate your (and other's) underwater pictures, but that will likely have to be when I can make it up into your area or other areas in northern FL or above.FL has a lot of fishheads though only a few snorkel.
#6
Posted 30 July 2014 - 11:04 PM
#7 Guest_don212_*
Posted 31 July 2014 - 05:48 PM
#8 Guest_lilyea_*
Posted 31 July 2014 - 08:18 PM
Isaac - you are right about the springs. My generalization about central Florida's lakes and ponds did not include the springs. If you (or other NANAFA snorkle-masters) make it down to the springs again please let me know and, schedule permitting, I would like to tag along and learn from you....you are probably only 2-3 hours from some great freshwater snorkeling. The Ocala/Gainsville area offers the best freshwater snorkeling in all of FL with many beautifully clear springs and neat fish. Alexander, Rainbow, Three Sisters, and Silver Glen are some of the springs closest to southern FL that I have visited and enjoyed. The springs are a big draw to swimmers, snorkelers, and divers, and I have never heard of people getting sick from water quality issues.
Don - the amoebas may (or may not) be rare, but my fear of them certainly isn't! While some could argue the concern toward parasites may be an over reaction, I have found that it is a wide-spread attitude across a wide demographic (both in and outside the fish world) to swim at the beach or in a pool and not in lakes and ponds because of the invisible stuff in the water.the amoebas are rare, and occur in very warm brown water....
#9 Guest_don212_*
Posted 01 August 2014 - 06:54 AM
#10 Guest_Casper_*
Posted 01 August 2014 - 10:03 AM
I have NEVER gotten sick from snorkeling. On the other hand i have gotten major sinus infections from swimming in public pools. I have also gotten sick from eating at Mexican restaurants. I always check for ticks and chiggers.
I DO worry about Mocs and Gators while snorkeling in Florida, especially when alone. I figure the odds of being eaten are cut in half if Isaac is with me.
While in Nevada i had concerns about some kind of skin rash itch that was talked about, but we are talking about Florida.
Lilyea... I have no concerns about snorkeling in the Southeast. I would stay out of stagnant ponds. Clear water is always nice in these parts. Worry not, there are plenty of other things to worry about. War, Cancer and Crazy Drivers.
#11 Guest_Stickbow_*
Posted 01 August 2014 - 01:03 PM
I snorkel, wade, play, fish in clear, black, and clay stained water here in south Georgia. Our gators are bigger and don't wear blue and orange From years of messing around in what people call "moccasin infested swamps, I am comfortable telling you that you don't need to be afraid of the snake IN the water, be wary/aware of it out of the water.
Amoebas, viruses and flesh eating bacteria....well...Never gotten sick from snorkeling either. Got campylobacter from a restaurant I worked in, giardia from a western backpacking stream, but nothing from a southern body of water. That doesn't mean it's not there, just that odds are you won't. For me, the pleasures and benefits outweigh the risks.
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