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Oh yes, they are! At least in my prime waters -----Original Message----- From: Ken Staples [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Nasty invasive fish That's interesting; you don't often think of fish like the smallmouth as being invasive. Guess it's the same with trout though. Here's a list of a bunch of our exotics: http://floridafisheries.com/Fishes/non-native.html On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:42:43 +0000, mark romero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And Jack, as to your quote way down below..............i "tagged" it > with........."no matter how much you love what you do." mark > > >From: "William Andreas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Nasty invasive fish > >Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:55:26 -0500 > > > >And don't forget about all the smallmouth, out competing the native brook > >trout populations in Maine. Most Northwesterm Maine rivers have a mandatory > >kill law in place for smallmouth. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Staples [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thu 2/17/2005 12:28 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Nasty invasive fish > > > > > > > > Come on down to South Florida. We have one or two invasive species. > > Heck, I think we have them all except the trout! > > > > FWC encourages anglers to filet & release all of them except the > > peacocks. A lot of times you'll find exotics lying on the banks where > > people caught them & let them die (saw an armored catfish the other > > day). Lots of people eat them though. They sure can rack up the > > tallies in our fly fishing club's species contest though! > > > > Mayan cichlids are some of the most common. To be honest they're a > > heck of a lot of fun on a 5 or 6 wt. Fight like peacocks in a > > bluegill's body with a snapper's teeth. Then there's the tilapia which > > I can't get to take a fly. > > > > Many people are starting to target them as "sport" species including: > > snakeheads; clown knifefish; oscars; jaguar gapotes; and midas > > cichlids. I've hooked into some big jeweled cichlids that fought like > > crazy. As pervasive as these things are supposed to be many of them > > are actually hard to find (at least for me). I think I've seen some > > snakeheads but they could have been bowfins; it was hard to tell. > > Haven't found the clowns or midas yet. > > > > One of the scariest, in my mind at least, is the establishment of > > burmese pythons in the everglades. I haven't seen one live yet but I'm > > hearing more and more reports. I love snakes but that's something that > > could really upset the ecosystem down there. They can actually prey on > > gators & crocs. > > > > Then of course there's all the snowbirds... ;-> (D'n'R) > > > > Ken > > > > > > On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:19:00 -0500, David Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > Eddie, > > > This is a very interesting subject for debate. I ran up to read the > >article > > > quickly after seeing the first post. Much to be said about invasive > > > species. I miss the days that schools of brookies were in almost every > > > stream in PA. Today, the more dominate brown trout has had an > >undeniable > > > efect on their populations. Or is it man's forestry and other land use > > > practices? -Murf > > > > > > >From: "Eddie D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Nasty invasive fish > > > >Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:33:30 -0500 > > > > > > > >Jack, > > > >The "brutal" truth of this article (although i have not read it, but > >the > > > >agruement has been argued before between friends) is that these fish > >ARE > > > >invasive. They do take over the "native" fish's natural habitat. But > > > >being invasive does not necesarrily mean that it is a bad thing. > >Although > > > >I was much too young to actually remember this ever occuring, > >biologists > > > >said that the Hydrilla that was invading the potomac river would kill > >the > > > >river beyond repair. Now it is one of the best bass fisheries > >availible. > > > >Personally, I would like to see the Snake Head make a home in the > >Potomac > > > >and surrounding areas. They are a very aggressive eater, and a very > >strong > > > >fighter, almost like a Pike i've been told (By Ken Penrod, fishing > >guide). > > > >I dont see anything wrong with that. And Folks, the stories about them > >are > > > >NOT true. I was there with Ken after he brought a LIVE snakehead to > >the > > > >boat ramp, and so were a few reporters. For those of you who do not > >know > > > >Ken, he is a very popular fishing guide in the Potomac (PAMARVA area) > > > >region. Ken laid the fish on the grass to demonstrate the "walking > > > >abilities of this fish". "It looks like its flopping like a fish" said > > > >penrod. The reporter said maybe a harder surface, so they placed him > >on > > > >the pavement. Still no walking. And after 20 minutes in the shaded > >grass, > > > >the fish was dead. So much for its iron lung. > > > > > > > >Just my 2 cents. > > > > > > > > > > > >-Eddie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Jack Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > > >>To: <[email protected]> > > > >>Subject: [VFB] Nasty invasive fish > > > >>Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:45:14 -0500 > > > >> > > > >>The March issue of National Geographic Magazine has an article on > >invasive > > > >>species and the problems they are causing. Included is a list of the > >100 > > > >>"worst". Only 8 fish made this list which includes, along with the > >walking > > > >>catfish, brown trout, rainbow trout and largemouth bass. So everyone, > >get > > > >>out there and help curtail this invasion. One question; should we all > > > >>abandon "catch and Release"? Fat chance! > > > >> > > > >>Jack > > > >>"The worst day on the stream is infinitely better than the best day at > >the > > > >>office." > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > > > > > > > > > > >
