We did our sampling on the Clinton River in Auburn Hills (Riverside Park), which was actually running pretty high and fast, and she did great. We found crayfish, lot of caddis, some mayflies.
We then went to a very small creek - Galloway Creek (on Oakland University property), that has little public access, but some great potential. You can almost jump across it. I got in with my daughter and I wanted to take the kicknet to the other side of some brush. Breaking every rule I know of (except for keeping her upstream of me), I stepped off into a 5'+ hole. Thankfully, one of the other guys grabbed Hannah, and I was able to get up with just minimum water going into the waders for either of us.
Good news is, Hannah had a blast. The other adults loved their excitement everytime they found another bug.
We found a lot of insect life at the Galloway Creek site, a great mayfly example, a pretty dace, and lots more caddis.
Bad news, no stoneflies found at these 2 sites, but we weren't quite expecting them there yet. Cleanup is still going on, so hopefully in another couple of years!
On 1/29/06,
Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
" The fly fisherman who says they have never fallen while wading is either a pathogenic liar, or has never been fly fishing."
JD
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Ed Roden
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