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There are several possibilities that have been found in NS - chub, =
Spanish, black snake, bullet and king mackerels.
Laurie Murison
Grand Manan, NB
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From: Gayle MacLean=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
Googled 'Pilot' Mackerel. Found this link.
Is this what is being seen?
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Pilot_fish=20
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
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<bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> wrote:
From: bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Received: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:44 PM
I think the "pilot" mackeral are the first ones that show up =
in the
spring. I could be wrong. I've seen this strange kind some =
other years,
but only a few, and always late in the season. This year =
there are lots
of them.
> I seen an as described mackerel a few weeks ago now and just =
thought it to
> be an odd individual.
>
> You say they're showing up in #'s????????
>
> Could you be speaking of the ones the old trap fishermen =
called "Pilot"
> Mackerel.
>
> Tom K
> Canso
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca>
> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:42 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral
>
>
>> There was a very lively bat flying around our yard at =
noon today,
>> seemingly feasting on some kind of small white fly. Seems =
late in the
>> year, and a strange time of day. Maybe the best time of =
day to find
>> food this time of year?
>> Also, a different type of mackeral has been showing up in =
numbers in
>> the
>> St. Peter's Canal this week; smaller and different =
markings than our
>> regular mackeral, but still obviously in the framily....it =
tastes the
>> same, maybe a bit fatter. Does anybody know what kind of =
fish it might
>> be?
>> Billy
>>
>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laurie Murison</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Googled 'Pilot' Mackerel. Found this link.</DIV>
<DIV>Is this what is being seen?</DIV>
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<DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV>
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<DIV class=3DplainMail>I think the "pilot" mackeral are the =
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that show up in the<BR>spring. I could be wrong. =
I've seen=20
this strange kind some other years,<BR>but only a few, and =
always late=20
in the season. This year there are lots<BR>of =
them.<BR><BR>>=20
I seen an as described mackerel a few weeks ago now and just =
thought=20
it to<BR&g