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Index of Subjects Thanks Gloria I never thought of that possibility. It is the interesting thing about fish. We never know they exist until they come into contact with us. A few moments and they are gone again - who knows where? Have a nice spring Paul --- On Mon, 4/4/11, turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca <turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > From: turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca <turtlevoice@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Salmon Spawn > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Cc: "Paul MacDonald" <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Received: Monday, April 4, 2011, 4:11 PM > It could be an escaped farm salmon > that has no clue what season is the right one. It did well > to find its way into fresh water. > > Gloria > > > > > ---- Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Hi All > > We had an unusual occurence today that I should like > to tell you about. > > A friend and I went trout fishing by canoe as we do > probably 100 times a year! > > After a little while I hooked a fish and when it came > up we saw that it was a salmon kelt. Although we were in a > good trout spot this happens sometimes early April. > > I brought it over beside the canoe to release it and > then grabbed it by the tail to bring it on my knee so > to remove the hook. My friend got his camera out so he would > have a record of the proper procedure. Anyway I got the hook > out and dropped it over the side but not before she squirted > 15 - 20 eggs on my foot and the bottom of the canoe. Most > unusual. > > As salmon spawn in the autumn this was definitely out > of season. Neither of us had ever seen it happen before and > as he is familiar with the literature on the subject had > never read about such a thing. > > Nature never ceases to amaze! Not many folks can say > they had a salmon spawn on their knee. > > Enjoy the spring > > Paul > > > >
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