[NatureNS] Clams and Trout

Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:09:46 -0400
From: "Andrew Hebda" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
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Thanks Paul.

Actually wildlife (including fish) is much better at sampling than most people.

:o)

Andrew

>>> Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> 12/15/2011 11:50 am >>>
Thanks Andrew
The clams are about 5 mm in length and about the same in width.
The shells are delicate - almost translucent so perhaps its fingernail clam.
They are much smaller and delicate than some I found in a Black Duck
a few years ago.
I have saved some so if you would like some, I could send some.
Sounds if cleaning trout would be a good way to inventory lakes.

Paul


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 From: Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca>
To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:56:25 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Clams and Trout
 
Hi Paul

Depending on their shapes... thin and delicate, would be fingernail clams,  a bit more stout/robust would be the classic p"pea clams - did you save them?

Lewis Hinks had some good trout books showing that trout would eat pretty-well anything that would fit in their mouths

Andrew

>>> Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> 12/13/2011 5:16 pm >>>
Hi All
While cleaning a trout for supper, I found the stomach full of
small pea clams.  A couple of snails also. The trout was caught
this afternoon.
The pea clams were real small and almost  translucent.
I haven't looked them up in any reference but
it is interesting what we find in stomachs.
Have a nice evening
Paul

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