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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">From my experience J= ames, as limited as it is,</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Striped Bass tend to roll on the surface= not jump with</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">their nose to the sky as do sturgeon.</S= PAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Members of the trout and salmon families= tend to jump</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN id=3Dmisspell-0 class=3Dmark>paral= lel</SPAN> to the water - of course there are lots of exceptions.</SPAN></d= iv> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Sturgeon seem to need deep water plus a = current to get enough.<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR><VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor= ></VAR><VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">speed to clear the surface but in <SPAN = id=3Dmisspell-1 class=3Dmark>Minas</SPAN> Basin when it is flat calm early<= /SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">in the morning some very large ones will= be seen. Of course</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">not many folks see them except anglers! = Sturgeon watching does not</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">have the appeal </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"RI= GHT: auto">of bird watching.also.</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN id=3Dmisspell-2 class=3Dmark>North= umberland</SPAN> Strait has recently been open to <SPAN id=3Dmisspell-3 cla= ss=3Dmark>Striper</SPAN> <SPAN id=3Dmisspell-4 class=3Dmark>fiishing</SPAN>= .</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Not often a new sport fishery comes alon= g except for <SPAN id=3Dmisspell-5 class=3Dmark>introduced </SPAN>species.<= /SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Enjoy the summer</SPAN></div> <div style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMIL= Y: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT:= auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Paul<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN= ></div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><BR style=3D"RIGHT: auto" class=3Dyui-cursor></S= PAN></div> <div><BR></div> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <HR SIZE=3D1> <FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPA= N></B> james simpson <desolatechair@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"F= ONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <= BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, August 8= , 2013 11:57:23 AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN><= /B> Re: [NatureNS] Big Fish Jump at Port Williams<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3Dy_msg_container><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv1833937458> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Paul Any chance it could be a Striped Bass, which are common and= very acrobatic on a fishing line? Seems a little odd that a bottom f= eeder like an Atlantic Sturgeon would be a jumper...<BR><BR></DIV>Speaking = of Stripers, I'm told anecdotally there are a lot of big ones 1M+ being tak= en in the Minas Basin this year.<BR><BR></DIV>Regards<BR><BR></DIV>Jamie Si= mpson<BR></DIV> <DIV class=3Dyiv1833937458gmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dyiv1833937458gmail_quote>On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM, James= W. Wolford <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" r= el=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jim= wolford@eastlink.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex= ; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3Dyiv1833937458gmail_quote> <DIV style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word"> <DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" s= ize=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump at Port Williams</= B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV>Yesterday's high tid= e was a relatively low high tide (amplitude 10.8 metres, cf. scale of ampli= tudes from 8 m. to 15.6 m.) -- yes, yesterday was New Moon, but Apogee occu= rred on Aug. 3 (short distance Moon to Earth) -- when New Moon or Full Moon= occurs near Perigee, then we get high highs and low lows. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers? I would= love to be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for a while.</D= IV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12p= x Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Paul MacDonald <<A href=3D"mailto= :paulrita2001@yahoo.com" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:p= aulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</A>></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12p= x Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT</FONT>= </DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px = Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica>Nature NS <<A href=3D"mailto:nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:naturen= s@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A>></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT: = 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>[NatureNS] Fish at Port Willia= ms</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" color=3D#00= 0000 size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><B>Reply-To: </B></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT:= 12px Helvetica" size=3D3 face=3DHelvetica><A href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebu= cto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px; MIN-HEIGHT: 14px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Hi All</DIV> <DIV>This morning we went to the Valley to do some errands.</DIV> <DIV>After we stopped at Port Williams for lunch at The Port Pub.</DIV> <DIV>Lovely day with a high tide and as the moon was new yesterday,</DIV> <DIV>the river had sprung its banks away back.</DIV> <DIV>As we were having lunch a fish jumped out of the water </DIV> <DIV>just in front maybe 200 m out. It jumped nose to the sky and fell= </DIV> <DIV>back in. That doesn't give much time for careful measurements or obser= ving</DIV> <DIV>small details. However it looked to be 1m plus. a nice sized fish.</DI= V> <DIV>Due to the type of jump and the size, my odds would be that it was a <= SPAN>Sturgeon</SPAN>.</DIV> <DIV>Seem not so rare around the upper bay but little reported.</DIV> <DIV>By the way the <SPAN>Calamar<VAR></VAR>i</SPAN> is delicious.</DIV> <DIV>Enjoy the summer</DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> <VAR></VAR><VAR></VAR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>= </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">_______________________________________________<= /DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px">Nature mailing list</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><A href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca"= rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalist= s.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</A></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><A href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman= /listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>htt= p://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca</= A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV><BR= ><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html> --498176207-1696772859-1375975539=:1458--
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