[NatureNS] re fishes, St Margarets Bay

Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:11:44 -0300
From: Don MacNeill <donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
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Sorry, I should have said "spam"

Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 09/09/2014 4:01 PM, Don MacNeill wrote:
> I did see this Peter.  Perhaps your own computer considers you "scam" 
> and deletes it.
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> On 09/09/2014 3:53 PM, Hubcove@aol.com wrote:
>> Interesting to see my old message posted. I sent a recent fishing 
>> message but for some reason it did not get through although I tried 
>> twice at the weekend.  It went as follows
>> "Fished the mouth of the bay yesterday for the first time in weeks.
>> Mackerel were hard to find but Cod were plentiful. Most in the 4 and 
>> 5 lb range but a couple near 10lbs.
>> Only sea mammals were a solitary Minke, a couple of dolphins at a 
>> distance so couldn't identify, and a couple of seals.
>> There were a number of Gannets who were finding small fish."
>> There have been some good catches of Mackerel this year but very 
>> localized probably because of the feed whatever that might be. 
>> The cod we caught were mostly feeding on Pouts and small crustaceans 
>> as well other smaller fish.One of the bigger ones however disgorged 
>> what appeared to be a juvenile wolf fish almost half it's size.
>> Peter Stow
>> Hubbards
>> In a message dated 2014-09-09 1:20:32 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, 
>> jimwolford@eastlink.ca writes:
>>
>>     Thanks, Mike! from Jim  et al.
>>
>>     Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>>     *From: *Mike Dadswell <mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca
>>>     <mailto:mike.dadswell@acadiau.ca>>
>>>     *Subject: **RE: St Margarets Bay*
>>>     *Date: *September 9, 2014 at 11:24:14 AM ADT
>>>     *To: *'Jim Wolford' <jimwolford@eastlink.ca
>>>     <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>>
>>>     *Cc: *'John Gilhen' <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca <mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>>
>>>
>>>     Jim
>>>         If the small bait fish could jump 2 feet at the surface they
>>>     were not gaspereau, which rarely jump. Possibly butterfish, one
>>>     of the small mackerel species (Bigeye scad, other scads) or
>>>     small saurys.  All would be moving past eastern NS now
>>>     southward.  I have caught most of them in Mahone Bay in various
>>>     years.
>>>     Mike Dadswell
>>>     *From:*Jim Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca]
>>>     *Sent:*Monday, September 08, 2014 5:16 PM
>>>     *To:*Mike Dadswell
>>>     *Cc:*Trevor Avery; Mike Stokesbury
>>>     *Subject:*St Margarets Bay
>>>     Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>
>>>     *From:*Hubcove@aol.com <mailto:Hubcove@aol.com>
>>>     *Subject: [NatureNS] St Magarets Bay*
>>>     *Date:*September 8, 2012 at 8:12:00 AM ADT
>>>     *To:*NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>     *Reply-To:*naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>>     Out on the Bay yesterday, still lots of Mackerel and Pollock at
>>>     the entrance to the bay as well as some nice cod. Interesting to
>>>     see formations of bait fish jumping on the surface to escape
>>>     large feeding Mackerel. Not sure what they were, perhaps small
>>>     Gaspereau, but they could make repeated jumps of about  2 feet.
>>>     There were no Gannets up in the bay and only a couple of adults
>>>     passing at the entrance.
>>>     Peter Stow
>>>     Hubbards
>>
>>     =
>>
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      <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
        donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
      On 09/09/2014 4:01 PM, Don MacNeill wrote:<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Calibri">I did see this
          Peter.&nbsp; Perhaps your own computer considers you "scam" and
          deletes it.<br>
          <br>
          Don<br>
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        <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill <a
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        On 09/09/2014 3:53 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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          <div><font size="3">Interesting to see my old message posted.
              I sent a recent fishing message but for some reason it did
              not get through although I tried twice at the weekend.&nbsp; It
              went as follows</font></div>
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            <div><font size="3">"Fished the mouth of the bay yesterday
                for the first time in weeks.</font></div>
            <div><font size="3">Mackerel were hard to find but Cod were
                plentiful. Most in the 4 and 5 lb range but a couple
                near 10lbs.</font></div>
            <div><font size="3">Only sea mammals were a solitary Minke,
                a couple of dolphins at a distance so couldn't identify,
                and a couple of seals.</font></div>
            <div><font size="3">There were a number of Gannets who