Conference wahoo::fishing

    -SSS
    Did you just relocate over to tenn.????
    
    						Ronni

    Sure did, Ronni.  I just finished Sales training a couple weeks ago and
    relocated to Knoxville.  I spent a few weeks here in Feb/Mar but the
    fishing was a little slow ( had to visit Coonass just to catch a gar ).
    
    I have been absolutely astounded by the quality of the fishing and
    haven't begun to explore the possibilities.  I will keep everyone up to
    date as my experiences multiply and extend an invitation to everyone
    (not all at once, please) that passes this way to drop me a line and
    share a day on the lake (or river).
    
    -SSS-

    Yo Split-Shot!
    
    Do chew hab to be op dere six months to git a resadance license?? Dats
    wot chew got to do don chere on Tejas. Mos places will sell chew wun
    wit jes a drivers license, tho. Dey don ast for six months proof.
    
    Wen chew gonna com bak don?? De waters don gone bak don an de fishin
    will probably settle don now. Mebbe we kin get TBDW don into wun ob dem
    rednek bars an see if he can change his accent!!
    
    See chew later,
    
    Coonass

    Hey Coonass,
    
    Tennessee requires 60 days residency to qualify for a fishing license,
    30 days for a drivers license and immediate car registration.  Go
    figure!  I bit for the non-resident in February so I could wash my
    lures.  Cost me $25.  I forewent the additional $25 for the trout stamp
    at the time.  Now that I have a drivers license, I went back and found
    that a resident license is $15; $25 with the trout stamp.
    
    In reading the newspaper this weekend, I discovered why the trout
    fishing was so hot on the Little Pigeon river:  the town of Gatlinburg
    stocks every thursday ... 28,000 fish a year.  That adds up to over
    3000 fish per mile of river.
    
    I don't know when I'll get back down to Dallas or Bistineau.  I'll
    probably have to spend the summer entertaining my family so it likely
    won't be until the fall.  Glad to hear the floodwaters are receding. 
    I'd hate for those redneck joints to get washed away.  Doesn't TBDW
    have a stool named after him yet?
    
    -SSS-

           Re:.2
    
           Hey Don, you wouldn't be talking about Mel "we'll have to
    go fishing sometime" Thebault would you?  If so, I can believe
    he is wimping out on you.....
           If you see him, have him give me a call would ya?
    
                      Bob

    Well I got say thank you SSS
    
    
    		I made it down to the volunteer state last week and even
    managed an hour or so of fishing with SPLIT SHOT STEVE.  SSS took me to
    a little stream chock full of fish,  We walked the bank and cast
    spinners on ultralite gear.  Steve nailed the first one a smallie, 
    I'd say it was about 2 1/2 , would you say SSS.  Then I got a couple 
    of rock bass out of a pool, the only other fish taken was of the unknown
    variety.  MYSTERY FISH  Yeah we haven't had one of those in a long
    time.    
         FISH DETAILS
                      	About 3"
    			Real oily to the touch
    			A dark blueish black color on the top  
    			A Lite greenish tint directly underneath
    			with a sliver belly,  
    			Large scales (for its size)
    			And its back had a slight hump to it.
    			
         THis little fish slammed the lure and for a 3" fish it was a bit
    fiesty.
    
       Anyways,  Thanks alot Steve for showing me some southern hospitality
    I had a great time,  Hope to be down there again soon.
    
    Les BASS-Co.
    

    
    
    	Yo Les and SSS....how many cold ones before you caught it...:-)
    
    	Gitzit'

    Yo Gitzit'
    
    Don't you know we don't drink anything stronger than iced tea down
    here?  Anything stronger and 2 1/2" smallmouth become 2 1/2 pounders
    when the story is retold.
    
    Les' description is right on the money.  I've never seen the likes of
    this fish here or back in New England.  
    
    Les, I apologize for the lack of quality fish in the Little Pigeon last
    week.  Next time, I promise we'll hit one of the TVA lakes.  We'll just
    need to set aside more than an hour before sunset.  
    
    -SSS-

    -SSS-
          Hey I didn't lie,  I said you caught one about 2 1/2  I never put
    the units after it.   I just wanted to see how fast you would react.
    Thanks again see you soon I hope.
    
    
    Les BASS-Co.
    

 Sounds like a gizzard shad. Look in a book to confirm.

    I have a book dedicated to identifieing fish species called
    American Food and Game Fishes....great book...I looked through and
    there are a couple of possibilities....It gets very detailed
    though, like number of scales along certain lines, number of spines
    in fins etc....There's a freshwater herring species that might
    fit the bill, as well as some whitefish and cisco....The most likely
    description I saw was for a freshwater skipjack, also called a
    blue herring...there is no picture. Also some forms of chubs looked
    possible...
    
    Marty

    looked some more, and I now think the Southern Mooneye
    (hiodon selenops for anyone who cares :-) ) looks like it
    might fit the bill...I checked for the gizzard shad and
    it's not listed...it does contain local names for most fish
    types, but it wasn't in the directory...
    
    Marty

    The body was too tubular to be gizzard shad.  Those I've seen.
    
    -SSS-

     A "snail darter ?" Uh Oh...!
    
    --Bandito