corydoras
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Not quite so RUDD. Both the Nile Perch and the European Perch are in the same order of fish, Percifomes, or Perch-like fish. However Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) are members of the Centropomidae family of fish (snooks) click here for species list, whilst our European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) is a member of the Percidae family of fish (true perches) Click here for species list.RUDD:Any Perch from around the world is related.
If it wasnt it would not be called a Perch.
Our Uk perch are releted to Nile perch.
IMHO this means that they are not related at at all.
Three spot ciclids, of the family Cichlidae (Cichlasoma trimculatum) are Perciformes too, but they are not related to the European Perch either IMHO.
Maybe one of our icthyologist members can clarify the situation if I am mistaken?
If you want to see a species list for Cichlidae then click here. Beautiful fish ciclids, all Perciformes, but not many look like a perch.
PS Clicking on some of these links without a broadband connection will result in a lengthy download and an overheated modem
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80lb Nile Perch = tiddler, baitfish. Proper Nile Perch 150lbs-200lbs. Nice understatement on Fishbase.RUDD:Any Perch from around the world is related.
If it wasnt it would not be called a Perch.
Our Uk perch are releted to Nile perch.
Imagine hooking an 80lb Nile perch on a pole with 4 elastic 2lb (0.08mm) line and a size 20 hook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
quote:Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.I am surprised!
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Ahh, the lucky beggars. Venison is my favourite meat. Especially if it is from the red deer or elk as our American cousins call it.Tinca61:They ate prime venison, while the servants and other of low standing had to make do with a pie made from the umbles of the deer - its entrails, liver and heart.
Yum yum!
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Q. What do you call an intelligent blonde?
A. A labrador! 8-)
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I had a quick peek on fishbase and the max size they have is 4.75 kilos or just shy of 10lbs in old money. I would't mind winding one of them inSteve Burke:This may be the reason why our perch are on average considerably bigger. Over here we consider a 2½ pounder a specimen (= US trophy), and our record is 5lbs 9½ozs.
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I'll go along with that, though not sure about the Jewish bit your etymology is spot on.nursejudy:spot on paul.
according to my source Quarantine may be Jewish from the practice of seperating contagious people for forty days, in the 14 th century the italians took up the practice in the days of the plague after the jews were seen to far better using the quarantine method.
still no advance on April Fools Day.
bon chance
judy
Quarantine. From the Italian quaranta giorni, from Latin for 40 days, quadra ginta.
Another one with maritime roots.
The amount of time, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; also the anchorage where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.
Sourire, il fait beau aujourd'hui.
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Corydoras:
Exactly. Snaring is more efficient.
Shooting is more efficient.
GafferCorydoras:As someone who has shot a fox, and at close range, I can tell you that shooting foxes is not effective nor is it efficient. The fox I shot was not killed instantly, far from it, but instead it got up and ran through the beaters, making a second shot impossible. It therefore went on to die of either it's immediate wounds or lead poisoning, who knows. For the record I'm not proud of what happened.
The quickest form of death, once caught, is with dogs. I would also add that if we weren't on this earth a pack of dogs would hunt a fox naturally by themselves.
Just thought I'd add my 2p's worth.
When I said shooting, I meant lamping at night with a spotlight and a .22 or even a .303. Once the fox is dazzled by the spotlight beam you get 10-20 seconds to make a clean shot right between the glowing eyes. Not many get up and run from that.
Also when I said 'efficient' I was talking in terms of 'man hours per dead fox', and not necessarily about a clean kill. Where I was brought up foxes were vermin, just like rats, rabbits and cockroaches. Scottish hill farmers just want foxes dead, especially at this time of year and are not that fussed about how the fox ends up dead. Distasteful to some perhaps, but that is how it is.
Out of interest what did you shoot your fox with?
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NewtNewt:corydoras - I knew all in France didn't share that attitude. But the ones who do are so vocal and so snotty about it they make a good target for poking fun.
And the French Government's policies have been so consistant, it's really hard not to tar all French folk with the same brush.
Could not agree with you more mate. Chirac is pursuing his own agenda to the detriment of his country. This will backfire on him in the end.
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NewtNewt:Last time I checked, France isn't too fond of us either. They sort of liked us back on June 6th, 1944, though, didn't they? If you don't think so, see how nicely they take care of the enormous American cemeteries up above the Normandy beaches. For those of you who've studied history, we also have a few cemeteries in places like Belleau Woods and Chateau Thierry also. For those of you who haven't studied it, that was from World War One the first time Europe screwed up, and we bailed out the French.
Please do not think that all of the French think this way. My ex-wife is French and both of my children live in France with her. They live very close to the Normandy beaches in a village called Douvres la Deliverande. FYI Douvres was liberated by 48 Commando on the 8 June 1944.
A year or so ago during a family meal to celibrate our daughters first communion one of the guests started to criticize America and the Americans as some French are wont to do from time to time.My ex tore a strip off them, explaining that if they were to take a trip along the coast a bit to Colleville sur Mer they would find a cemetery with 10,000 dead Americans who died during WWII so that they would be born free.
My ex was not born until way after the war, she is only 35.
My point is that not all the French have forgotten the sacrifices mady by the Allies in 1944, and the inhabitants of Normandy in particular have not forgotton.
It seems to be customary in these forums to post some kind of link to prove your point, so for what it is worth here goes.
Le Mémorial de Caen, un musée pour la paix
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I just added my name to the list. Still only 739. I am sure we can do better.
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How can you work out how many anglers there are in the UK from the number of EA rod licences sold?waterman1013:
Alan
There are not 3 million rod licence holders in the UK. There are about 1.1 million licensed anglers, coarse and game. I think you can check the actual number issued on the EA website.
Mike
Surely this number discounts all Scots anglers, and all English sea anglers that don't coarse fish or game fish in addition to their sea angling.
Corydoras
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I fish for bass and mullet on the River Itchin. I won't fish in fresh water in England as being a Scot I disapprove of the principle of a rod licence. Too much like a 'tax on angling'.spasor:
It`s not unusual to catch sea fish on the extremes of the tidal reach. Though I must admit that codling are a tad out of the ordinary!!
I regularly catch small dabs in a freshwater pool, that only gets an influx of sea-water 3-4hrs every day? The small bridge 20yds upstream holds rainbow trout!!
How come bass and mullet are caught 6 miles upstream?
Paul.
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When I was a nipper we used to catch flounder all the way up the River Leven and in Loch Lomond too.Norrie:
I know of a bloke from Kilsyth who, while freelining worm on the Carron River in Denny for Brown Trout caught a flounder and that must be at least 15miles from the Forth Estuary, seemingly they get accustomed very quickly to fresh water. But to catch cod 11miles upstream is another thing....
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When I was in the Merchant Navy (something the UK used to have, but that is another post for another day) any time a ship broke down in the middle of the Pacific or wherever we were, those of us that fished (I always took a boat road and a 9000C with me) used to take the opportunity to have a dangle.
We had a technique for catching small and sometimes not so small squid for bait. A long thin rope with something heavy on the end. Attach strips if white towelling to the rope. Squid grab the towelling and can't let go because of the little hooks on their suckers. Any largish squid promptly given to the Chinese crew members and just as promptly stir-fried. Yum-yum.
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'Pinkies' the frozen baby mice that those who keep snakes and lizards for pets feed to thier wards are an excellent bait for brown trout and sea trout. I am not sure of their legal status, and have never used them myself but have been told by those in the know that they are deadly.spasor:
NEWT??
I`ll bet that included a pack of dead rats with trebles hanging all off the place?
You Yanks are sicccccccccckkkkkkkkk!!!
Well it takes a dead something with loads of dollars hanging off to get you friends?
Or maybe that is the post-war Irag forum?
Jessie Owen. Turn in your grave!!
PS Live rats much better than dead.
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Much as it pains me to gainsay the words of a member of the fair sex, a diversion that is at it's best otiose, at worst pernicious, I feel I must disaccord with you somewhat.nursejudy:zoot alors!
Miss Muffett was a 16th century little girl called Patience whose father was called Muffett or Mouffett,who was a renown entymologist,
The real entomologist was a geezer called Thomas Penny.
Thomas Penny was born in Lancashire around about 1532. None of his written works have been preserved unfortunately, and what we know of them are only from quotes in the works of his contemporaries, although many of his drawings of animals and plants are preserved as they were included in the works of other writers of the period.
When he died he left one of his manuscripts and a whole rake of drawings to his friend Thomas Moufet. Very soon after the death of his friend Mr Moufet published his 'own' book on entymology.
Thomas Moufet was indeed the father of young Patience of nursery rythme fame. He was more plagiarist than an entomologist though.
You can have a look at this web page on the Lancaster EDNET web server for the whole story.
Thomas Penny the first English Entomologist
Corydoras
[ 11. March 2003, 06:07 PM: Message edited by: corydoras ]
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quote:Originally posted by H JamptonGassing is only allowed using approved chemicals, but can anybody tell me what is approved?
Can I direct you to this DEFRA document.
Although the main topic discussed here is urban foxes I am fairly confident that this paragraph holds true for foxes in general.
Methods of fox control
Prohibited Methods
It is illegal to use self-locking snares, any bow or crossbow, any explosive other than ammunition for a firearm, or a live decoy. It is also illegal to poison foxes. No fumigant compounds are currently approved for the gassing of foxes. My italics.
Which means I am contradicting one of my earlier posts where I said that Cymag was authorized for gassing foxes.
Authorized or not Cymag was used heavily in Scotland when I was a nipper and I am sure that there will still be hill farmers in Scotland who will pop a couple of teaspoonfuls of Cymag down a earth then block it up. It works a treat. you just have to be real carefull with the stuff because cynanide gas is just as toxic to other animals (including humans) as it is the fox.
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Anyone see Total Fishing last night?
in Coarse Fishing
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