Almost collection season again

[Paul B]

Boozeman, don't read this.

I will be getting the boat ready at the end of next month (I know it's 20 degrees out now)
I always have collecting on my mind.
I still have about 12 grass shrimp, 12 mud snails and a hermit crab from last years collection when we went to Port Washington near
"Boozeman rock" to collect.

 

[Domboski]

I'll be going to the docks on Friday to collect some mysis shrimp :shhh:

 

[Paul B]

You may have to chop through the ice to get them.
I went to my marina last week and it was iced over

 

[Bob 1000]

Yeah I need to get some more crabs for my octopus.. I only have one left..

 

[NYreefNoob]

River Is Frozen Up Here Went To Look For Myself Also. I Am Definately In This Yr When You Goes Go Collecting

 

[Domboski]

No ice where I go to get the mysis The town keeps the water from icing at those particular docks. It still may be a little early for mysis but I am going to check it out anyway.

 

[boozeman]

''BOOZEMAN ROCK'' .....catchy name, I like it

 

[Keith P]

I'd like to go. Never been collecting before...

 

[duke62]

hey paul lmk when and where and i will bring that frag.still holding it for ya bud

 

[Paul B]

OK guys. Hey Keith, it's easy for you living near my boat in PW

 

[Keith P]

OK guys. Hey Keith, it's easy for you living near my boat in PW

I've only lived here for 2 years. I'm dying to learn more about this area.

 

[Paul B]

There is plenty of sea in Port Washington

 

[Domboski]

I paid a visit to Atlantis Marine World to drop off some filefish eggs (which hatched in the car on the way there) and stopped at my lucky spot on the way back. I scored about 100 mysis shrimp, 50 grass shrimp, 10 sand shrimp, a crab, and even a naked goby. The best part though is I scored millions (at least it seemed to be that many) of copepods about the size of tigger pods. Many of them were carrying eggs. Still too big for my filefish fry but still worthy of culturing .

 

[Paul B]

Thats great, I have to find this secret place. I was out there last week and my wife found this secret leather shop which cost me $300.00 and not one pod to show for it.

 

[NYreefNoob]

lmao paul. isnt that how it always works

 

[Fish Finder]

Hey paul i would love to join you on one of your trips this year. Never did north shore. I will be having my normal collecting trips this year for tropical fish. Will have a new net and some other new equipment for the upcoming season. Would you be game to join me again down here this year? I know Dom is always going to come lol.

 

[Paul B]

Fish finder, your trips net a lot nicer stuff than my north shore trips. You are welcome to come along any time you like

 

[knugenx]

Sounds interesting. How does it work...I mean do you have to go into the water?

 

[nanchil]

Sounds interesting. How does it work...I mean do you have to go into the water?

Nope. You will be flying...:tongue1:



j/k

 

[Paul B]

Knugenx, you should read this thread and look at the pictures for last year in the Reefs Magazine, I don't know how to link to that.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/42061-paulbs-amphipod-collection-thread.html

But basically, because my boat makes a lot of noise if I drive it onto land, we have to get out of the boat in about 5' of water and walk to the tide pools on shore.
There are no tropical fish or supermodels there just amphipods, shrimp, snails, crabs, and seaweed. It is a 10 minute boat ride. We split tjhe gas which is about $10.00 or $12.00 each. I pay the other $4,000.00 to dock the boat.
We may take a longer trip this year to another collection site on an abandoned Island.
That site is much smaller but much more interesting. There is a nother place but it is about 45 minutes away where there are also turtles but I want to see how the boat is running.