tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post116365076606740962..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The Founding Fish: A book review and a personal talesagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163886327110191462006-11-18T16:45:00.000-05:002006-11-18T16:45:00.000-05:00Deana and Colleen, Shad is a fish. It lives in th...Deana and Colleen, Shad is a fish. It lives in the ocean for 3-7 years then makes it way upstream to spawn. The "greatest" shad river according to McPhee is the Deleware. They run up all rivers on the East Coast from Canada down to the St. John's in Florida. <BR/><BR/>Shad are closely related to Herrings.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163884938452320222006-11-18T16:22:00.000-05:002006-11-18T16:22:00.000-05:00I love the way this posts starts and reels me in.....I love the way this posts starts and reels me in...like fish? I can't believe I never heard of shad. Is it a fictional fish...the southern way to say cod or scrod?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163882987284200302006-11-18T15:49:00.000-05:002006-11-18T15:49:00.000-05:00I like the cover of the book!My dad was a scoutmas...I like the cover of the book!<BR/><BR/>My dad was a scoutmaster years and years ago...he always enjoyed helping the boys learn things he considers a must. <BR/><BR/>I don't know a thing about shad. I feel like we are talking about William Shatner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163784302713178212006-11-17T12:25:00.000-05:002006-11-17T12:25:00.000-05:00Diane, with all my fishing, I have never fished fo...Diane, with all my fishing, I have never fished for shad.<BR/><BR/>Diane and Kenju, you got your wish, I wrote a post about Roscoe!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163769117301652862006-11-17T08:11:00.000-05:002006-11-17T08:11:00.000-05:00I want to know more about Roscoe, Sage, and whethe...I want to know more about Roscoe, Sage, and whether he was properly chastized for leaving his troop like that. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me this morning.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163729596075351082006-11-16T21:13:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:13:00.000-05:00the scout camp sounds like Cadette-o-rama when I w...the scout camp sounds like Cadette-o-rama when I was in girl scouts - my troop won part of it one year . . . I wish I could recall the morse code that I memorized, and the knot tying. <BR/><BR/>I used to go deep fishing with my dad and brother when I was a kid . . . done a little bit of trout fishing, but never fished for shad<BR/><BR/>p.s. can't wait to hear the end of Roscoe's tale!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163722911253218012006-11-16T19:21:00.000-05:002006-11-16T19:21:00.000-05:00murf, I don't remember him discussing this, but I ...murf, I don't remember him discussing this, but I doubt it, as they don't tend to eat other fish. Those fish who feed on smaller fish and live longer lives build up mercury in their bodies, especially in their fat. A very intelligent question Murf! <BR/><BR/>Tim, someday I'm going to have to write a post about Roscoe, he was a character.<BR/><BR/>V, they had scouting skill competitions like firebuilding, knot tying, lashing, signalling, etc.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163717687992266382006-11-16T17:54:00.000-05:002006-11-16T17:54:00.000-05:00I agree with Tim. And your adventures make for wo...I agree with Tim. And your adventures make for wonderful blog posts.<BR/><BR/>Also, what kind of competitive patrols were these that the boy scouts were doing?<BR/><BR/>Some of us Left Coasters aren't so familiar with the scouts, lol.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163713775845775592006-11-16T16:49:00.000-05:002006-11-16T16:49:00.000-05:00It seems to me, sage, that you do get yourself int...It seems to me, sage, that you do get yourself into a number of adventures. :)Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163683620817832992006-11-16T08:27:00.000-05:002006-11-16T08:27:00.000-05:00The intellectual level of my question still tickle...The intellectual level of my question still tickles me. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1163677341704666512006-11-16T06:42:00.000-05:002006-11-16T06:42:00.000-05:00Are shad susceptible to mercury as easy as some ot...Are shad susceptible to mercury as easy as some other kinds of fish are?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com