Originally Posted by
C J
Who's got a data base for the insects that you'll find in and around the Blaauwbank and the Vaal?
Would'nt it be a good idea to have something like that?
FWIW I've kept a diary and notes of my observations within this area since the 1970s, with occasional overseas absences of myself if not the local insects! Some b'stard scaled my partial notes a few months back at a fly tying evening but I still have quite a few notes and diaries at home, along with annotations in various books. We were actually discussing this topic at our last Stithians flytying evening recently and I'm busy trying to recompile my subjective observations from over the years.
I certainly don't mind giving you some ideas on this when we next meet, but there's nothing to beat starting your own diary including notes on moogies and whatever else the fish are eating or appear to be eating. I think we've discussed the cheap el basics stuff you need to collect aquatic and streamside fish food elsewhere, but again can hopefully be of some assistance next time we meet.
The more you know, the less you need (Aboriginal Australian proverb)
Only dead fish swim with the stream (Malcolm Muggeridge)
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