Got this email earlier from Bob Bock.
What: If you're in town during the Labor Day weekend, join local members of the
North American Native Fishes Association for a Potomac River snakehead hunt.
We'll seine the Potomac River to see if we can find the introduced snakehead,
Channa argus argus, as well as such local species as silversides, quillback
carpsuckers, striped killifish, white perch, and sunfish. It's against local
law to transport any snakeheads we capture, so we'll bring a photo tank, for any
one who wants to photograph them.
Where: The parking lot at Little Hunting Creek, on the George Washington
Parkway, just north of George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
When: Saturday, September 1st, at 9:00 a.m., two hours before the morning high
tide. (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides07/tab2ec2c.html#53)
What to Bring: Seines, dip nets, attire for wading (old sneakers, wading
shorts, boots, etc.) angling equipment (fishing rods, if desired) photo tanks,
camera and equipment. Attendees over age 16 will need a Virginia State Fishing license. The license can be purchased on-line at the Web site
of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, at <a href="http://www.dgif.state.va.us/licenses/" target="_blank">
http://www.dgif.state.va.us/licenses/</a> If you don't have nets, I'll be passing
mine around for others to use.
Disclaimers: By and large, wading is a safe activity, and the site we've
selected is in firm, sandy shallows. But in these litigious times, a note of
caution is warranted: The North American Native Fishes Association is not
responsible for your safety. You are responsible for your own safety and for
the safety of any members of your group. Minors are not permitted to attend
unless accompanied by an adult. If you havenever waded in a natural body of
water before, it would be worth your while to do a little reading. A quick
Google search for "wading safety" revealed a number of sites. Here are two to
get you started:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/news/mar04/0311...25/Default.aspx
http://www.gadling.com/2007/07/23/creek-wa...ple-summer-fun/
Directions From the North From Interstate 495 (the Beltway). Follow the beltway
south to Virginia. As you cross the bridge over the Potomac River, get in the
right lane. Take the first exit in Virginia, marked George Washington Memorial
Parkway. Follow the George Washington Parkway south for about 30 miles, which
takes you directly to Mount Vernon. You'll drive through Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia, where the Parkway is renamed Washington Street. Mount Vernon is eight
miles south of Old Town Alexandria., at the large traffic circle at the end of
the Parkway. The parking lot is on the left, just before Little Hunting Creek.
Directions From the South (Woodbridge, Richmond, North Carolina)
Travel north on Interstate 95 and turn off at exit 161, Route 1 North, marked
Ft. Belvoir/Mt. Vernon. Continue north on Route 1 about six miles, through Ft.
Belvoir. Just after Ft. Belvoir, turn right on Route 235 north. Mount Vernon is
three miles straight ahead, at a large traffic circle. Proceed through the circle, to the
George Washington Memorial Parkway. Cross Little Hunting Creek and pull into
the parking lot on the right.
What: If you're in town during the Labor Day weekend, join local members of the
North American Native Fishes Association for a Potomac River snakehead hunt.
We'll seine the Potomac River to see if we can find the introduced snakehead,
Channa argus argus, as well as such local species as silversides, quillback
carpsuckers, striped killifish, white perch, and sunfish. It's against local
law to transport any snakeheads we capture, so we'll bring a photo tank, for any
one who wants to photograph them.
Where: The parking lot at Little Hunting Creek, on the George Washington
Parkway, just north of George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
When: Saturday, September 1st, at 9:00 a.m., two hours before the morning high
tide. (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides07/tab2ec2c.html#53)
What to Bring: Seines, dip nets, attire for wading (old sneakers, wading
shorts, boots, etc.) angling equipment (fishing rods, if desired) photo tanks,
camera and equipment. Attendees over age 16 will need a Virginia State Fishing license. The license can be purchased on-line at the Web site
of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, at <a href="http://www.dgif.state.va.us/licenses/" target="_blank">
http://www.dgif.state.va.us/licenses/</a> If you don't have nets, I'll be passing
mine around for others to use.
Disclaimers: By and large, wading is a safe activity, and the site we've
selected is in firm, sandy shallows. But in these litigious times, a note of
caution is warranted: The North American Native Fishes Association is not
responsible for your safety. You are responsible for your own safety and for
the safety of any members of your group. Minors are not permitted to attend
unless accompanied by an adult. If you havenever waded in a natural body of
water before, it would be worth your while to do a little reading. A quick
Google search for "wading safety" revealed a number of sites. Here are two to
get you started:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/news/mar04/0311...25/Default.aspx
http://www.gadling.com/2007/07/23/creek-wa...ple-summer-fun/
Directions From the North From Interstate 495 (the Beltway). Follow the beltway
south to Virginia. As you cross the bridge over the Potomac River, get in the
right lane. Take the first exit in Virginia, marked George Washington Memorial
Parkway. Follow the George Washington Parkway south for about 30 miles, which
takes you directly to Mount Vernon. You'll drive through Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia, where the Parkway is renamed Washington Street. Mount Vernon is eight
miles south of Old Town Alexandria., at the large traffic circle at the end of
the Parkway. The parking lot is on the left, just before Little Hunting Creek.
Directions From the South (Woodbridge, Richmond, North Carolina)
Travel north on Interstate 95 and turn off at exit 161, Route 1 North, marked
Ft. Belvoir/Mt. Vernon. Continue north on Route 1 about six miles, through Ft.
Belvoir. Just after Ft. Belvoir, turn right on Route 235 north. Mount Vernon is
three miles straight ahead, at a large traffic circle. Proceed through the circle, to the
George Washington Memorial Parkway. Cross Little Hunting Creek and pull into
the parking lot on the right.
