MID TERM EXAM

17 days after releasing the 6 tagged PBR RES back into my pond, I observed two of them in shallow water spawning beds (see RES on VERY SHALLOW Nests ). One (female?) was "just visiting", but the largest (male) of the PBR Redears had staked himself a claim and remains on the bed to date.


Friday night I couldn't help myself, so I caught him on a circle-hooked worm and got his ID. It is indeed my good friend, Ole' Number Yellow 032, from the PBR in my basement.


The tag entry point looks a little inflamed, but considering he's been in spawning activity, which I think would aggravate the floy tag as much as it does fins, perhaps not too bad.


Yesterday he was back on the nest, but would move to the deep side of it every time I walked by. So I guess he's learned a little caution from being caught and released.

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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