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5 years old, knee deep in a pond with a critter net... Pure heaven.
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40 years old, knee deep in a pond with a critter net... Still pure heaven.
2008, 2011 & 2012 conference attendee. Striving to be the person that my dog already thinks I am.
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"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling ![[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ed/b5/e7/edb5e7f935843b996cf52be593c9ebd2--smoothie-smooth-collie.jpg)
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40 years old, knee deep in a pond with a critter net... Still pure heaven. AMEN!!!! Your kids will remember this forever SV!!
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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It's times like that Shawn that you and you're children will remember for a life time. Good stuff!
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Thanks, all. We did have a lot of fun. We took "cleaner" pictures, but didn't realize until we had gone swimming that the camera had no card in it. Opps.
Can anyone verify that those are grass shrimp? I had never seen them before, they were in a puddle above both of my ponds, so I'm not quite sure how they got there.
Thanks!
Shawn
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Anyone help in the Grass Shrimp ID? They looked different than the ones I stocked a few weeks ago - mine were completely translucent and these are a really cool green. Whatever they are, they look like tasty morsels for your fish and are very cool looking!
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau ![[Linked Image from i1261.photobucket.com]](http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii582/teehjaeh57/I_subscribe_zps69249d43.gif)
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Travis...can you help on this Shrimp ID? I'm really interested if you've come across these little beauties before.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Cool pics man. I cannot verify 100% that those are grass shrimp as they look slightly different then the ones I used to catch in the Chesapeake growing up. The Bay shrimp were the same size, had the exact same translucent body and dark eyes. However I never saw that green underside on any I ever caught. Did these guys have sharp spines coming off their head? Grass Shrimp  Anyway I am 99% they are some variety of grass shrimp as the morphology and habitat look identical to the Bay grass shrimp. Probably some kind of sub-species.
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ok, I should give a bit more detail. These pictures were taken with a macro lens. They are actually less than an inch long. I'll try to get some more pictures this weekend with a size reference. Thanks for the help, everyone.
Shawn
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