[NatureNS] spawning/migrating freshwater fish ID?

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Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:19:10 -0700 (PDT)
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No problem Jamie.=0ASalmon used to make it up there alo.=0APaul=0AOn Wednes=
day, May 21, 2014 3:46:36 PM, Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com>=
 wrote:=0A  =0A=0A=0AI've seen Gaspereaux in Lake Paul, which is deep insid=
e Kings County. =A0Not sure if it has ocean access or not though.=0A=0A=0A=
=0AOn 21 May 2014 10:24, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:=0A=
=0A =0A>=A0 I am still wondering about the species of fish I saw splashing =
vigoroucly in shallow running water near the head of Big St. Margaret's Bay=
 Lake, deep in the St. Margaret's Bay backlands, on Monday. I didn't get a =
good look at them due to light conditions and due to the skittishness of th=
e fish. They were about a foot long, with uniformly coloured sides. They we=
re splashing quite spectacularly in the shallows, with net movement upstrea=
m.=A0=A0  =0A>=A0=A0 What species=A0were they? My first guess=A0is gasperea=
ux (either species), but this lake shouldn't have gaspereaux as two high da=
ms of the St. Croix River Hydro System and a diversion dam on the Ingram Ri=
ver block all fish passage from the ocean. =A0Are there any known landlocke=
d gaspereaux populations in the province? What other fish species could hav=
e been spawning in the lake? =0A>=A0=A0 Dusan Soudek   =0A=0A=0A-- =0A=0AJa=
mie Simpson=0AHantsport, NS
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve=
rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>No problem Jamie.</=
span></div><div><span>Salmon used to make it up there alo.</span></div><div=
><span>Paul</span></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: block=
;"> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1=
4pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,=
 Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <fo=
nt face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:46:36 PM, Shouty=
 McShoutsalot &lt;desolatechair@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <b=
r><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><div id=3D"yiv9745496014"><div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">I've seen Gaspereaux in Lake Paul, which is deep inside Kings Co=
unty. &nbsp;Not sure if it has ocean access or not though.</div><div class=
=3D"yiv9745496014gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div
 class=3D"yiv9745496014yqt4415678214" id=3D"yiv9745496014yqt46719"><div cla=
ss=3D"yiv9745496014gmail_quote">On 21 May 2014 10:24, Dusan Soudek <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">=
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none">=0A<blockqu=
ote class=3D"yiv9745496014gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; =
padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width=
: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><u></u>=0A    =0A =0A <div>=0A =0A  <div>=
=0A   &nbsp; I am still wondering about the species of fish I saw splashing=
 vigoroucly in shallow running water near the head of Big St. Margaret's Ba=
y Lake, deep in the St. Margaret's Bay backlands, on Monday. I didn't get a=
 good look at them due to light conditions and due to the skittishness of t=
he fish. They were about a foot long, with uniformly coloured sides. They w=
ere splashing quite spectacularly in the shallows, with net movement upstre=
am.&nbsp;&nbsp;=0A  </div> =0A  <div>=0A   &nbsp;&nbsp; What species&nbsp;w=
ere they? My first guess&nbsp;is gaspereaux (either species), but this lake=
 shouldn't have gaspereaux as two high dams of the St. Croix River Hydro Sy=
stem and a diversion dam on the Ingram River block all fish passage from th=
e ocean. &nbsp;Are there any known landlocked gaspereaux populations in the=
 province? What other fish species could have been spawning in the lake?=0A=
  </div><span class=3D"yiv9745496014HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> =0A  <=
/font></span><div>=0A   &nbsp;&nbsp; Dusan Soudek=0A  </div>=0A =0A</div>=
=0A</blockquote></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"all"><div><br c=
lear=3D"none"></div>-- <br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simps=
on<br clear=3D"none"></div>Hantsport, NS<br clear=3D"none"></div>=0A</div><=
/div></div><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  </div> </div></body></html>
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