You may not be able to catch them, in many places you can no longer fish with them, but at least you can watch the few that are left return to their natal water. Who’s been to their local streams to watch for signs of a buckeye run?
I listen for the sound of peepers, I eagerly await the emergence of skunk cabbage, the first native plant to surface through the soil and flower, but for me it’s the return of the alewives that truly signals the new fishing season. Sure there’s the ritual of opening day in fresh water, but that fishery is so homogenized, pasteurized and artificial, it can’t hold a candle to the magic of watching river herring fighting their way up the skinny water to spawn.
How many of you are creatures of habit and find yourself driving out of the way to check out the local creeks?
I found a nice chart to help easily identify the different herring species.
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatr...pdf/herrid.pdf
Who’s been back to see ‘em?
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