Fat Boy Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I was out fishin' last week, and along the way found some pretty cool fossils. Also, I have some fishing pics to share too. I have to get pics of some of the ones that I brought home yet, but here are a few to get started: There were worm burrow trace fossils just about everywhere we fished in a largeLake Erie tributary in PA. This picture is a typical one: Now the interesting one that we found on the way back. My fishing buddy and I laughed at this one, because the first thing that popped in our heads was probably a common perception and not what it really is. I'm sure it's a burrow of some sort, but here ya go: Now there are some brachiopod external molds if you look close enough at the (sic) "snake": We also fished 18 Mile Creek, another NY Erie trib, and while fishing I was distracted by some fossils that I found. I wound up filling up my fishing backpack with at least 25 pounds of fossilized shale . I will post the pics once I take them at home later tonight, but they are pretty cool. I lost at least an hour of afternoon fishing time when hunting for them. Even so, my fishing buddy, who really isn't a fossil hunter, got into the action and lost an hour as well. Who says fossiling isn't addicting? Now the side track for this forum, some of the fish that I caught: Niagra River 32" laker taken on a fly rod (my first on the fly)! I usually find some fossils here, but didn't have time to look. The fish were bitin' good. A PA Chromer (steelhead/lake run rainbow for the non-fishers here): A very nice colorful steelhead that has been in the creek for awhile: Here's a stream resident rainbow trout. Notice the more gold coloration: My buddy and I hooked up on the last day with a double and got some nice chap to take our pic: We caught a LOT of steelhead. Between the two of us we caught over 75 steelhead total (my buddy did much better than me, but it was the most that I've caught in one trip so I'm happy has heck). I will take pics of my 18 mile fossils and post them here soon in another post. Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Wow, those fish look GREAT!! Beautiful pics and fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Awesome demonstration of piscatorial prowess. I too like to double dip on my trips: fossils and fishing, hunting and fishing, fossils and hunting, artifacts and hunting, etc. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 WOW those are great pics.!!!!!!!!!!! Those are some really nice fish, I would say a great success!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks for the compliments everyone! I wish I could stay up there an entire week, but I have to pay bills, hence my return to work. I did find that I have to focus on what I went up there for, pretty much because others depend on me to be timely and not get lost in the paleo world the entire time, and also because I wouldn't catch many fish. Needless to say, it's tough to save face with your fishin' pals when you don't bring home any fishin' pics to prove that you actually caught something! I did a combo trip on the Lower Potomac once, spending 1/2 day looking for sharks teeth and 1/2 day fishing. My brother, sister, daughter, a fishing buddy and his son were along. We found a lot of nice fossils on the day. The guys proceeded to spend the fishing portion of the trip fishing while the girls continued looking for teeth. I had caught a nice largemouth but found it tough to focus on the fishing as my daughter repeated at least a hundred times the following phrase: "...found another one!" It drove me nuts, LOL. So when set out to fossil hunt, I only bring my fossiling tools and leave the rods at home. But when I go fishing, and there aren't any time constraints on me, sometimes I wander into past times for a bit. Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 That second pic looks pretty cool. Those fish pics make me miss trout fishing in upstate NY with my dad. Gotta love standing in waist deep water when its 25 degrees out side. Hooking up a huge trout warms you up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 awsome pictures!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Looks like a nice relaxing time(except for the snow )lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 great looking stealhead! Did you search those cliffs for any fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 great looking stealhead! Did you search those cliffs for any fossils? We didn't climb the cliffs, just checked the stuff at the bottom. That's what my fishing buddy was doing. We "lost" about and hour and a half of fishing time! But it was worth it. The trilobite layer happens to be what we were walking on though! I'll post pics soon of what I brought back. Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I don't know if you were aware of this but somewhere around 18 Mile Creek is one amazing and classic trilobite site. Its well known. Hopefully thats some of the shale you mentioned bringing back... ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbowden Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 OK, for me you can keep the fossils, but for Christmas send me one of those fish! Now where did I put that fry pan, huuum................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 those are pretty interesting pictures. but it's warm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The only thing better than trout fishing in the snow is catching trout in the snow (even if you did burn 4 hours of fossiling time...). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The only thing better than trout fishing in the snow is catching trout in the snow (even if you did burn 4 hours of fossiling time...). Thanks for pics, makes me want to go fishing. FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Those are all very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Here are the fossils that I found at 18 Mile Creek. I think that I did pretty good considering that I didn't have any packing material or a rock hammer A sample of them: A couple trilobite "tails": I think this one's rolled up: Another tail: I found this one loose just laying on the ground. It was very fragile, just picking it up in my hands fractured it: Some brachiopods and one piece of what I think is horn coral? I think that these are ammonites maybe? I can't leave out fossilcat. She's looking for attention: Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Wow get that Trilo out of there! Great fish! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Here are the fossils that I found at 18 Mile Creek. I think that I did pretty good considering that I didn't have any packing material or a rock hammer Not bad for a fishing trip, just think what you could have found looking for fossils. Great finds, love the trilos, and the kitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Here are the fossils that I found at 18 Mile Creek. I think that I did pretty good considering that I didn't have any packing material or a rock hammer B)I think that these are ammonites maybe? Those might be cephalopods... Gotta' love Fossilcat! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Those might be cephalopods...Gotta' love Fossilcat! Yep, I believe that I was in error. Thanks for the correction. Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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