Rum- I love swimming in lakes and rivers in Wisconsin as long as I can't see what I am swimming with.I think if I saw a Northern swimming I would have a heart attack and drown. Seriously, those things scare the bejeezers out of me. You are a very brave man.
Here are some photos of a ray I was following around at about 40 feet deep. No worries about him biting
Last edited by Mr. Twister; 01-31-2012 at 09:51 AM.
Here are more various underwater photos. I have quite a few more uploaded in my negril.com profile for those curious.
I think your flounder may actually be a ray.
But I did see a flounder (wah) two weeks ago between Xtabi and Rockhouse.
Flounders tails end much closer to their bodies and their mouth is on the edge of their heads vs. a ray's which I believe is located on the underside of their bodies.
AND Flounders have a nasty disposition and definitely can bite.
They do have camo ability like the ray in the picture.
Ask Mrs. Peel, she was snorkeing with me and never did see the flounder.
Jamaica Joleen,
I never heard of a northern attack but there have been documented musky-on-swimmer attacks reported in the generally reliable WI Trails magazine.
If you think about it a musky (or a northern) bear a striking resemblance to baracuda - except I rthink muskies get beefier than baracuda.
If you haven't snorkeled Devils Lake it is definitly worth while, possibly the most beautiful location in WI.
Rum- All I know about Northerns is they have big teeth AND (this is a true story) if you catch them ice fishing, put them into a 5 gallon bucket (with no water), take them home and leave them outside at -32 degrees overnight, when you bring them into the house to fillet them and they start to thaw, they come back to life. CREEPY. CREEPY. CREEPY. However, they do make the best pickling!!
I am definitly going to try Devils Lake this summery. Thanks for the advice!!
By the way, tell Mrs. Peel we feel her pain surrounding our Packers.
I leave for Jamaica 03/02 and can't wait. Please keep the trip report going. LOVE the photos and your writing style.
Joleen
You are correct. I also had flounder photos from the same dive. The ray was quite docile and let me get within a foot. I didn't have to use a zoom on any of the photos.Originally Posted by Rum-polephoreskin
I was down at the fish market last week and a fisherman would come in with a basket of small fish and dump it on a table and a few guy would sort through it. I saw an ugly little brown fish that they were putting off to the side. "Stone fish, mon... doan touch it" They have some nasty little spines on their back. He told me they like rocky areas - not the beach.
JJ,
Please pass the pickled pike.
Hoho!
Mr. T,
I hope I didn't sound d*ckish.
I'm a teacher (that's my excuse anyway) sometimes I get a likkle pendantic.
Respect, my Aquanaut brother
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