Sure thing, Kevin. Thanks for asking. These trips are always fun and I was glad to have a group to take along.

I think they'd do well with your Fundulus diaphanus but would eventually kick the heck out of your bluespotted sunnies. (Which your F. diaphanus may yet do them also. Keep an eye on them if you've got them in the same tank.)

HiYa Marge. I've kept them on and off numerous times through the years. It's true, they are scrappy, both with each other and with other tank mates. They do eat their fry, so if you want to propagate them, you'll need to either pick mops or rotate a trio through heavily planted tanks with gravel on ...

For those of you who need directions to the site for tomorrow's trip, our starting location, Riverside Park, is just North of George Washington's Home, on the George Washington Parkway. Since I live in Montgomery County, I take 495 to the GW Parkway and follow it south through Old Town Alexandria to...

Thanks, all.

Food, water, and sunscreen are definitely good ideas. I usually forget all three and am sorry for it. I don't burn easily, but I've gone home from a lot of trips hungry and thirsty.

And if you're among the follicularly challenged, like some of us, a hat isn't a bad idea either.

OK. Our the Great Potomac River Snakehead Hunt III is officially scheduled for Saturday, August 9 at noon. We'll meet in the parking lot of Riverside park, which is just north of the George Washington Home in Mount Vernon. If you have seines, bring 'em. I recommend you get a Virginia fishing lisence...

OK. Our the Great Potomac River Snakehead Hunt III is officially scheduled for Saturday, August 9 at noon. We'll meet in the parking lot of Riverside park, which is just north of the George Washington Home in Mount Vernon. If you have seines, bring 'em. I recommend you get a Virginia fishing lisence...

I hear Francine's next project is a 125 gallon planted daphnia tank.

I can't say for sure. We'll be parking from the Virginia side, and seining in Virginia bays and creeks. I was under the impression that the reciprocity was more for boaters who drifted into Virginia waters from Maryland.

To be safe, I usually just by a short term Virginia lisence.

Well, I think the odds are against us getting checked for a lisence. I don't think I've ever even seen a game warden. But I'd still have to advise you to get one. If you're part of a group that's seining, then it might be up to the game warden to decide whether you're part of the group or not. Plus,...