FireEater
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You can collect these shrimp down in Galveston along the Seawall.
Items to have: Bug Spray, dip net from Academy, flashlights, five gallon buckets with lids, battery operated air pump with air stone, towels.
Fishing license is optional and I have never had one for collecting. Truth be known, you will never be hassled about collecting shrimp in a net or anything else we collect for our tanks. I have even been asked by a game warden what I was collecting. I explained it to him just like I explain it to everyone else. He was amazed by the things we can collect for our tanks and not once mentioned a license. He was just curious like the others.
The dip net is the short handle ones that Academy sells, they have small green mesh netting with a metal bar running down the front of it to protect the net from the rocks.
I collect on the rock groin right in front of the Rainforest Café, though other rock groins are most likely just as good. Start about an hour after dark. Go down about halfway and pick a side, usually the side that is calmer. Plan on getting somewhat wet so wear some good water shoes. Be careful as most granite rocks will be slippery.
Fill your bucket up a little less than halfway as you will be carrying it around some. Hang the air pump on the side of it and start the bubbles. Take your flashlight and shine it in between the rocks and if the water is clear enough you will see the peppermints scurrying about. Do not shine it too long or they will go back into hiding.
Take your net and place in down into the water at the base of the rock you will collect on. Then drag it up the rock and out of the water. It should have the peppermints in it. Try and keep only the medium to large ones as you don’t want to get greedy.
With a little practice you will learn in no time how to catch the peps!
You will also collect blennies, snails and other critters. Go to this thread:
http://www.marsh-reef.org/showthread.php/4748-What-To-Collect-On-The-Coast
to learn what to keep and what not to keep.
Items to have: Bug Spray, dip net from Academy, flashlights, five gallon buckets with lids, battery operated air pump with air stone, towels.
Fishing license is optional and I have never had one for collecting. Truth be known, you will never be hassled about collecting shrimp in a net or anything else we collect for our tanks. I have even been asked by a game warden what I was collecting. I explained it to him just like I explain it to everyone else. He was amazed by the things we can collect for our tanks and not once mentioned a license. He was just curious like the others.
The dip net is the short handle ones that Academy sells, they have small green mesh netting with a metal bar running down the front of it to protect the net from the rocks.
I collect on the rock groin right in front of the Rainforest Café, though other rock groins are most likely just as good. Start about an hour after dark. Go down about halfway and pick a side, usually the side that is calmer. Plan on getting somewhat wet so wear some good water shoes. Be careful as most granite rocks will be slippery.
Fill your bucket up a little less than halfway as you will be carrying it around some. Hang the air pump on the side of it and start the bubbles. Take your flashlight and shine it in between the rocks and if the water is clear enough you will see the peppermints scurrying about. Do not shine it too long or they will go back into hiding.
Take your net and place in down into the water at the base of the rock you will collect on. Then drag it up the rock and out of the water. It should have the peppermints in it. Try and keep only the medium to large ones as you don’t want to get greedy.
With a little practice you will learn in no time how to catch the peps!
You will also collect blennies, snails and other critters. Go to this thread:
http://www.marsh-reef.org/showthread.php/4748-What-To-Collect-On-The-Coast
to learn what to keep and what not to keep.
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