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More fishing and fossils- Day 17

April 7, 2020 by American Fossil Hunt

At over 2 weeks in on the quarantine, I have worked through more of my Mazon Creek fossil bucket. Nothing spectacular, but its been fun.

Calamites stem
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Here is a public domain image of an interpretation of a Carboniferous Period landscape, with Calamites on the bottom right.

Local fishing has been consistent, as I test out some basic fly patterns that I am learning to tie.

Crystal bugger

Filed Under: Illinois Fly Fishing, Mazon Creek

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  1. Bob Thomas says

    October 19, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    Are There Black Bullheads In Maze On Creek?

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