On our deer lease we have several small holes that a rock company dug test holes. They then filled with water last year when we had rain in Victoria county. This year we are in a drought and these water holes are going dry, I was looking for tracks around them an I noticed they are filled with 2-4" hard head catfish. These holes are a long ways from any other water. My question to my other bowhunters is how did they get there and where do they go when the holes dry up???
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My mom and grandmom always said they came from eggs that stuck to the legs of wading birds--egrets and herons, etc. Another relative said it "rained fish eggs". -
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I might sound silly but this is what I've been told.
I've never researched it so I guess you can call me correct or gullible* lol
Water gets evaporated with fertilized fish eggs into the clouds.
It rains in ponds and tanks and such and the eggs hatch later.
Sounds plausible,,, that's why I've never really questioned it.
I also heard that's where Sun Perch got there name....
Don't know about that one either....Comment
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Ive always been convinced that if you dug a whole filled it with water and came back a week later there would be perch in it. Like the grew out of the dirt or something. But the othe posts make much more sense.Comment
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This is what I have always heard, and it is believable.Originally posted by dustoffer View PostComment
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Originally posted by Sippy View Postsorry mac but thats a nada
Care to explain Sippy's theory behind it then?
Cuz I'm stumped and wondering myself....Comment
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When water evaporates all it takes with it is pure water, thats why it doesnt rain saltwater over an ocean. It would be impossible for a fish egg to evaporate with a water molecule.Originally posted by Mac... View PostComment
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Salt is heavy... I can see why it's left behind.Comment
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Birds being the eggs.Comment
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So are fish eggs lol. Fish eggs are visible, water is microscopic, at least each water molecule is microscopic. Water only weighs 18 grams per mole (6.022x10^23 atoms) BTW that is a super duper huge number. fish eggs would weigh over a ton per mole. As far as eggs on bird legs, according to my schooling from the states formost small water expert (dr Billy Higginbothom) it is also impossible because within minutes of eggs being out of water they dry up and die.Originally posted by Mac... View PostComment
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However that stands true. There has been cases of rain with frogs and small fish in it. But this is after tornadoes etc. Some have been reported to be frozen when hitting the ground as well. I have never witnessed this personally.Originally posted by Sippy View Post
A more believable theory is the eggs get stuck on birds legs as the drink or walk in the waters edge then transport them to other water holes. Same way bees pollinate plants.Comment
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Well sortaOriginally posted by Javelin View Post.
Even the molar mass if lead is only 207 gpm. So I doubt a "mole" of fish eggs would weigh over a ton. Can't really compare # of atoms to # of fish eggs. Like he said though evaporation requires that the liquid be vaporized into much smaller pieces than a fish egg. Also evaporation only takes place on the surface of the water. Fish eggs are mostly attached to sticks/grass/whatever below the surface of the water.Comment
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Maybe far fetched but could it be possible it was stocked with fingerlings?Comment
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