Collection trips to Devil's Hole, v4441
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CJJ 67-13 Carol J James Devil's Hole, DVNM, Ash Meadows, Nye Co, Nevada 1 October 1967 0845 -- 1500 hrs. DST C. James, C.W. Doy, Melissa Armstrong We stopped by Manse Ranch Spring on the way to Devil's Hole. C.W. Doy MST # 4. We left Devil's Hole for several hours during the middle of the day and went to Schoolhouse Spring. We also went to Bigodale Spring, Pt. of Rocks, + Jackrabbit Springs, after leaving Devil's Hole at 1500 hrs. Initial Observations: Weather - Partly cloudy but sunny. Slight wind (-> 15mph) General Condition: Algae fairly sparse. Scum - broken + shifting. No floating algae. Activity on shelf quite limited during the time we were there. - We used the 4' umbrella (boy) seine in an attempt to get individuals for a sample + for the cage but were only partially successful. At first, 50 fish on shelf then 75 as' scum shifted then 100 fish (0910 hrs.) on upper shelf. No fish in cage when arrived. Algae (except for one large floating piece that had been placed in the cage before) sparse