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The Houston Livebearers Association (HLA) and Texas Area Killifish Organization (TAKO) announce a joint Collecting Trip/Safari to Coleto Saturday, July 28, 2007. Interested hobbyists will meet in Victoria, Texas at 11:00 AM at the Siesta Restaurant at 2505 Houston Highway, Victoria, TX 77901 (telephone number 361.578.9937. After lunch, the safari will depart for Coleto Creek (about 25 minutes away) to collect as long as the group wishes. For those who wish, a late side trip will be available to the Guadalupe River at Victoria if the river is not flooding (this river has treacherous currents when the water is high).
Coleto Creek is a sandy bottomed, spring fed, clear, coastal stream. The creek bottom is public land and access will be from an abandoned low water bridge with ample parking available. The creek’s base water flow is from hard, alkaline springs. It has many tributaries that only flow during rainy times. The water is clear and the footing ranges from hard sand to pebbles in the main channel. Side channels and tributaries have silty bottoms. Together the creek and its tributaries offer a wide range of environments including deep still pools, gravel riffles, etc. Fish species to be found include mollies, killifish (including the southern most natural population of Fundulus chrysotus), stonerollers, darters, sunfish, catfish, silversides, minnows, shad, cichlids, gars, etc. Some typically estuarine species such as mullet and blue crab are often found.
Seine nets will be provided, but safari members should bring other nets, boxes, bags, etc. Each safari member should have a current Texas fishing license.
To get to Victoria from Houston simply take US 59 South 110 miles. Exit on Business 59 and the restaurant will be several miles on the left.
Please feel free to contact me by email at cara@goliadfarms.com or I am normally on my cell phone at (512) 497-6518 or you can try my office at (361) 645-2252 if you have any questions!!!!
Coleto Creek is a sandy bottomed, spring fed, clear, coastal stream. The creek bottom is public land and access will be from an abandoned low water bridge with ample parking available. The creek’s base water flow is from hard, alkaline springs. It has many tributaries that only flow during rainy times. The water is clear and the footing ranges from hard sand to pebbles in the main channel. Side channels and tributaries have silty bottoms. Together the creek and its tributaries offer a wide range of environments including deep still pools, gravel riffles, etc. Fish species to be found include mollies, killifish (including the southern most natural population of Fundulus chrysotus), stonerollers, darters, sunfish, catfish, silversides, minnows, shad, cichlids, gars, etc. Some typically estuarine species such as mullet and blue crab are often found.
Seine nets will be provided, but safari members should bring other nets, boxes, bags, etc. Each safari member should have a current Texas fishing license.
To get to Victoria from Houston simply take US 59 South 110 miles. Exit on Business 59 and the restaurant will be several miles on the left.
Please feel free to contact me by email at cara@goliadfarms.com or I am normally on my cell phone at (512) 497-6518 or you can try my office at (361) 645-2252 if you have any questions!!!!
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