Fall 2011

Prattville High School Students Learn about the Aquatic Environment through Hands-on Experiences at Lanark
Fall 2011

Students learn to hold channel catfish.
The lead line needs to be on the bottom.	Channel catfish are baited into an area and seined.
Mrs. Boyd gives instruction.	Channel catfish must be held so that the spines will not harm the holder.
Seiners bring the net into shore.	The seine traps the catfish.


Channel catfish are weighed.	Channel catfish are measured.
Prattville High School students tag a channel catfish.

	Catfish are held in a trash can with holes for water movement. This allows them to get oxygen.


	Catfish are released back into the lake.



Thanks for the great fun looking at aquatic animals! Mr. Doug Darr Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Let's Go Fishing! Where? How? Take someone fishing with you and make a friend for life. Anglers may purchase a lifetime fishing or hunting license. Receive a discount if purchased by age 11.	Ms. Bearden with the Alabama Wildlife Federation explains how to identify aquatic invertebrates. COLLECTING INVERTEBRATES CANOEING