tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post184568559979569045..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Northern pike encounters plastic pollutionMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50124989679735457382017-11-06T18:38:53.270-06:002017-11-06T18:38:53.270-06:00To be fair, they haven't got the river named t...To be fair, they haven't got the river named to match the province, unless they have since changed it, and the original post by the fisherman doesn't state where it was caught, so maybe all bets are off as to where it really was. OTOH, northern pike (what I'd call a jackfish, cuz I'm from here...) are common enough in rivers http://www.albertafishingguide.com/location/search/type/movingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35788546499838930562017-11-05T13:31:04.095-06:002017-11-05T13:31:04.095-06:00Tx - I've amended (my) text accordingly. I wr...Tx - I've amended (my) text accordingly. I wrote that reflexly without a careful read of the article, because the only place I've caught northerns is in lakes.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88879668637692724002017-11-05T12:17:28.130-06:002017-11-05T12:17:28.130-06:00Also, it doesn't come from a lake, but from a ...Also, it doesn't come from a lake, but from a river, if we believe the story despite the lack of fact-checking on location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20304583846932667592017-11-05T12:09:43.788-06:002017-11-05T12:09:43.788-06:00So...as an Albertan, I feel compelled to note that...So...as an Albertan, I feel compelled to note that the Saskatchewan River runs though Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but not Alberta. There are two tributaries to the Saskatchewan that flow through Alberta. They are the North Saskatchewan and the South Saskatchewan. I've alerted the Telegraph to their geographic error, but figured I would add it here too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55054510384740031572017-11-03T12:19:14.533-05:002017-11-03T12:19:14.533-05:00Thinking to the future - if that pike gets caught ...Thinking to the future - if that pike gets caught again, and the possible 'WTH?' reaction of the fisherman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10953046080061103102017-11-03T10:21:40.905-05:002017-11-03T10:21:40.905-05:00This hurts me to look at... almost as much as the ...This hurts me to look at... almost as much as the pike is hurt.LThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395257432521760435noreply@blogger.com