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    Collecting Mollies

    Where in Texas have people successfully collected mollies?
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    This shows the collection site for Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia formosa around San Antonio

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    I know you can catch some locally in the bayous around Houston. I think there was an HLA function that did this not too long ago.
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      WOW. Thanks. Now I know what I'm doing over thanksgiving break!

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        Originally posted by edkrueger";p="
        Where in Texas have people successfully collected mollies?
        I have found them in the ditches, tide pools and other waterways near Quintana beach in Freeport. The salinity varies to fresh to hypersaline in this area.
        I have also found them in Braes Bayou, near 610 and N. Braeswood Blvd.
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          If its got 6" of water in in, its probobly got mollies in it.
          I've had luck with minnow traps from Academy, or a casting net.  But if you can get a small group and a drag net you'll have great success.
          P.S.  You need a current Texas Fishing licence unless you are in a State Park.   So checkout all the local state parks.
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            Originally posted by PhishPhreek";p="
            If its got 6" of water in in, its probobly got mollies in it.
            That's almost exactly what I was going to say! When looking for mollies, check for blue flashes under the water...that's usually one of the big male's sailfins or tails flashing in the sunlight.  :)

            Guppymax and I went on a "safari" last September, here's a thread about the mollies I took home:

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            http://houstonfishbox.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1044&highlight=bayou
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            We went to Eleanor Tinsley Park, right around downtown, and fished in the bayou. Saw some pretty huge plecos, too!
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              Here's another thread with a link to a great site about locally collected fish:

              Forums - HoustonFishBox
              http://houstonfishbox.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2042&highlight=collected
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                Re: Collecting Mollies

                I'm most interested in Poecilia latipinna and Poecilia formosa.

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