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chubAny of several large minnows of the carp family. Creek chub Semotelus atromaculatus, up to 12 in/30 cm, is found widely in North American streams. Also, any of a number of small-mouthed marine fishes of the family Kyphosidae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His father owned a delicatessen and a smokehouse in Chicago, and as a kid, Kahan would occasionally help out, taking the chubs from their brine bath and into the smokehouse. We had frogs, turtles, muskrats, minks, Kentucky spotted bass, channel cat fish, big mouth bass, mud cat, minnows, creek chubs that we used for bait," recalls Chapman, an avid hunter and fisherman. Trees planted along rivers prove a boon for reducing pollution into precious waterways, helping tundra swans, Appalachian elktoe mussels, and spotfin chubs, along with other fish and waterfowl. |
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