The list is nonsense. First, is it a US list or a worldwide list? It appears to be a "US and one token Bahamas beach" list, for some odd reason. (Readership?)
Nobody's going to dispute Sanibel, but I've shelled Galveston and Tunnels Beach and Stinson, and I find it surprising that anyone rates them 'top 10'.
Sanibel is my favorite but I go shelling at Honeymoon Island State park many times a week. I most recently found a 13 inch horse conch and a 13 inch lighting welk both in perfect condition. Also I find murex, cones, olives, angel wings, top shells, pen shells and a broken junonia. I am moving to Danbury, Connecticut area soon. What can I find on the beach there? Kelly
| QUOTE (sanibelstooper @ Mar 26 2007, 02:24 PM) |
| Sanibel is my favorite but I go shelling at Honeymoon Island State park many times a week. I most recently found a 13 inch horse conch and a 13 inch lighting welk both in perfect condition. Also I find murex, cones, olives, angel wings, top shells, pen shells and a broken junonia. I am moving to Danbury, Connecticut area soon. What can I find on the beach there? Kelly |
:( You won't find much on the Ct. coast-hard shell (cherrystone) + soft shell clams, razor clams, slipper shells, Atlantic Bay Scallops, Common European Periwinkles, the odd Shark Eye and Moon Snail. If you snorkel in 8 feet of water or more or scuba, you may find some very nice live Channelled Whelks & perhaps Knobbed Whelks. Good luck. Tom H