On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:20:39 -0500, Andrea Hughett <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:


No doubt I am displaying my ignorance here, but what
is the difference between minnows and sardines? The
strike me as very close to the same size.


Local minnows look to be about half the size of small sardines, and caught  
with a trap in freshwater.
Local fishermen use them for bait.

William