Just got back from my walk along Lake Harriet, and I kept hearing the fish jumping. I'm gonna take that as a good sign that they're hard at work trying to help you.
You've probably already said this, but I'm guessing that you're using mainly European magic/myths as sources for fish magic. Have you looked into Native American/First Nation myths? I've a copy of _American_Indian_Myths_And_Legends_ that I can look through for you. (This also has me wondering how European & Native American myths & magic clash with/complement each other. I wonder if there's anything from _American_Fairy_Tales by Frank Baum you could use.)
Also, do you know of the Deaf expression "Fish don't think about water."? If I remember correctly it has to do with how Deaf people don't "think" about sign language, but it could also mean that what is ubiquitious isn't seen.
Fish Are Jumping...
You've probably already said this, but I'm guessing that you're using mainly European magic/myths as sources for fish magic. Have you looked into Native American/First Nation myths? I've a copy of _American_Indian_Myths_And_Legends_ that I can look through for you. (This also has me wondering how European & Native American myths & magic clash with/complement each other. I wonder if there's anything from _American_Fairy_Tales by Frank Baum you could use.)
Also, do you know of the Deaf expression "Fish don't think about water."? If I remember correctly it has to do with how Deaf people don't "think" about sign language, but it could also mean that what is ubiquitious isn't seen.