Sunday, October 28, 2007

10/26/07

Siletz Fish Trap Report

Friday, Oct. 26

Roger Wilson, Ryan Miner and Wayde Dudley visited the trap this morning. It was cool and no rain. The river was about a foot higher than my last visit. No dry rock now.

The trap held a total of 51 fish:

2 wild male Coho ( sent back down river with insructions not to return)

3 wild female Coho ( sent back down river with insructions not to return)

1 wild Steelhead females

29 hatchery Steelhead females

14 hatchery Steelhead males

43 of the Steelhead were recycled back into the stream a 5 locations upstream from the trap to Gravel Creek.

9 fish had seal marks where they had been bitten and 1 had net marks.

Saw no mammels of note. I did watch a Water Ouzel now renamed an American Dipper (conclus mexicanus) as it searched underwater among the rocks for food. We saw a Ruffed Grouse (bonasa umbellus) along side the road.

Back in town by 1300. My next trip is Friday, November 2.

Wayde

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