11/24/07

Schooner Creek Fish Trap

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We were blessed with another one of the days that reminds me of how happy I am to live at the coast and one of the reasons I moved here.

Unfortunately I was unable to enjoy the same success at the trap as was the case on Wednesday. No fish in the trap today. It was cold and everything was frozen. The upper gate of the trap was choked with leaves and the trap itself only had about 8" of water. It was pretty easy to clear and the silt was minimal. The winch on the upriver gate (not the new winch on the lower gate) came apart in my hand today but I was able to put it back together. You might tell the team for Monday to be careful when they lift the upriver gate as I really don't trust it. I will cc James on this email so he is aware of the condition as well. Have a great weekend.

Mike

11/23/07

Siletz Fish Trap Report

Friday, Nov. 23

Roger Wilson, Wayde Dudley and West Hutchings (son-in-law) visited the trap this morning. It was very cool. The river was about 2 feet higher than my last visit but 4 feet down from a few days ago. We cleaned the leaves and had to drain the trap the trap to find the "bonker" which had fallen into the water. Roger said a few fish are starting to show up in the Bohanan trap.

The trap held 5 Steelhead:

1 wild female

1 hatchery winter male

3 hatchery females

Saw 3 deer on the way out.

Back in town by 1140.

Wayde

11/21/07

This report in from Hank Bryson. Thanks for your help, Hank.

Maybe you could pass this report on to the club members and Happy Thanksgiving to you, hope you have a good day! The schooner creek trap had one Female Coho, Hoorah-I hear this is the first one since the fish ladder replacement? The Siletz trap had thirteen steelhead, nine male and four females, two of the females were native and continued on up the river. We checked one more trap on drift creek with no fish to report.

Hank

11/21/07

This was on Wednesday from James Ray.

Thought you’d all like to know that we had our first arrival of the season in the trap today……a nice wild female Coho.

11/14/07

We checked 4 traps yesterday so it was a long day. First we checked the Bay Trap. This was a first for me and I didn't know it even existed but there were no fish. The Bay trap separates the Bay from the pond area where the smolts are kept prior to their release. We then proceeded to the Schooner Creek Trap. Again no fish and all in all it looked very good. Whoever had been there the previous day really did a good job. We then proceeded to the Siletz Trap where we released 2 wild steelhead and dispatched 6 others but the big job was removing all the leaves and debris following Monday's storm. The upper gate was completely choked and the side bins were clogged with about 8" of leaves and muck. The main trap area also had a large buildup of leaves which made it somewhat difficult to locate the fish as they hid below the leaves. After a good flushing we proceeded to the Bohannon Trap. Again no fish but Roger repaired the lock to the lid and we returned home.

Frank

11/13/07

Just returned from Schooner Creek along with Tom Roederer. Water was only a little over ankle deep because of all the leaves and debris buildup on the upper gate but surprisingly there was no gravel on the bottom. No fish either. Cleaned the gates and returned home. What a beautiful day for a drive up or down the coast.

Frank

11/10/07

Frank Stout and I went up to Schooner Creek today (Sat) and installed a new winch and cable. The sun was out and it was quite spectacular back in the "rain forest". Taking the old bolts off was a little challenge, but with our superior skill and heavy duty work with the universal tool guaranteed to lift small building off their foundations and able to bend 3/16 sheet metal with a single blow (AKA "Big Vise Grips"), we were victorious! No fish in the trap, so we cleaned out some leaves, lubed the winches, did a gate lift and flush, and were home by Noon. Traveled the usual 54.4 miles round-trip.

Brian Hudson

11/09/07

Siletz Fish Trap Report

Friday, Nov. 9

Roger Wilson and Wayde Dudley visited the trap this morning. It was cool with a light rain. I met Roger at the Dairy Queen in Toledo as I did not want to check Bohanan since he did not expect any fish there.The river was about a half foot lower than my last visit. Heavy logging traffic today and the road was a little slick.

The traps held 3 fish: all female Steelhead, 2 hatchery and 1 wild.

Saw no mammels or birds of note.

Back in town by 1130. My next trip is Friday, November 23.

Wayde

11/02/07

Siletz Fish Trap Report

Friday, Nov. 2

Roger Wilson and Wayde Dudley visited the trap this morning. It was very cool, mid 20's was my estimate. The river was about a foot lower. We cleaned the leaves out and then went to the Bohanan trap which is located on the Drift Creek drainage which flows to the Alsea River. Nice drive this time of year. We drove home down Beaver Creek which hits 101 at Ona Beach. We were in three different drainages. Saw numerous road hunters during the day.

The traps held 0 fish:

Saw no mammals or birds of note.

Back in town by 1340. My next trip is Friday, November 9.

Wayde