Headed out to the Siletz traps with Roger this morning in a light rain; by the time we stopped at Palmer Creek to clean the trap and fill the truck tank, the rain was heavy and getting heavier. The river hasn't been high enough lately, so no fish at Palmer. We wrung out our rain gear and headed up to the Siletz trap, where we found one fine looking hen and that was it. We scrambled around in the four steps below the trap and found one hatchery hen, but nothing else. After that, it was off to Alsea Hatchery with the hen for broodstock, then back to the ODFW shop to give the truck a wash down. Other than the loose oxygen bottle held in by a light rope!!!(what's a little 3000psi among friends!) we were able to keep our image up as we made our way through the MASSIVE parking lot maze around the Wine and Cheese Festival. All in all, had a great day with Roger. He parted with a lot of good advice on steelheading which will be put to use in the near future (maybe Brian will share that advice with the rest of us).
Brian Hudson
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