02/12/2010

SILETZ FISH TRAP:

Wayde and Bill Sigler made the trap run on this rainy & windy Friday. Went to Bohannon first via Ona Beach/North Beaver Creek Road. There were 6 native Steelhead in the trap. 2 male & 4 female. One of the females had a seal mark on her side. The water was 48 degrees. There were 4 elk below the road on the way out. They were between the 13 and 5 mile markers.

Arrived at the Palmer trap about 11:00 pm. There were no fish but the beaver had dammed up the water to about 4 1/2 feet. We cleaned the whole mess out and flushed it through the trap and on down stream. I would think the beaver would be getting very frustrated by now. The water was 45 degrees.

Hit the Siletz Falls trap at 12:40. Saw fish darting about as soon as we opened the access door. There were 13 Steelhead:

Native 3 male 2 female

Hatchery 3 male 5 female

There was one very large Steelhead that Bill estimated at 18#, I would have guessed higher. Big fish.

We transported the hatchery fish across the river and dropped them off at Lincoln County Food Share. The water was 44 degrees. We got back to the "Pig House" at 3:00 pm.

Wayde

02/10/2010

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

Good evening,

Another beautiful day on the Oregon Coast with lots of rain and very little sun. No fish in the trap today. Quite a bit of Beaver activity even though the water level was low. Cleaned the trap and left it for the coming rain to bring some fish in, hopefully.

Mike

02/10/2010

SILETZ FISH TRAP:

Only one hatchery hen at the Siletz trap but a pair of wild steelhead at the Bohannan trap. We also spotted 5 steelhead lying in the stream near the trap. The beaver was busy again and it took us quite a while to get the debris cleaned from the Palmer Creek trap but everything was clear and running free when we left. Bill also surveyed Buck Creek but didn't see any reds. Lots of rain but not much in the way of wildlife today. Hopefully the rain will get the fish moving again. Frank

02/08/2010

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

Hank and I had an enjoyable ride to the trap this morning but we got the day off since there were no fish nor any debris to clean. Water was clear and just below the knees in the trap. Frank

02/05/2010

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

Good afternoon,

I went to Schooner Creek today with high expectations. Unfortunately, those expectations were lowered. No fish, no rain, no wildlife, just mud on the road and people driving to fast. I should have let Hank go. Oh well, the weather was beautiful and 60 degrees. I still believe we are fortunate to live where we do. Have a great weekend.

Lone wolf

02/03/2010

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

Good afternoon,

Not much happening today at Schooner Creek. No fish and not much water. I cleaned out the front of the upper grate as it had more Beaver limbs partially blocking the entrance. This increased the flow a few inches. Down river just below the 6 mile marker I saw two Steelhead holding in their usual location waiting for some fresh water. No wildlife today.

See many of you tomorrow morning,

Mike

01/29/2010

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

It was a beautiful drive with the surf up and overcast sky. The hook wasn't able to go this time so we had a trapper from awhile back step up, and go along. Brother Ben Davi, Bud, Larry and myself were the team this time to the trap. The trap had no fish with only about a foot of water

flowing through, it was clear with no debris. There was however a considerable amount of rock and gravel which Larry cleared out. We then buttoned up the trap and headed home.

for Team Chinook

Electric Bill

01/29/2010

SILETZ FISH TRAP:

Bill and I were joined by Alice for the trap run today. Alice is a biology graduate from Juno and currently works as a waitress at the Coffee House. The Bohannan Trap was empty and the Siletz trap contained only one hatchery male and 1 wild female. The hen was "punched" and returned downstream. The male was also returned downstream but he wasn't moving much after being conked. The beaver has sure been busy at Palmer Creek and there were no fish in the trap. We spent quite a bit of time at the trap and gave it a thorough cleaning before arriving back in Newport around 2:20.

The elk herd was spotted at the 7 mile post just before entering Logsdon. Too far away to see any antlers. A large flock of Canada Geese were in the pasture nearby. All in all a very nice day. Only one logging truck was seen on the road today.

Frank