Another busy day at the Siletz Falls trap. We took 2 vehicles again because of the expected number of fish. Casey and I were in the truck with the small tank and Bill and Donny were in the truck with the big tank. Bill and Donny reached the trap first and Casey & I pulled in at 9:53. Very nice, cool day with a few showers. The trap was not as full as it has been. Last Wednesday there were 147 Steelhead and 5 Chinook. Water was 53 degrees.
Today the count was 105 Steelhead and 5 Chinook. The breakdown was:
Hatchery Steelhead
44 male 42 female
Wild Steelhead
7 male 12 female
Chinook
2 male 2 female 1 jack
60 hatchery Steelhead were taken back downriver and released at the Mann Ranch, just below Moonshine Park.
26 were taken to Siletz tribal food share.
A bit of excitement today. When we first crossed the river Bill noticed some fishermen downstream and near the "deadline" rock. It is illegal to fish upstream of the deadline rock and it is well posted. All 4 of us observed the men fishing and once we saw them fight a jumping fish that was upstream of the no-fishing line. Casey got on the radio and was able to contact OSP and get a trooper sent our way. The trooper arrived in 1/2 hour from Otis via Gravel Creek. He walked down to check the fishermen. When he arrived none were fishing and denied fishing above the deadline. We could not positively identify who was fishing illegally and the trooper did not see them fishing. He cited 1 for no fishing license and warned the other 3. My guess is they won't fish there again for awhile.
Saw 1 doe deer on the way out and got back to the Pig House at 3:30.
Wayde
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