July 9, 2010
Sorry this was late, but we have been out of town the last two days and the motels we were in didn't have internet service.
Left town at 8:20 am and arrived at the fish trap at 9:40 am. Bill and Donnie in one truck and me in another. Water was 53 degrees and trap was full. We passed 61 summer Steelhead through the trap. 30 males 30 females and one jack. Also 13 Chinook including one Bill estimated at about 40 pounds. We recycled 58 males and 63 females hatchery summer Steelhead. We whacked 52 hatchery fish and delivered them to Food Share in Newport.
Bill has been helping me refine my netting techniques with little tips like:
1. Don’t chase them...let them come to you
2. Come at them from the side not astern
3. Don't get too many in the net, etc
So hopefully my skills will improve over time.
Bill and Donnie had a flat tire on the return trip but no other major malfunctions. Returned to the pig at 4:10 pm and Bill and Donnie showed up about 5:30 pm
Long but satisfying day at the trap.
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