03/13/09

SILETZ FISH TRAP:

Matt and Wayde made the trap run with Casey. The first trap was Schooner Creek. No fish and the trap was clean with moderate flows. Tracks from 2 motorcycles were on the access road. They had been to the trap site but we did not find anything wrong. Hope it does not become a habit.
The Siletz trap reached by following the Siletz river from Hwy 101 to the trap. 4 fish today. 2 very large steelhead that Casey estimated would weigh 20#. Matt was quite impressed, especially when he had 1 in the net.

Wild 1 male
Hatchery 1 male 2 female

Leaving the Siletz trap at noon we went back down the gorge, through Toledo then on to the Bohanan trap on Drift Creek. No fish here today. Went back to Newport along Beaver Creek to Hwy 101 at Ona Beach then on to the "Pighouse" in Newport.
The only wildlife encountered were 4 urban deer seen in Toledo between Pig Feathers restaurant and the GP mill. 2 of them had hair loss disease and looked bad.
The weather was great but I found another leak in my boots. May have to start thinking replacement.
Wayde