11/18/09

SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:

Good afternoon everyone,

Another good day at Schooner Creek trap. Three (3) wild adult male Coho. Two of the fish looked like twins. Each were approx. twelve lbs. and in full spawning colors. The third fish was stuck by the gills in the entry way grate again. However, this fish was still alive so I removed him and spent some time reviving him upstream which seemed to be the ticket as he was still hugging the bottom in the middle of the creek when I left 30 minutes later. The trap was pretty well plugged up when I arrived with only about 6' of water running through. The debris was again mostly leaves and was easy and quick to clean. When I finished there was a good 24" of water running through the trap with no silt on the bottom. I saw our elk herd both on the way up and on the way down. They were bedded down in the field in the rain just West of the two (2) mile marker. Hopefully on Friday you won't find trees in the road after the big wind we are expecting tonight and tomorrow.
Mike