01/06/2010

SILETZ FISH TRAP RUN:

I received the following memo from Derek explaining why they don't pass winter steelhead up above the Siletz Falls. Makes sense to me. We learn more all the time. Frank

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From: derek.r.wilson@state.or.us
To: frankdstout@aol.com
Sent: 1/6/2010 5:02:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: RE: Siletz Trap Report: 1-6-19

Frank,

Thanks for going today, sounds like you had a good all around trip. We don’t pass wild winter steelhead above the Siletz Falls Trap because they directly compete with the wild summer steelhead and rarely made it above the falls if at all. Summer steelhead are able to navigate the falls during the low warm water times during the summer and naturally colonized that habitat above the falls. At Bohannon, there are no summer steelhead to compete with so we pass them.

Thanks,

Derek

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From: frankdstout@aol.com [mailto:frankdstout@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:38 PM
To: lvhfishclub@gmail.com; derek.r.wilson@state.or.us; jcs592@msn.com
Subject: Siletz Trap Report: 1-6-19

After approx. a 45 minute delay at Les Swab's to have a leaking tire repaired, Bill and I headed for Bohannan, Siletz Falls and then to Palmer Creek. It was a long but productive day with the following fish count.

Bohannan (16 fish)

Coho Wild Steelhead

6 male 8 female 1 male 1 Female

Siletz (26 fish)

Coho Wild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead

1 male 3 male 7 female 1 rerun female 8 male 3 female

1 red tag rerun male

1 red tag rerun female

1 yellow tag rerun Female

Palmer Creek (11 fish)

Coho Hatchery Steelhead

2 male 2 female 4 male 3 female

The water was very high at all the traps but Bohannan and Siletz were running pretty clear. We did some cleaning at the Palmer Creek Weir as well as in the trap.

I found it interesting in that the wild winter steelhead, which were beautiful by the way, were tail clipped and then sent back downstream. The wild steelhead at Bohannan were also tail clipped but sent upstream.

We dropped off approximately 15 fish at Don Larson's home in Siletz for stream enhancement purposes.

The logging operations in the Siletz gorge area was very busy. No unusual wildlife was observed but the police activity between Siletz and Toledo was very active for some reason.

Respectfully submitted, Frank