Good evening all,
Bill and I were able to go to all four traps today. I don't think it stopped raining all day but we didn't care, after all we do live at the Oregon Coast and thanks to all of the rain we have it creates a nice highway for those silver bullets we affectionately call STEELHEAD. Yes, the Steelhead are in. First we went to Schooner Creek. the water was running high but very good flow with little debris. Surprisingly there were no fish in the trap. Both Bill and I believe that the extreme flow in the ladder is keeping the fish down stream until the flow subsides a little. Friday might well be a good day at Schooner Creek. Next we went to Palmer Creek and although there were no fish, our resident beaver was very busy and had the trap partially blocked. Each year the Palmer Creek trap seems to require a higher water flow before the fish can move up the creek. This year Bill says the Siletz has to be up around 8.5 to 9.0 feet. That is high water. We cleaned everything as well as we could and headed up to Siletz Falls. At the falls we found fish. However, every fish except 1 was a fish that had already been in the trap and punched. We passed the wild fish down stream again and dispatched the hatchery fish.
Siletz trap
Steelhead; Total 12 fish.
Hatchery fish; 2 males, 4 females
Wild fish; 3 males, 3 females
Lastly we headed for Bohanan. There is now logging going on up the 1000 line road as well as the gorge road. When we opened the trap at Bohanan I could see a couple of fish in the trap but the water was a little murky. Upon entering the trap I was hit from all sides by fish. We had a total of 24 fish in this trap, 7 Coho and 15 Steelhead. Both Bill and I were pretty happy to see so many fish on this current surge of high water.
Bohanan trap
Coho; Total 7 fish
3 males, 4 females (all wild)
Steelhead; Total 15 fish.
Hatchery fish; 2 males
Wild fish 8 males, 7 females
Total fish for the day were 36. Not a bad day for this time of year. No wildlife other than a young Red Tailed Hawk that flew for quite a while in front of us on the return trip from Siletz Falls. We arrived back at the Pig at 4:15. For me, 10 hours and 45 miles.
Bill and I were able to go to all four traps today. I don't think it stopped raining all day but we didn't care, after all we do live at the Oregon Coast and thanks to all of the rain we have it creates a nice highway for those silver bullets we affectionately call STEELHEAD. Yes, the Steelhead are in. First we went to Schooner Creek. the water was running high but very good flow with little debris. Surprisingly there were no fish in the trap. Both Bill and I believe that the extreme flow in the ladder is keeping the fish down stream until the flow subsides a little. Friday might well be a good day at Schooner Creek. Next we went to Palmer Creek and although there were no fish, our resident beaver was very busy and had the trap partially blocked. Each year the Palmer Creek trap seems to require a higher water flow before the fish can move up the creek. This year Bill says the Siletz has to be up around 8.5 to 9.0 feet. That is high water. We cleaned everything as well as we could and headed up to Siletz Falls. At the falls we found fish. However, every fish except 1 was a fish that had already been in the trap and punched. We passed the wild fish down stream again and dispatched the hatchery fish.
Siletz trap
Steelhead; Total 12 fish.
Hatchery fish; 2 males, 4 females
Wild fish; 3 males, 3 females
Lastly we headed for Bohanan. There is now logging going on up the 1000 line road as well as the gorge road. When we opened the trap at Bohanan I could see a couple of fish in the trap but the water was a little murky. Upon entering the trap I was hit from all sides by fish. We had a total of 24 fish in this trap, 7 Coho and 15 Steelhead. Both Bill and I were pretty happy to see so many fish on this current surge of high water.
Bohanan trap
Coho; Total 7 fish
3 males, 4 females (all wild)
Steelhead; Total 15 fish.
Hatchery fish; 2 males
Wild fish 8 males, 7 females
Total fish for the day were 36. Not a bad day for this time of year. No wildlife other than a young Red Tailed Hawk that flew for quite a while in front of us on the return trip from Siletz Falls. We arrived back at the Pig at 4:15. For me, 10 hours and 45 miles.
Mike
1 comment:
Hi, Love your blog! I fish up above moonshine in the gorge every chance I get. I noticed your wildlife watch. Have you seen or heard of any golden eagles in the area? I think I have seen 2 in the last 3 years...an adult and a juvanile. absolutly beautifull, and enormous!
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