Greetings Friends!
Our team went to the trap on Monday. The weather wasn't to cooperative except for when we were at the trap. The stream was running high and fast, looking down in the trap we could not tell if there were any fish or not. We unlocked the trap and I almost strained something trying to lift the cover. Upon closer inspection we were able to see that the cover was wedged down very tightly. In fact it looked as if maybe a couple of big guys might have been jumping up and down on it. For a brief moment we were a little suspicious and thought that our fellow team members from team Steel head might have helped us out a bit. Then we realized that they would never do any thing like that. It took all four of us to break it loose. We used everything we could find in the shack to make it happen. Finally with the lid up I went down into the trap. Did I mention that the water was moving fast, it also was deep. After a through sweep of the trap there were no fish to be found. We thought for sure with the high water that there might be some. We cleaned both gates and got the water flowing even better. Everything was buttoned up and we left the trap just as another front came through including some hail. There was no wild life to be seen going or coming.
Team chinook, Larry, John, Bud, Bill
Our team went to the trap on Monday. The weather wasn't to cooperative except for when we were at the trap. The stream was running high and fast, looking down in the trap we could not tell if there were any fish or not. We unlocked the trap and I almost strained something trying to lift the cover. Upon closer inspection we were able to see that the cover was wedged down very tightly. In fact it looked as if maybe a couple of big guys might have been jumping up and down on it. For a brief moment we were a little suspicious and thought that our fellow team members from team Steel head might have helped us out a bit. Then we realized that they would never do any thing like that. It took all four of us to break it loose. We used everything we could find in the shack to make it happen. Finally with the lid up I went down into the trap. Did I mention that the water was moving fast, it also was deep. After a through sweep of the trap there were no fish to be found. We thought for sure with the high water that there might be some. We cleaned both gates and got the water flowing even better. Everything was buttoned up and we left the trap just as another front came through including some hail. There was no wild life to be seen going or coming.
Team chinook, Larry, John, Bud, Bill
This in from Wayde...................
When people drop the trap door it wedges very tightly. You need to let it down gently with the rope so it won't edge. I use the pipe from the lock mechanism to pry it up.
Wayde
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