SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
Good morning,
I went to Schooner Creek early this morning and am I glad I did. Up here in LC it is pouring now. The creek has risen a little but not much. I found one wild female Steelhead in the trap which I released up by the bridge. This female had two distinct seal slashes on her right side but it didn't seem to hamper her progress or her strength. If this rain keeps up there should be fresh fish at the trap on Friday. No wildlife today.
Mike
Sunday, March 14, 2010
02/24/2010
SILETZ FISH TRAP:
Bill and I checked the Siletz trap this morning with the intent of taking a few pair over to the Alsea Hatchery. However, there were only 4 fish in the trap. There was 1 pair wild and 1 pair hatchery. With just one pair for brood stock it didn't make much sense to make a special trip over to the hatchery so they were saved for another day. It was a short day for us and we were home just before noon. Frank
Bill and I checked the Siletz trap this morning with the intent of taking a few pair over to the Alsea Hatchery. However, there were only 4 fish in the trap. There was 1 pair wild and 1 pair hatchery. With just one pair for brood stock it didn't make much sense to make a special trip over to the hatchery so they were saved for another day. It was a short day for us and we were home just before noon. Frank
02/19/2010
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
A Full Team Chinook made the run >< Unfortunately, we found NO FISH >< However, the Weather was Terrific; Stream Flow Clear & Bud was able to get a Very Strong GPS Signal on his Device. JCS >> for “The Team”
A Full Team Chinook made the run >< Unfortunately, we found NO FISH >< However, the Weather was Terrific; Stream Flow Clear & Bud was able to get a Very Strong GPS Signal on his Device. JCS >> for “The Team”
02/17/2010
SILETZ TRAP RUN:
Wayde and Bill Sigler made the Wednesday Siletz Falls trap run. The Bohannon trap did not need to be checked so we left about 8:10 am and headed for Siletz. We stopped at the Palmer trap on the way up the gorge. The Palmer trap was taken out of service a few days ago. Most of the water was diverted back to the main stem of Palmer Creek. There were no fish below the trap or the weir. The water temperature was 44 degrees. We continued up river and arrived at the Siletz Falls trap at 10:00 am. We saw fish darting around as soon as we opened the access door.
There were a total of 24 Steelhead in the trap. The water was 43 degrees.
Wild --- 3 male 3 female
Hatchery ---- 11 male 7 female
15 hatchery fish were left in the trap to be taken to food share on Friday.
The wild fish were taken across the river and loaded in the truck at 11:30 am. We took them down to Sunshine Creek (near Buck Creek) and released them.
Next stop was Mill Creek, just upstream from the Logsden store, where we helped a crew of 3 others install a smolt recovery system. This is unique device with a 5 foot diameter baffled cone that turns in the water and deposits the small fish in a live catch tank to be counted, examined, marked, etc. The biologist, Chris, said up to 20,000 Coho smolt travel through this capture point annually. There are 3 other similar traps in the area and it would make a good LVHFC field trip to visit one while in operation. I let the others do all the heavy lifting so my back is still up for another day. We got back in town at 2:43 pm and did not see any wildlife of note.
Wayde
Wayde and Bill Sigler made the Wednesday Siletz Falls trap run. The Bohannon trap did not need to be checked so we left about 8:10 am and headed for Siletz. We stopped at the Palmer trap on the way up the gorge. The Palmer trap was taken out of service a few days ago. Most of the water was diverted back to the main stem of Palmer Creek. There were no fish below the trap or the weir. The water temperature was 44 degrees. We continued up river and arrived at the Siletz Falls trap at 10:00 am. We saw fish darting around as soon as we opened the access door.
There were a total of 24 Steelhead in the trap. The water was 43 degrees.
Wild --- 3 male 3 female
Hatchery ---- 11 male 7 female
15 hatchery fish were left in the trap to be taken to food share on Friday.
The wild fish were taken across the river and loaded in the truck at 11:30 am. We took them down to Sunshine Creek (near Buck Creek) and released them.
Next stop was Mill Creek, just upstream from the Logsden store, where we helped a crew of 3 others install a smolt recovery system. This is unique device with a 5 foot diameter baffled cone that turns in the water and deposits the small fish in a live catch tank to be counted, examined, marked, etc. The biologist, Chris, said up to 20,000 Coho smolt travel through this capture point annually. There are 3 other similar traps in the area and it would make a good LVHFC field trip to visit one while in operation. I let the others do all the heavy lifting so my back is still up for another day. We got back in town at 2:43 pm and did not see any wildlife of note.
Wayde
02/17/2010
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
Good morning,
I just returned from Schooner Creek. Total fish, 1 wild male Steelhead and it was a very nice fish (approx. 10lbs). I released him up by the bridge and he shot right back down by the dam. No other fish but good stream flow. I saw the Elk herd both on the way up and again on the way down. They were in their usual lounging/eating location, just West of the 2 mile marker.
I am leaving town this morning and won't return until next Tue. Have a great week.
Team, Lone Wolf
Good morning,
I just returned from Schooner Creek. Total fish, 1 wild male Steelhead and it was a very nice fish (approx. 10lbs). I released him up by the bridge and he shot right back down by the dam. No other fish but good stream flow. I saw the Elk herd both on the way up and again on the way down. They were in their usual lounging/eating location, just West of the 2 mile marker.
I am leaving town this morning and won't return until next Tue. Have a great week.
Team, Lone Wolf
02/15/2010
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
Team Chinook is pleased to report 5 Native Steelhead ( 3 Hens & 2 Bucks ) in the trap. All were released in reasonably Good Condition. It was a very fine day, but the only Wild Life we saw, occurred when we got back into LVH >> !!! << Low & Behold >< Standing right in the middle of the street was Charles Burke & Phil Reed >>> When we ask them what they were up to >< They told us they were “Pan Handler Birds” >>>> Suffice to say >< We went to great lengths to get out of their area …PRONTO !~!~! JCS … for “The Team - Electric Bill”
Team Chinook is pleased to report 5 Native Steelhead ( 3 Hens & 2 Bucks ) in the trap. All were released in reasonably Good Condition. It was a very fine day, but the only Wild Life we saw, occurred when we got back into LVH >> !!! << Low & Behold >< Standing right in the middle of the street was Charles Burke & Phil Reed >>> When we ask them what they were up to >< They told us they were “Pan Handler Birds” >>>> Suffice to say >< We went to great lengths to get out of their area …PRONTO !~!~! JCS … for “The Team - Electric Bill”
Saturday, February 13, 2010
02/12/2010
SILETZ FISH TRAP:
Wayde and Bill Sigler made the trap run on this rainy & windy Friday. Went to Bohannon first via Ona Beach/North Beaver Creek Road. There were 6 native Steelhead in the trap. 2 male & 4 female. One of the females had a seal mark on her side. The water was 48 degrees. There were 4 elk below the road on the way out. They were between the 13 and 5 mile markers.
Arrived at the Palmer trap about 11:00 pm. There were no fish but the beaver had dammed up the water to about 4 1/2 feet. We cleaned the whole mess out and flushed it through the trap and on down stream. I would think the beaver would be getting very frustrated by now. The water was 45 degrees.
Hit the Siletz Falls trap at 12:40. Saw fish darting about as soon as we opened the access door. There were 13 Steelhead:
Native 3 male 2 female
Hatchery 3 male 5 female
There was one very large Steelhead that Bill estimated at 18#, I would have guessed higher. Big fish.
We transported the hatchery fish across the river and dropped them off at Lincoln County Food Share. The water was 44 degrees. We got back to the "Pig House" at 3:00 pm.
Wayde
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