BILL AND I LEFT THE PIG AT 8:15 HEADED FOR THE SILETZ TRAP. I DROPPED BILL OFF AT BUCK CREEK, AND HE DID A STEELHEAD SURVEY. HE FOUND 4 NEW REDDS AND SPOTTED 2 HENS AND I BUCK. WE PROCEEDED UP TO THE TRAP, WHERE WE NEEDED TO GET 2 HATCHERY FISH FOR CASEY. HE NEEDED THEM FOR A CLASS HE WAS TEACHING IN WALDPORT. WE ESTIMATED THERE WERE 12 TO 15 FISH IN THE TRAP. WE NETTED 3 HATCHERY STEELHEAD 2 MALES AND 1 FEMALE, AND WE LEFT THE REST IN THE TRAP FOR FRIDAY. WE SENT 1 MALE DOWN THE RIVER FOR STREAM ENHANCEMENT AND THE OTHER 2 FISH WE BROUGHT BACK TO NEWPORT FOR CASEY. AFTER THE DELIVERY WE HEADED SOUTH TO THE BOHANAN TRAP, WHERE FOUND 3 NATIVE STEELHEAD 2 MALES AND 1 FEMALE. WE RELEASED THEM AND HEADED BACK TO NEWPORT, ARRIVING ABOUT 2:30. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO WORK THE TRAPS. LARRY
Sunday, March 21, 2010
03/17/10
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
Good morning,
I was bamboozled!! Yes, it happened to me as well. I went into the trap this morning not seeing any fish. After just a moment in the trap I felt the familiar bump on my leg then saw a nice fish darting around the trap. It looked like a nice wild male with colored gill plates and a nice red stripe down the side. I climbed up the ladder got the net and returned to the trap. No fish. I scoured the trap for five minutes testing all the places a fish can hide in the trap (which aren't many) and found nothing. That sneaky fish slipped out and back down the ladder just like it had done to another team. Dejected, I climbed back out of the trap locked it up and left the area with my tail between my legs.
The trap had good flow with about 18" to 20" of water running through. On the way up and again on the way down I saw the Elk herd bedded down in the field. They must have been enjoying the sun like I was. Hopefully the team on Friday will be better equipped to deal with this phantom fish than I was.
Team Lone Wolf,
I was bamboozled!! Yes, it happened to me as well. I went into the trap this morning not seeing any fish. After just a moment in the trap I felt the familiar bump on my leg then saw a nice fish darting around the trap. It looked like a nice wild male with colored gill plates and a nice red stripe down the side. I climbed up the ladder got the net and returned to the trap. No fish. I scoured the trap for five minutes testing all the places a fish can hide in the trap (which aren't many) and found nothing. That sneaky fish slipped out and back down the ladder just like it had done to another team. Dejected, I climbed back out of the trap locked it up and left the area with my tail between my legs.
The trap had good flow with about 18" to 20" of water running through. On the way up and again on the way down I saw the Elk herd bedded down in the field. They must have been enjoying the sun like I was. Hopefully the team on Friday will be better equipped to deal with this phantom fish than I was.
Team Lone Wolf,
Mike
03/15/10
It was Wayde and Barb's turn to check the Schooner trap Monday morning. They had to make a quick stop at the ODFW office and got a wonderful surprise when they walked in . . . Casey was sitting at his desk! It certainly was a great way to start the day.
Trap Report:
Water was 14 inches deep, clear and 43 degrees. There were no fish in the trap but the weather was great with no wind and sunshine. Noticed one redd in the stream above the trap but not sure how old it was. The photos show how clear the creek was and one of the pictures shows the redd but you may not be able to spot it in the photo. Sunshine, no rain . . . it really was a great Monday morning.
Wayde
Note from Tom Simpson:
We need to get Wayde on the camera once in a while !!! Barb is always running it and we are always forced to see WAYDE, WAYDE, WAYDE !!!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
03/12/2010
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
Hi friends!
The day was beautiful the wind,and rain had died down,and the surf was pounding the coast. On the way in and on coming out we had the pleasure of spotting the elk herd just before the Drift Creek turn off. There were about 30 head in the herd. When we got to the trap we found the water high and fast covering the sand bags. Larry went into the trap and found fish, he dipped out a very nice bright small hen and we sent her up stream. While I took the fish up stream to Bud to release Larry and John said they spotted another fish in the trap. I handed Larry the net and he could not produce the fish something mystical going on here. The conclusion is he didn't like Larry and went back the way he came. All in all a great day. Good LUCK on the water.
Team Chinook
Electric Bill
Hi friends!
The day was beautiful the wind,and rain had died down,and the surf was pounding the coast. On the way in and on coming out we had the pleasure of spotting the elk herd just before the Drift Creek turn off. There were about 30 head in the herd. When we got to the trap we found the water high and fast covering the sand bags. Larry went into the trap and found fish, he dipped out a very nice bright small hen and we sent her up stream. While I took the fish up stream to Bud to release Larry and John said they spotted another fish in the trap. I handed Larry the net and he could not produce the fish something mystical going on here. The conclusion is he didn't like Larry and went back the way he came. All in all a great day. Good LUCK on the water.
Team Chinook
Electric Bill
03/12/2010
SILETZ TRAP RUN:
Alice Smoker drove the ODF&W truck today on the trap run. Bill Sigler rode "shotgun" and Wayde was the "tail gunner".
We left the Pig House at 8:00 and headed south to Ona Beach where we turned east and followed the North Beaver Creek road to the 1000 Line road then south to the Bohanon trap. The water was high and dirty. There was 1 wild female Steelhead which we sent on her way upstream. We saw a herd of elk mid-way on the North Beaver Creek road and another herd at the 71/2 mile on the 1000 Line. The water temp at Bohanon was 43. We left at 9:26 and followed the 1000 line to Toledo and then Siletz.
We stopped at Palmer Creek. Bill put the trap into operation last Wednesday. There was plenty of water but no fish. The resident beaver had began rebuilding his dam at the front of the trap. The water was 42 and we left at 10:55 to continue the journey to the Siletz Falls trap. The road was busy and we met a pickup and a log truck on their way out which provided Alice with some avoidance training. Going up the grade just past Buck Creek we found a slide had come down and 3 trees were across the road. This time Alice got some training in backing down a steep and narrow grade. Bill got on the CB radio and told some trucks behind us about the obstruction. They responded thanks and arrived shortly. The lead vehicle was a pilot truck for a truck and lowboy hauling a skidder. The lead truck was being driven by Kong, "The Bull of the Woods" who seems to be a local legend around Toledo. He cleared the road quickly of trees and the trucks moved on. We had gone to Sunshine Creek to post some "no fishing" signs and saw the equipment continuing up the gorge.
We arrived at the Siletz trap at noon. The water was high and only 2 feet below the top of the trap headwall. The river looks great at this level as it crashes through the boulders of the falls, all white water. There were 9 Steelhead in the trap.
Hatchery 4 males 3 females The water was 39.
Wild 2 females
Bill punched holes in the tails of the wild fish and we put them back down the river. The hatchery fish were taken back and given to food share in Newport. We finished the day at 2:30.
It was an eventful day for Alice being on her first driving run.
Wayde
Alice Smoker drove the ODF&W truck today on the trap run. Bill Sigler rode "shotgun" and Wayde was the "tail gunner".
We left the Pig House at 8:00 and headed south to Ona Beach where we turned east and followed the North Beaver Creek road to the 1000 Line road then south to the Bohanon trap. The water was high and dirty. There was 1 wild female Steelhead which we sent on her way upstream. We saw a herd of elk mid-way on the North Beaver Creek road and another herd at the 71/2 mile on the 1000 Line. The water temp at Bohanon was 43. We left at 9:26 and followed the 1000 line to Toledo and then Siletz.
We stopped at Palmer Creek. Bill put the trap into operation last Wednesday. There was plenty of water but no fish. The resident beaver had began rebuilding his dam at the front of the trap. The water was 42 and we left at 10:55 to continue the journey to the Siletz Falls trap. The road was busy and we met a pickup and a log truck on their way out which provided Alice with some avoidance training. Going up the grade just past Buck Creek we found a slide had come down and 3 trees were across the road. This time Alice got some training in backing down a steep and narrow grade. Bill got on the CB radio and told some trucks behind us about the obstruction. They responded thanks and arrived shortly. The lead vehicle was a pilot truck for a truck and lowboy hauling a skidder. The lead truck was being driven by Kong, "The Bull of the Woods" who seems to be a local legend around Toledo. He cleared the road quickly of trees and the trucks moved on. We had gone to Sunshine Creek to post some "no fishing" signs and saw the equipment continuing up the gorge.
We arrived at the Siletz trap at noon. The water was high and only 2 feet below the top of the trap headwall. The river looks great at this level as it crashes through the boulders of the falls, all white water. There were 9 Steelhead in the trap.
Hatchery 4 males 3 females The water was 39.
Wild 2 females
Bill punched holes in the tails of the wild fish and we put them back down the river. The hatchery fish were taken back and given to food share in Newport. We finished the day at 2:30.
It was an eventful day for Alice being on her first driving run.
Wayde
03/10/2010
SILETZ TRAP RUN:
Bill and I arrived at the Siletz Trap yesterday which was covered by a light coat of snow. There were 10 fish in the trap but 4 or 5 of those were holdovers from Monday. The count was Hatchery: 3 males, 2 females and 1 juvenile. Wild: 3 male and 1 female. The juvenile was in the upper compartment of the trap and was apparently small enough to get through the bars. At first we thought that he was a large trout but after a close exam we could see that he was clipped and in fact was a steelhead. We then transported all 10 fish to the Alsea Hatchery. We then picked up 100 eggs which were to be taken to the grammar school in Siletz and placed in the tank. Depending on the water temperature they should hatch in about a week and a half. Arrived back in Newport at 3:00 pm. Frank
Bill and I arrived at the Siletz Trap yesterday which was covered by a light coat of snow. There were 10 fish in the trap but 4 or 5 of those were holdovers from Monday. The count was Hatchery: 3 males, 2 females and 1 juvenile. Wild: 3 male and 1 female. The juvenile was in the upper compartment of the trap and was apparently small enough to get through the bars. At first we thought that he was a large trout but after a close exam we could see that he was clipped and in fact was a steelhead. We then transported all 10 fish to the Alsea Hatchery. We then picked up 100 eggs which were to be taken to the grammar school in Siletz and placed in the tank. Depending on the water temperature they should hatch in about a week and a half. Arrived back in Newport at 3:00 pm. Frank
03/10/2010
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TRAP:
No fish, no fish, no fish. Once again with clear water, clear skies and a clear fish trap we leave the canyon with no stories to tell. The water is pretty low with about 12" running through the trap. Good luck on Friday.
Mike
No fish, no fish, no fish. Once again with clear water, clear skies and a clear fish trap we leave the canyon with no stories to tell. The water is pretty low with about 12" running through the trap. Good luck on Friday.
Mike
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