08-30-2013, 10:06 PM
Greetings, BFT! This is a post about steelhead but first...
It's been months since we've posted here--I think it was back in the spring steelhead season maybe. Long time.
We took a break from the website this summer and did all of our reporting on Facebook. We've been covering the forest fires and have put scores of posts on Facebook about them. About the only fish-related news for The Upper Salmon River was the robust trout stocking up and down from Stanley.
Well, OK, it's time to start talking about fall steelhead. I'd really like to hear some opinions about how you all feel about the upcoming season on various stretches of the Salmon and especially, of course, The Upper Salmon from Corn Creek on up to Salmon City.
I put together some tables of four of the dams and two flow hydrographs here:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2013/08/...pdate.html
Also got a note from one of my sources who said "Hey man, the upper Salmon Steelhead (M.F. to Sawtooth) outlook is above or at the 5 year average. Pahsimeroi's estimate to the trap is ~9,000 for next spring. That would be based on a 75% conversion from Bonneville to Granite and 75% from Granite to the trap. We are also about 80-85% of the A-run fish over Bonneville." The source also said "The granite numbers are low, but a big factor is that Oxbow is about 20,000 short."
Tam Ambrose at The Village of North Fork said, "People are keeping a close eye on the fish count and have explanations (low water, warm water, etc.) for any fluctuation. The general consensus is that counts are below average, but better than last year. For us, the most important factor is the weather. Every fishermen is an optimist and even when counts are low, they are sure they’ll catch one…but if the weather is bad on the weekends, they tend to stay home."
Anyway, I want to start more regular coverage of the fall steelhead. This year, I'd like to write about what you guys think here on BFT. I learned last year that some of you keep more data than I could have ever possibly imagined.
So, please share your thoughts on what's happening with this year's steelhead run. THANK YOU.
If you're curious as to what we've doing on Facebook, you can check it out here:
https://www.facebook.com/salmonriveridaho
PS--We just did an article on the new Sawtooth Hatchery Manager on the website. Brent Snider is leaving after 19 years at Sawtooth. He is moving laterally to continue as Manager Level II at the McCall Hatchery. Cassie Sundquist is moving from the Clearwater Hatchery to Sawtooth. Here's the article:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2013/08/...chery.html
Thanks a bunch! Happy Fishing & Many Happy Labor Day Weekend Cheers! John Parsons
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It's been months since we've posted here--I think it was back in the spring steelhead season maybe. Long time.
We took a break from the website this summer and did all of our reporting on Facebook. We've been covering the forest fires and have put scores of posts on Facebook about them. About the only fish-related news for The Upper Salmon River was the robust trout stocking up and down from Stanley.
Well, OK, it's time to start talking about fall steelhead. I'd really like to hear some opinions about how you all feel about the upcoming season on various stretches of the Salmon and especially, of course, The Upper Salmon from Corn Creek on up to Salmon City.
I put together some tables of four of the dams and two flow hydrographs here:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2013/08/...pdate.html
Also got a note from one of my sources who said "Hey man, the upper Salmon Steelhead (M.F. to Sawtooth) outlook is above or at the 5 year average. Pahsimeroi's estimate to the trap is ~9,000 for next spring. That would be based on a 75% conversion from Bonneville to Granite and 75% from Granite to the trap. We are also about 80-85% of the A-run fish over Bonneville." The source also said "The granite numbers are low, but a big factor is that Oxbow is about 20,000 short."
Tam Ambrose at The Village of North Fork said, "People are keeping a close eye on the fish count and have explanations (low water, warm water, etc.) for any fluctuation. The general consensus is that counts are below average, but better than last year. For us, the most important factor is the weather. Every fishermen is an optimist and even when counts are low, they are sure they’ll catch one…but if the weather is bad on the weekends, they tend to stay home."
Anyway, I want to start more regular coverage of the fall steelhead. This year, I'd like to write about what you guys think here on BFT. I learned last year that some of you keep more data than I could have ever possibly imagined.
So, please share your thoughts on what's happening with this year's steelhead run. THANK YOU.
If you're curious as to what we've doing on Facebook, you can check it out here:
https://www.facebook.com/salmonriveridaho
PS--We just did an article on the new Sawtooth Hatchery Manager on the website. Brent Snider is leaving after 19 years at Sawtooth. He is moving laterally to continue as Manager Level II at the McCall Hatchery. Cassie Sundquist is moving from the Clearwater Hatchery to Sawtooth. Here's the article:
http://www.salmonriveridaho.net/2013/08/...chery.html
Thanks a bunch! Happy Fishing & Many Happy Labor Day Weekend Cheers! John Parsons
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