West coast salmon recovery

[FI460]

that is ridiculously better than any other dam removal I can think so. Neither the Elwah nor White Salmon were anywhere near that so quickly.

I haven't watched the video, so it may be addressed there, but if I don't respond now I'll forget.

The former Iron Gate dam had a hatchery facility there. I wonder if that is contributing?

And while the Klamath fish numbers have absolutely been declining, it was still supporting some decent runs. I think it was 2012 that my uncle and I had a 50 steelhead day.

 

[Hydrophilic]

I think it was 2012 that my uncle and I had a 50 steelhead day.

Pics or it didn’t happen

 

[FI460]

Pics or it didn’t happen

Best I got. I didn't get a smart phone like the cool kids until 2014.

Dragging this from the Fbook archives tells me it was 2011 though.

I don't remember if it was 2022 or 2023 he had a week where he landed 20 of these, plus or minus a few inches.

 

[longrunner]

Proverbial death by a thousand cuts.

 

[SAJ-99]

Proverbial death by a thousand cuts.

One bandaid at a time.

 

[atlas]

I haven't watched the video, so it may be addressed there, but if I don't respond now I'll forget.

The former Iron Gate dam had a hatchery facility there. I wonder if that is contributing?

And while the Klamath fish numbers have absolutely been declining, it was still supporting some decent runs. I think it was 2012 that my uncle and I had a 50 steelhead day.

Would that be adult steelhead or the half-pounders?

 

[FI460]

Would that be adult steelhead or the half-pounders?

Few half pounders. Many 1-2 pounders. If I recall correctly the one in the photo was like 3.5 or 3.75 lbs and was the biggest of the day for us.

But I've never known the middle Klamath to produce fish much bigger than that. Likely more accurately, I don't know how to catch them.

 

[atlas]

Few half pounders. Many 1-2 pounders. If I recall correctly the one in the photo was like 3.5 or 3.75 lbs and was the biggest of the day for us.

But I've never known the middle Klamath to produce fish much bigger than that. Likely more accurately, I don't know how to catch them.

Yeah that one in the photo is a nice one. The half pounder phenomena is a pretty interesting life history