G_Smolt
Legend
A few scenes from Adult Steelhead Presence surveys this spring...
This river is loaded with clay and organics, with a lot of moss on the rocks - it's a pain in the ass to find fish in those conditions, but we made do.
We also found adult cutthroat in the stream. Based on several factors including size, coloration, proximity to saltwater and lack of barriers between fish location and salt, I made the case for anadromy.
Small (<75cfs), clear streams are my favorite places to look for undocumented anadromous species. The ability to look at nearly 100% of potential habitat is great, and it often results in some surprising finds -
Although it was a bit chilly at 4°C (that's 39.2° for you freedom-unit users), the Type II fun of snorkeling a small, high gradient river was interrupted by a few good 5-second encounters that made it all worth it. If you change the video resolution to 1080 (tap the gear-lookin' settings icon, top right), its a lot better.
2 more weeks of steelhead presence surveys, then it's time to chase the tiny juveniles for a couple months.
This river is loaded with clay and organics, with a lot of moss on the rocks - it's a pain in the ass to find fish in those conditions, but we made do.
We also found adult cutthroat in the stream. Based on several factors including size, coloration, proximity to saltwater and lack of barriers between fish location and salt, I made the case for anadromy.
Small (<75cfs), clear streams are my favorite places to look for undocumented anadromous species. The ability to look at nearly 100% of potential habitat is great, and it often results in some surprising finds -
Although it was a bit chilly at 4°C (that's 39.2° for you freedom-unit users), the Type II fun of snorkeling a small, high gradient river was interrupted by a few good 5-second encounters that made it all worth it. If you change the video resolution to 1080 (tap the gear-lookin' settings icon, top right), its a lot better.
2 more weeks of steelhead presence surveys, then it's time to chase the tiny juveniles for a couple months.