Good on you guys, Pat.WDFW's Mike Schmuck will be dip netting fish at the concrete trap (inlet from Alkali) tomorrow morning, he's looking for a few strapping strong backs. Hope to see some there with Mike, Rod Sand and I.
Sure - I'll try. The spawning trap's flow is fed from Alkali Lake across SR17. Given dry (dare I say drought like) conditions, Alkali's elevation drops in early spring which reduces flow (or dries up) the creek the lahontans swim up in their spawning ritual (there isn't any natural spawning that occurs in this creek). In years past (wetter years) the trout, once the urge to spawn passed, would simply migrate back into the lake and disperse.For those not “in the know”…
Could you share a bit more information about this, what is being done and why? It sounds like this is a recurring thing, is it needed every year?
Yeah - it would have been nice to get more notice and Mike knows. If you'd come over it could have been a two-for.Buzzy, please tell Mike Schmuck that with slightly more lead time, it would be a lot easier to get some volunteers. I'd drive over, but learning about it on the "day of" kinda' obviates that possibility. Regarding a barrier, the design already exists. I can't recall the name of the design at the moment, but an engineer colleague designed one for Seattle City Light's Newhalem Creek powerhouse to prevent salmon and steelhead from getting stranded. It works. And I know just where WDFW can get the funding . . .