milelongleblanc Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 In the December issue of Alberta Outdoorsman, in Duane Radford's article,"Fish(ing) Lines"(pg 20), he writes that TU fronted a study to look into the "seeming demise of the North Raven River". I know we have a few TU members among us. Can anyone shed some light on this? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrombacher Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Rick, There are extensive fishing logs from several guys that regularly haunt all points of SC. There were at least a couple of noted seasons where a sudden drop in catch was noted in a given year and the following years. I've seen some of the work. I think the resultlant drop in catch, bugs, and fish was probably due to some one shot point source contaminants. Probably a nasty pesticide (insecticide or maybe an herbicide) or a dump or small spill in the oil patch near bye. One of the other fellas might have some more info on the study. The problem with these type of sources are that they go down stream, dissipate quickly, and often aren't noticed until after the fact. Cheers, Alberta Al in Saskatoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milelongleblanc Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thanks for the info, Alberta Al! Saskatchewan Al doesn't have much of ring to it, does it? I guess what I'm really wondering is whether it would be worth the trip if a guy went down there on a chinook day. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrombacher Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Rick, It is a beauty creek. Cheers, Alberta Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Andersen Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 milelongleblanc & Al, Ran 3 sets of samples this summer. Was shooting for 6 sets but wife's Mom had a tough summer and I spent most of it with her. I'll be running another 3 sets next summer. So far no evidence of the suspected contaminants.As far as fishing - doing OK till December. Then things got worse. Was landing 6>15/day prior to that. Cold effected the fish. Will be tough for sometime although I have had days where I have caught fish between Xmas and New Years.Be aware though of the redds all though the only water that is open. Pay attention to clean gravel areas and give them >2' of clearance. Change made to clearance of redds' make it 2 feet. catch ya' Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milelongleblanc Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks Don! One question; you advise giving redd's more than two inches of clearance? Am I reading that right? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerBob Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Rick, It is a beauty creek. Cheers, Alberta AlSaskAl... you have to change your SIG by Man Law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrombacher Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hey Lanny, No way. Alberta is heaven. But I am liking that micro-brewery and the duck hunting on the salt lakes. I'll be Alberta Al in Saskatoon Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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