kemo99 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Anyone interested in PIT tagging this weekend? We are awaiting final confirmation of availability of trained resources, but it looks like we might be proceeding with some electro fishing. We need a few volunteers to man the nets, measure fish, monitor tanks etc. Let me know if you are available Friday or Saturday. If we have too many volunteers, we can also do some fishing in the area. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemo99 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 We had a great experience electro-fishing on Dismal Creek yesterday. Five volunteers came out and we sampled two sites on upper Dismal Creek and one on Rat Creek. In all, we captured 75 fish, made up of 8 different species! Lots of the fish were minnows, and there were less grayling than we were hoping for. Upper Dismal did have some young of the year and some yearlings - indications that some spawning is occurring up there. Thanks to Jim, Jack, Paul, Michael and Ken. This is what we found:Mountain WhitefishLong Nosed SuckerTrout Perch Long Nosed DaceLake ChubArctic GraylingBurbotSpoonhead Sculpin This is Jack setting up the backpack and identifying some minnows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemo99 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Jim is showing us how to identify Long Nosed Sucker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemo99 Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Some of the sample buckets and one of the burbot. Notice the sculpin on the bottom of the bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dipperdan Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks for the update , I'm sorry I couldn't make it . Looks like you all had fun and what a great experience, Dam .......Will we be doing any this coming weekend, I really hope so , its not coming soon enough, I feel like a kid waiting to go to the candy store ( man ,,,I'm dating myself....)I like Jims fish imitation !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulf Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 ...here are a couple more pictures... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks for the update, photos & info, very interesting and informative. Hopefully I will get the chance to participate in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjfish Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 It was an interesting and rewarding day for sure. Every time one of us goes out we gain further insight into the biology and movements of these beautiful critters. As Ken indicated, we confirmed that grayling spawn at this site or upstream. We need to do some more sampling up here, including angling. Thanks Dan for acknowledging my longnose sucker imitation. It has taken me more than 25 years to perfect it. You should see my spoonhead sculpin imitation. That is scary! Great photo of the spoonhead sculpin Paul! You can see the cheek spines, or horns, which provide protection. These guys can live up to 6 years and they were the inspiration for the famous Muddler Minnow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisS Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I sure wish I could have made this one. Looks like a great time was had by all. Ken and Dan some great pictures. Jim some really good fish imatations but please don't give up your day job. Tight Lines AlwaysDennis S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertatrout Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Looks awesome guys! Hope the grayling show up somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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