April 29 Session: Club Highlights

[kemo99]

Highlights from Jim/Ken session: (full presentation can be downloaded here)

 

Summary of 2014 Activities

• Carried out 4th year of volunteer angling in the UPR
• Carried out 4th year of water temperature monitoring
• Coordinated NLFT/TU sampling with survey in UPR carried out by fisheries staff from ESRD/Edson
• Tabulated/entered angling results into FWMIS data bank
• Carried out PIT tagging of adult grayling
• Provided water temperature data to NAIT Env. Sc. students
• Carried out 1st year of Stream Crossing Assessment survey
• A survey on Rat Creek to assess winter flow/dissolved oxygen
• Recorded Stream Turbidity (water clarity) in the project area
• Maintained Conservation Signage installed in 2013
• Recorded location/dates of Water Abstraction at stream crossings

Some Highlights

• Still finding decent Grayling populations in Dismal and Rat Creek – Bigger fish on Dismal
• The Stream Crossing Assessment work led to repairs to 2 bridges by DeeThree exploration
• Major deliverable for 2015 will be a consolidated report of all our findings
• Angling study will proceed with emphasis on re-capture of fish that were previously PIT tagged
• Alberta Conservation Association has provided over $20,000 grant funding for this year.

[dipperdan]

Thanks Ken. Great job ,Well done and a Big Thank You for all the work You have done on this project ( and nice picture at the end of the report !!!! ) Looking forward to this years Grayling survey.....

Dan

[Paulf]

...awesome report...looking forward to another year of great fishing...hoping to land some of those tagged fish...

...thanks Ken and Jim for all your hard work in putting this report together...

[DennisS]

I too have to say a big thank to both Ken & Jim great job and lots of hard work. I also am looking forward to another year of fun and resource.

 

Tight lines Always

Dennis S