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As records go, they are falling fast and furious this week.  I thought 8,000+ was a lot of fish.  That is now a slow morning as we hit 10,000+ Sat and then 14,000+ chum fry plus a few others on Sun morning.  If anyone was wondering what that many fish…

 Our first week started out fairly slowly as usual which is good since we need to knock the rust off our recognition skills and teach the new people what the various species look like without totally overwhelming them.  There was also the excitement of seeing some really nice trout, a…

 The smolt fence is once again ready for the season thanks to our coterie of volunteers without whom our work would not be able to continue.  The challenge, as always, was to situate the lower box so that it could be anchored properly and yet have a good flow so…

Morrison Creek Cool, clean, year-round stream flows from springs in the headwaters make this little stream called Morrison Creek an excellent home to coho, pink, and chum salmon, as well as cutthroat and rainbow trout. The quality of the water and the dependability of the flow reduce Morrison Creek's need for…

On June 7th the last of this years coho smolts were counted. We have removed the smolt fence for the year and are pleased with the results from this season. In our final week we even managed to be graced with the appearance of Lamperta richardsoni var. marifuga, otherwise known…

The past few weeks have seen dramatic swings in temperature and the water temperatures in the creek have followed along this trend with temperatures reaching 17c. This makes it great for working in the creek without waders but can add stress to our fish. Thankfully, the plants that parallel and…

Looks like the predictions of bigger fish this week have panned out, the cutthroat trout in the adjacent picture was 403mm, huge by our standards. This fish was one of 48 cutthroat and 12 rainbow trout that passed through the box this week. Coho numbers also jumped up for a…

Mother Nature appears to be a bit slow in changing seasons this year, at least in Morrison Creek. This slow change is reflected in the change in migration patterns of pink fry and coho smolts. Comparing the first two weeks of the 2007 season with this years migration looks like…

With the assistance of another great crew this year the smolt fence was successfully installed on April the 18th, and now week # 1 is in the books.The cool temperatures we experienced this spring have brought us a bounty of Pink salmon fry. Over 4000 of these little silver bullets…

It is amazing how quickly time moves on when you are having a good time. The Morrison Creek Smolt Fence Project for 2007 is now completed. Many variables come in to play that can affect the numbers of fish we see going through our holding boxes. For instance, have we…