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I just returned from the riparian zone. I needed to get away from the computer for a bit.
Joe Hall creek is filled with junior Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout. Both of these species are anadromous along with a form of the South Umpqua Cutthroat Trout. It is very obvious to me that this is a special year. Commercial fishing in the ocean for these species has ceased as of this spring. Throughout the West Coast the Coho Salmon runs have been very poor or none existent. I didn't see any breeding pairs this past winter. The new habitat is obviously very effectively sheltering the fish during the winter runs. But by the numbers I would say there were obviously several redds. There are hundreds upon hundreds of junior salmonids in the stream.
EAT!EAT!EAT!
That's what those little tykes do non-stop.
The large wood that we placed in stream has transformed the riparian zone. It looks like the jungle it would have been had man not interfered. Of course the tick population is extreme this year also. Hopefully the new wild turkey crop will take care of that problem.
The watersnake population is extensive also. The wilds are bountiful this year.
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