06-07-2014, 06:15 AM
Finchaser is correct. Only a small percentage of upper River fish, or any run of Idaho's anadromous fish, are PIT tagged. After a conversation with the Clearwater regional anadromous fishery mgr, I was led to believe that most of the upper River fish are still below the Little Salmon River confluence.
On June 2nd, IDFG tracked 5 specific, upper River fish carrying transmitters. 3 of those fish were way below the LS confluence, while 2 were holding at the Slide Rapid. This is actually good news, as it will give our upper River a chance to clear, and the water levels to drop before the fish arrive.
On the other hand, after I voiced a concern on IDFG's "Fish Talk", regarding the concern of our upper River fish being "thumped" by the down-river interests, we were told that the upper river fish migrate "far later" than the fish that are being caught in the Little Salmon River/Lower Main Salmon River fish. According to the PIT tag data of fish coming over Lower Granite, we're seeing evidence that this claim is not true. The fish currently coming over LG are very mixed, as to their destination.
This is the same "battle" that the old timers fought, regarding lower river interests hammering the upper river fish, before we get a chance to fish....
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On June 2nd, IDFG tracked 5 specific, upper River fish carrying transmitters. 3 of those fish were way below the LS confluence, while 2 were holding at the Slide Rapid. This is actually good news, as it will give our upper River a chance to clear, and the water levels to drop before the fish arrive.
On the other hand, after I voiced a concern on IDFG's "Fish Talk", regarding the concern of our upper River fish being "thumped" by the down-river interests, we were told that the upper river fish migrate "far later" than the fish that are being caught in the Little Salmon River/Lower Main Salmon River fish. According to the PIT tag data of fish coming over Lower Granite, we're seeing evidence that this claim is not true. The fish currently coming over LG are very mixed, as to their destination.
This is the same "battle" that the old timers fought, regarding lower river interests hammering the upper river fish, before we get a chance to fish....
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