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| jackelope:
OK...attempt #2-- #1-coastal cuttthroat(searun), westslope cutt, coastal rainbow, redband rainbow, beardslee rainbow, and then are we talking char too?? dolly varden, bull trout. #4..i cheated and got my information here: "We have two strains of steelhead along with domestic rainbow trout in our Lake Ontario tribtaries. Chambers Creek steelhead are a winter-run variety, and the most plentiful. They originate from Chambers Creek broodstock in the Pacific Northwest and are stocked from the Salmon River hatchery in Altmar. Winter-run steelhead begin to enter our tributaries in the early fall and remain, to varying degrees, until they spawn in the spring. Skamania steelhead are a summer-run variety. I believe they orginated from the Washougal River, also in the Pacific NW, and are named for the hatchery that maintain the broodstock. These fish are also stocked, in minimal numbers, by New York out of the Salmon River hatchery. The Skamania has developed the unique trait of entering it's natal watershed as early as May, remaining throughout the summer, until it spawns in late winter or early spring. Some feel these fish are sleeker and more acrobatic. The Skamania steelhead that are stocked in the Salmon River (about 48,000) have a left-pectoral and adipose fin clip (LP/A). This mark, coupled with observing them in a summer tributary environment makes for a fairly confident identification. Skamanias stocked in other tributaries (approx. 2500) are unmarked, making identification more difficult. Summer water temperatures limit their range, so they are only found in a handful of tributaries. There has been an attempt to pen-rear 5,000 "skamies" in the Little Salmon River in 2002. Those fish were also LP/A marked." excerpt from here: http://www.flyguysoutfitting.com/skamie.html i've been to the hatchery at altmar and fished the salmon river and other lake ontario tributaries and i can say one thing for sure...they are doing better there than they are here. the little salmon river is a cool little stream that produces some monster brown trout every year. |
| jackelope:
where's chambers creek?? |
| Dman:
Awesome on the first, though you missed one "Crescenti Cutthroat -Lake Crescent". -No char's, good distinction. Bingo on the the winter fish from Chambers though I believe they were introduced after the summer runs. The fish trapped in the Lewis River are sent to Skamania hatchery for rearing, the release. The Lewis generally has greater numbers of fish, but I guess you could say that both the Lewis and Washougal are the same run of hatchery fish. I used to live near lake Erie, looks like an ocean. Nice in the fall there though. |
| Dman:
Chambers Creek hatchery is right on the sound near Steilecoom. It is a very short run creek, but the hatchery serves as a broodstock harvesting facility for many State rivers for smolt release. |
| jackelope:
how about #2-none of em(guess) #3 pink salmon? i know the world record pink salmon was broken twice in the same season, maybe even the same week either 4 or 6 years ago, just can't remember for sure. |
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