Observations
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29 December 2025
John Coates
interrupted the Great Blue Heron successfully fishing ... note: adult Coho spawned over past 3 weeks > only evidence now is disturbed spawning gravel.
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27 August 2025
John Coates
great to see FRY (coho or cutthroat) frisky in the shallow & deeper 'pools' up and downstream of the 'trickle' riffle.
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29 April 2025
John Coates
- small number of 'active' FRY (coho or cutthroat) - doesn't take long for water levels to go down
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25 March 2025
John Coates
VERY High water level from past 3 days mild but intense 'atmospheric river' Water Gauge @ (Swan Cr. mouth) Violet-Colquitz R. bridge Read 7.0 feet
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27 January 2025
John Coates
high spawning activity with Dec. rains have moved gravel into noticeable bars downstream ... above and below the riffle
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25 November 2024
John Coates
ATLAST ... ideal conditions (water levels & flow) for Coho spawning ... see photo of REDD (spawning nest) just above riffle where we take H2O Quality Samples
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29 October 2024
John Coates
Oct. rains helped raise the creek level ... looking more positive for spawning season!
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25 July 2024
John Coates
one fry just downstream in shallow pool/ moving water. multiple frisky fry upstream at Daisy culvert active water.
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