Our trackers floated the initial release section (Hendricks-Bellinger) on 3/29, and found only nine of the original twenty fish. This next week, we plan to float from RM 40 (Leaburg Dam) to Deerhorn (RM 32), and perhaps down to Hendricks (RM 24) if time allows.
We are still working on arranging flights as well.
As you can see in the attached document, we’re missing several fish and plan to call in all our available tools to find them! Twenty fish and 40+ miles of river is a big challenge especially with our tags transmitting only two days a week.
Most Recent Fish Locations – 040213
Lloyd, a 327mm (12.7″) rainbow trout, is standing in for Floyd for the remainder of the study. Floyd met an untimely death in Leaburg Pool at the hands of a cormorant. Floyd continues to serve as our Facebook spokesfish from beyond the grave. We decided to reuse the tag to add an extra fish to the study, versus allowing it to expire while sitting on a desk. Lloyd will not be considered in the data analysis for the study, as he was tagged at a different time of year than the 20 other fish.
As always, you can follow our fish online!