SCHOONER CREEK TRAP REPORT (31 DEC 2007)

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP REPORT           (31 DEC. 2007)

 

Hello You All >><< Here is the Hot News on Team Chinook’s Run up to Schooner Creek Trap today ……… Electric Bill, Big Fish Hill & myself found 2 beautiful Male Steelhead in the Trap (1 Native & 1 Hatchery). The trap was in good condition & we cleaned out a bit of trash leaving both gates down & in place ready for service.

 

There where patches of Black Ice on the hard road into the trap & we found a Sprinkling of Snow on the trees/ground at the trap. Yes, it was very cold, but the sun made it a fun & beautiful day.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU TRAPPERS  !!!!!!!!!                    THE HOOK

 

P>S>> Hank Bryson reported a Big Stump Slide on the trap entrance road & it sure did slide down on the road. However, there is still enough room to safely pass the slide. The Forest Service may want to bring a Back Hoe in to push it down over the bank. This can probably wait until spring, at which time, they may want to add some dirt to the soft curve area that has also slid a bit.

 

 

This in from Big Fish 12/30/07 regarding help with the Siletz Fish Trap:

Thanks to all who responded. Please mark your calendars. Thanks to Hank there were more that wanted to help than there were slots available. Hank, due to his usual schedule, wanted to go many times as he usually does not have the opportunity. If you want to go and you are not on the schedule, there is always room for two people. Just contact the person scheduled and team-up to go.

Jan. 2-Hank Bryson

Jan. 4-Hank Bryson

Jan. 9-Hank Bryson

Jan. 11-Hank Bryson

Jan. 16-Hank Bryson

Jan. 18-Hank Bryson

Jan. 23-Hank Bryson

Jan. 25-Wayde Dudley

Jan. 29-Bill Furgason

Feb. 1-Brian Hudson

Note: It's always nice to get TOO much help!

Update - StatesmanJournal.com

Update - StatesmanJournal.com: "EUGENE — He’s hobnobbed with presidents. His likeness hangs alongside those of Ernest Hemingway and Zane Gray in the Sportfishing Hall of Fame. He’s been “up to his armpits” in mud working to improve salmon habitat, and now he’s up to his eyebrows in politics, having concluded that therein lies the only hope of saving his beloved salmon and steelhead.

He’s Gary Loomis, a white-haired, 66-year-old dynamo whose smiling likeness graces the cover of the current issue of Outdoor Life Magazine, which named him one of 25 “People Who Have Changed the Face of Hunting & Fishing.”"

NEXT TIME YOU ARE AT THE CLUBHOUSE, CHECK OUT THE WALL. HANK BRYSON JUST BROUGHT US THE 2008 NORTHWEST REGION WEEKLY TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULE, DIRECT FROM ODFW. HE EVEN HIGHLIGHTED THE LOCAL WATERS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU. THANKS, HANK.

FIRST LADY

The Holidays are a good time to reflect on our good fortune - our health, our prosperity, and especially our good friends. On Thursday, December 20th, the Longview Hills Fishing Club had their annual "Holiday Party" which is the last meeting of the year. Christmas time is about good cheer and getting together with friends. We had all of that at our meeting.

Some very nice, and justly deserved, remarks were made about Bud Roark's contributions to the Fishing Club. He was there with his wife, Mary.
Mike Samples made the long-awaited statement that the U-DA-MAN sign (which was feared lost) had been found and was resting comfortably in someone's garage.
Mac Andrew gave an accounting of his and Butch's experience helping ODFW with their fin clipping project.
It was also time for the presentation of the Second Annual Joe Longo Award. This time we were all thrilled to be honoring one of our special members, Bill Furgason. He was honored for his many contributions to the Fishing Club, the time he served on the Board, and his wonderful upbeat attitude which always makes it pleasure to work on a project with him.
Always a "guest of honor", Michelle Longo presented the award to Bill. She also spoke about her father, Joe Longo, and stated he would be proud of what the Longview Hills Fishing Club has become.
We want to thank everyone who attended our meeting, members as well as guests, for making it so special. We are looking forward to a very productive, rewarding and most of all FUN year ahead. Can't wait!!!

First Lady

Salmon forecasts: good news, bad news situation - OregonLive.com

Salmon forecasts: good news, bad news situation - OregonLive.com: "CLACKAMAS -- The 2008 Willamette River spring chinook salmon run will be so small anglers might not get to fish in some traditional fishing holes and hog lines. But the 2008 Columbia River spring chinook run will be so big, anglers might not care. Biologists for the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife issued their first-blush 2008 salmon forecasts Tuesday during a meeting of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association."

There was quite a bit of damage done to the Schooner Creek Fish Trap after the big windstorm on December 2nd and 3rd. Several of our members joined James Ray of ODFW at the Trap last Friday, December 7th, to clear up debris and repair what we could. It was necessary to clear the road before we even got to the trap. This tree stump on the upper road was our first indication something was wrong. This was the first tree that broke and fell, hitting another tree which eventually hit the third tree that fell on the Trap.


This is a view from below the Trap looking back. This tree hit right across the dam and then onto the Trap.

Two of our "fearless" guys, Hank Bryson and Butch Minich, had chainsaws to cut the big pieces of the tree. Hank literally went "out on a limb" and we had to drag Butch off the dam before he went over (although I was tempted to let him go - it would have been a heck of a photo shot).


I think this sign speaks for itself.

We all agreed it would have been an amazing thing to have watched these trees go down. What do you think, if the trees fell in the forest could anyone hear them? I'm thinking YES. There was damage to one of the gate winches, the trap door was damaged and had to be unbolted to remove it, and there was some other minor damage. We all worked hard but, thanks to John Spangler, we had donuts as a reward to go with our coffee.

If you would like to view more photos of the damage, just go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/barbdud/SchoonerCreekTrapCleanUp120707.

First Lady

12/06/2007

There were decorations and a Christmas tree so this must have been our Christmas breakfast meeting at the Agate Beach Golfcourse. In the spirit of The Holiday there was much laughter and good cheer and everyone had a good time visiting. Most of the talking centered around our experiences with the recent storm. We learned our friends in Waldport and Lincoln City were without power for days and fared much worse than those of us from Longview Hills. All in all, even though some of us had a little more damage than others, we were all blessed and lucky to get through the storm without any major disaster.

We had some special guests, too. Bud Roark brought his lovely Mary. We were all happy to see Mrs. Strangebones (aka Jeannine Roederer who has just had her second hip operation) up and around. Last, but not least, John Spangler announced the winner of this year's Joe Longo Award and it was our very own, very special Bill Furgason. He was very appreciative. The Award will be given at the next meeting at the Clubhouse on December 20th.

We hope to see you all at the Clubhouse on December 20th with your spouses, friends and neighbors so we can truly make this a Holiday gathering. If you are unable to make the next meeting, the Board of the Longview Hills Fishing Club would like to wish you all a very, very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful and Happy New Year!

First Lady (the one with the beautiful new hat)

LVH FC DECEMBER MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE (2007)

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB

 

DECEMBER MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE               ( 2007 )

 

 

6      December     (Thursday) ………..@ 9 AM      BREAKFAST MEETING

 

Once again we invite you all to bring a friend & join us at the Agate Beach Golf Course Restaurant for our last Breakfast Meeting of 2007. We will be exchanging a lot of EOY Information & announcing the Joe Longo Award Winner for 2007. This will be a fun social event & we’ll look forward to seeing you at Breakfast !!!!

 

 

20   December    (Thursday) …………@ 8 AM    ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY MEETING

 

YOU ALL & ALL of our Longview Hills Friends are invited to join us for this fun Annual Event, which will be held at our LVH Club House. The High Light of this Very Special Event will be the presentation of the 2007 Joe Longo Award to our Dear Friend, Mr. BILL FURGASON.

Sweet Rolls & Coffee will be served to compliment the spirit of the Holiday Season.     

 

 

NOTE >><< Interspersed through out the month will be ongoing FISH TRAP ACTIVITY & a possible FISH ALONG + some TREE PLANTING ON SCHOONER CREEK >>><<< KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT FOR BLASTS with specifics regarding these fun activities.

 

 

<<<<<<   IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HOILDAY SEASON   >>>>>>

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH & EVERY ONE OF YOU !!!!                           THE HOOK  

Most of you know I am a huge Duck fan but that has nothing to do with this article. You need to click on and go to this article. Wayne sent this e-mail out but this is for you to check in case you missed it. Check out Brandon Hill who is the son of our own Wayne Hill (Big Fish). Way to go Brandon!!!!

Here is a news story on Channel 16 in Eugene and saw a like story in the
Eugene Register Guard and on Channel 12 in Portland. The story is of my son
Brandon Hill in Iraq. Just click the link below. This came from my
daughter Heather.

Wayne


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Heather saw "Soldiers divided on Oregon's Civil War" on NewsSource16 and
thought you'd be interested in it too.

Here's what they wrote to you about it:
Too cool!

Article Link:
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RE: Trap report for Wensday!

SILETZ RIVER TRAP REPORT       

 

Thanks for the report Hank >>&<< You must have brought us good luck……….Our 1^st Fish on the Schooner Creek Trap !!!!             JCS

 

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From: Hank Bryson [mailto:hank_bryson@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:46 AM
To: John Spangler
Subject: Trap report for Wensday!

 

John: Maybe you could pass this report on to the club members and Happy Thanksgiving to you, hope you have a good day! The schooner creek trap had one Female Coho, Hoorah-I hear this is the first one since the fish ladder replacement? The Siletz trap had thirteen steelhead, nine male and four females, two of the females were native and continued on up the river. We checked one more trap on drift creek with no fish to report.          Hank

Time for tidal extremes: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.

Time for tidal extremes: The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.: "High tide is expected to hit 10.3 feet Friday at 10:04 a.m., followed by 10.6-foot high tides at 10:48 a.m. Saturday and 11:33 a.m. Sunday. The last time high tide hit 10.6 feet at that location was Jan. 11, 2005. In between will be some unusually low tides that will top minus 2 feet. That should provide a bit of rockhounding heaven."

Jellyfish attack wipes out N.Ireland salmon farm | Science | Reuters

Jellyfish attack wipes out N.Ireland salmon farm | Science | Reuters: "DUBLIN (Reuters) - Jellyfish wiped out Northern Ireland's only salmon farm, with more than 1 million pounds' ($2.06 million) worth of stock massacred in the attack. The jellyfish, covering an area of around 10 square miles , engulfed the Northern Salmon Company's cages off the province's northeastern coast, suffocating 100,000 fish, the firm's Managing Director, John Russell, told Reuters on Thursday."

National Geographic News Photo Gallery: 8-Foot Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia

National Geographic News Photo Gallery: 8-Foot Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia: "This is the only giant catfish that has been caught this year so far, making it the worst year on record for catch of giant fish species,' said Zeb Hogan (far right), a fisheries biologist at the University of Reno in Nevada. After collecting data on the fish, Hogan released it unharmed. Giant catfish were once plentiful throughout Southeast Asia's Mekong River watershed, including the Tonle Sap River—home of the fish in these exclusive pictures taken near Phnom Penh. "

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP RPT.

SCHOONER CREEK TRAP REPORT         (Monday, 19 Nov. 07)

 

DUCKS & The HOOK made the run in & found NO FISH, but a lot of trash in the Front Trap Gate…………Ducks cleared both Trap Gates & secured the Trap.  Up & Back in an Hour & a half with a bit of heavy rain interspersed with sun breaks……………..JCS

 

P>S>> The New Winch works like a champ…….Special Thanks to The GENERAL & DUCKS.  !!!!!

FISHING CLUB OFFICERS (2008)

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB OFFICERS   ( 2008 )

 

We are pleased to announce the results of our 15 Nov. 2007, General Membership Meeting Election of Club Officers. The newly elected Club Officers, for 2008, are as follows:

 

John Spangler (aka…THE HOOK) President

 

Wayne Hill (aka… BIG FISH) Vice President

 

Brian Hudson (aka… GENERAL) Operations Officer

 

Frank Stout (aka… DUCKS) Administrative Officer

 

Barbra Dudley (aka… FIRST LADY) Public Affairs Officer

 

Wayde Dudley (aka… SURVEYOR) Special Projects Officer

 

Dave Dinsmoor (aka… CREEK MEISTER) Master at Arms

 

Special Thanks to each & every one of them for services rendered to our Club for 2007. These fine people will continue with their duties effective 1 January 2008.

 

It is important for us all to remember that it is our >> MEMBERS << that make our Fishing Club so Special. As Club Members we all have a duty to actively support our Club & it’s many fun activities. It is this collegial effort that will make 2008 an other great year for our Club.

 

THE HOOK

 

 

National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Taimen's Last Refuge Is Mongolia

National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Taimen's Last Refuge Is Mongolia: "Three taimen line up at the bottom of northern Mongolia's Eg River. The gigantic fish is the world's largest salmonid—the family of fish that includes salmon and trout. The species can live for more than 50 years, but they grow slowly, not reaching maturity until seven to nine years of age, experts say. Taimen migrate to their spawning habitat and can travel as much as 60 miles (97 kilometers) up- and downstream. But scientists using radio and acoustic tagging have shown that the fish generally stay in one place. "

On October 29th several members of our Fishing Club assisted ODFW with a conservation project where trees were placed in local creeks flowing in to the Yaquina and Alsea Rivers. It was a very interesting endeavor in that these trees were transported by helicopter. The goal is to provide gravel beds, deep pools and rearing ponds with the hope there will be more fish in future years. Our job was to direct traffic to insure no one crossed under the trees as they were being flown over. Thanks to Wayde Dudley and Mac Andrew for providing these pictures.

NewsGator Online

NewsGator Online: " 'Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.'"

LVH FC NOVEMBER MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE (2007)

LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB

 

NOVEMBER MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE            (2007)

 

 

 

1     November    (Thursday)…………@ 9 AM     BREAKFAST MEETING        Please come & join us at the Agate Beach Golf Course Restaurant for this information filled meeting.  As 2007 draws to a close, All Club Officers will be Standing Down & All of the Clubs Leadership Positions will be open for 2008 nominations.  We will also be soliciting final nominations/votes for this year’s Joe Longo Award Recipient. 

 

 

 

15   November    (Thursday)…………@ 9 AM     GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING       This will be a very important Business Meeting. We will be discussing, in some detail, the results of the recent 2007 Club Activity Poll & Future Club Activities.  We will also be voting on All of the Club’s Leadership Positions for 2008.  The Final Results of the Joe Longo Award Process will be announced.  Current Fishing Reports will also be discussed, with an eye on what’s happening with our 2007 Salmon Derby Action.

 

 

 

FISH TRAP ACTIVITIES >><< We wish to encourage those of you who have not done a TRAP TRIP…. to consider going along on one of the many Trap Runs scheduled throughout the Fall & Winter >><< Just get in touch with Wayne Hill >><< I believe you will find the experience both enjoyable & informative +++ You will have a “Bunch of Fun” with some really great people & remember to bring your camera !!!                  

 

 

 

We want to encourage You All to …. “Keep On Fishing & Crabbing”…. While the Weather continues to hold !!!!              THE HOOK