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Thursday, November 03, 2011
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2011
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2011
(Mark your calendars)
WEEK OF 10/31 TEAM DUDLEY AT THE SCHOONER CREEK TRAP
Monday and Friday.
1-30 NOVEMBER SILETZ TRAP
Every Wednesday & Friday help is needed at the Siletz Trap to assist ODFW. Contact Wayde Dudley and sign up if you can help out.
(9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
Come join your fellow members for breakfast and learn about upcoming events and reports from members and officers. We have a special guest speaker for this meeting. A short Board Meeting to follow.
WEEK OF 11/7 TEAM STOUT AT THE SCHOONER CREEK TRAP
Monday and Friday.
WEEK OF 11/14 TEAM DALE AT THE SCHOONER CREEK TRAP
Monday and Friday.
16 NOVEMBER (Wednesday) BEACH CLEANUP
Meet at the Clubhouse at 9:30 AM for a nice walk on the beach led by Ellie LeMaster (The Beach Mistress).
17 NOVEMBER (Thursday) BREAKFAST MEETING
(9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
Don't miss this meeting that will feature the annual election of officers. Come join your fellow members for breakfast and learn about upcoming events and reports from members and officers. Share your fishing stories. Bring a friend who might enjoy being a part of our great club. If 2 breakfast meetings a month is too much for you, at least stop by for a cup of coffee.
WEEK OF 11/21 TEAM FURGASON AT THE SCHOONER CREEK TRAP
Monday and Friday.
WEEK OF 11/28 TEAM DUDLEY AT THE SCHOONER CREEK TRAP
Monday and Friday.
Friday, April 15, 2011
SCHOONER TRAP REPORT ..... 15 April 11
SCHOONER FISH TR
We are pleased to report & close out our Schooner Trap Season >< That an
The Weather was Really Extreme (High Wind & Heavy Rain) & Water Flow was very high in the trap >< Bud & I were able to clear the trap & Then we pulled for home >>>>>
Let’s hope for Better Weather Tomorrow >< For our Olalla Lake Children’s Fishing Day Event ……. THE HOOK FOR TE
Monday, April 11, 2011
SCHOONER TRAP REPORT & OTHER GOOD STUFF >> (11 APRIL 11)
SCHOONER FISH TR
I am sorry to report, that Team Furgason scored a Big Zero on Fish in the Trap Today !!! However, we did have some excitement >< Just as I was writing “No Fish” in Trap Log >< Electric Bill, exclaimed >>>> “We got one” ><
Several of Our LVH FC Colleagues were gathered at “The Shed” preparing all of the ODFW Fishing Rods we will need to support the Olalla Lake Kids Fishing Day on Saturday Morning.
What a great job the onsite work crew did, there were over 12 guys involved & By the time (Talk about impeccable timing !!) Team Furgason arrived ><
P>S>>
P>S>S>> I should also mention, that Surveyor Dudley, successfully completed the Sale of
The Bottom-line is, that “We Did Good &
Thursday, March 31, 2011
ON THE WATER FOR APRIL ( 2K11 )
ON THE WATER FOR APRIL 2011
I need to report some "stunning" news to the membership of the Longview Hills Fishing Club. In an emergency meeting of the club board of directors, we have accepted a directive from the Governor of the State to take control of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Citing the Club's efforts and hard work in the sustainability of fish runs, the Governor issued the directive to take effect immediately. The board appointed club member and Joe Longo Award Winner CASEY DECKARD to head the Department. In other related news, the board has hired JAMES RAY, from the State of Alaska, to return to join Mr. DECKARD as Associate Director. DEREK WILSON was appointed to the position of Head Fish Biologist and BRIAN HUDSON was appointed Director of Angler Education for the State. It was also decided to move the Department's headquarter to Newport. All Fishing Club volunteers may expect a 100% salary increase in their next check. AND, if you think this is not true, be sure to read the first entry on the Activity Schedule.
In other news from the area, we had a tsunami alert this month. The biggest damage to Lincoln County was to the harbor at Depoe Bay. The videos of the event were quite dramatic. It is a wakeup call and certainly points to the need to prepare for such events. When the BIG ONE happens, it will be a very much larger event. We are past due for a
Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The last one was in 1700 and we usually have such a quake every 230 years. It was great news that Lincoln City Police Officer STEVEN DODDS has recovered enough to be named the Grand Marshall for the Loyalty Days Parade on April 30. I am sure we all wonder what has became of the shooter and hope the mystery is soon resolved. The NOAA project continues to near completion ON TIME and ON BUDGET. What a boost for our local economy! It is great that our club Vice President LARRY DALE is now home and recovering. Larry has be greatly missed and we hope he will be back in the groove to help with the club projects. He is a great hand in helping with the club and community activities. BILL FURGASON returned from his trip to Scotland. Be sure to ask Bill about his adventures. Maybe he can give us some stories at the upcoming breakfast meeting.
Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The last one was in 1700 and we usually have such a quake every 230 years. It was great news that Lincoln City Police Officer STEVEN DODDS has recovered enough to be named the Grand Marshall for the Loyalty Days Parade on April 30. I am sure we all wonder what has became of the shooter and hope the mystery is soon resolved. The NOAA project continues to near completion ON TIME and ON BUDGET. What a boost for our local economy! It is great that our club Vice President LARRY DALE is now home and recovering. Larry has be greatly missed and we hope he will be back in the groove to help with the club projects. He is a great hand in helping with the club and community activities. BILL FURGASON returned from his trip to Scotland. Be sure to ask Bill about his adventures. Maybe he can give us some stories at the upcoming breakfast meeting.
Looking back on March, we had quite a few Steelhead in the Schooner Creek trap. The fish were passed upstream and we hope that we will see even larger returns in the future. We had a great tour of NOAA. It is uncertain if there will be any tours in the future. Oregon State Police Trooper Heather Van Meter gave the club a great presentation on "Sport Fishing and the Law 101".
Turning our attention to April, it will be a VERY BUSY MONTH for your club. Your assistance will be needed for the success of the events that we have committed to help. Beginning April 2, the Siletz Watershed Council have asked for help with the Siletz River Clean up Day to keep the river clean. There will be free food and prizes. Then that same evening, there will be a Sportsman's Banquet at Newport High School. Your club will have a table there to explain the things that we do to the community. We will show our club video "Fishing Forever" that WAYDE DUDLEY and MAC ANDREW produced and directed. MIKE SAMPLES provide the narration. If you have not seen this great video, be sure to get a copy. On April 5, we will meet with ODFW at our Quarterly Meeting to plan upcoming events and projects. April 7 is our fun and informative monthly breakfast meeting.
Then things really get busy. On April 14 the 50,000 plus Steelhead Smolts arrive at the Palmer Creek ponds. Frank Stout will be bringing his trailer to the site again this year and we will set up camp. We will be watching over and feeding them while they acclimate themselves for about seven days before being released down Palmer Creek and into the Siletz River. Then the next day our volunteers will be helping ODFW with installing a net and with stocking fish for the 1st ever Olalla Reservoir Fishing Derby and Earth Day Event 2011 on April 16 from 8am until 3pm. The 2nd meeting of the month on April 21 will feature Stan van de Wetering from the Siletz Tribe telling us of the Tribe's fish restoration and sustainability programs. To wrap up the month we have the Newport Loyalty Days Parade on April 30. Officer STEVEN DODDS will act as Grand Marshall and look for Jake (aka WAYDE DUDLEY) and Elwood (aka WAYNE HILL) Blues in the Newport Police Volunteer's car.
WHEW, what a month it will be.
See you On The Water
Big Fish
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2011
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2011
(Mark your calendar)
1 April (Friday) April Fools' Day.....Don't fall for that Tall Tale!!
2 April (Saturday) Sportsman's Banquet @ 5pm
Dinner (free) and Awards at the Newport High School hosted by the Newport Nazarene and your Fishing Club will have a table promoting the club at this event. The club video "Fishing Forever" will be played.
5 April (Tuesday) 2nd Quarter ODFW Meeting
7 April (Thursday) MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING
( 9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
The first meeting of the month will feature a hearty breakfast. Learn about upcoming events and get reports from the officers. Most of all, enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow club members. Bring a friend who might enjoy being a part of our great club.
5 April (Tuesday) 2nd Quarter ODFW Meeting
This meeting is to plan upcoming events and projects that we assist ODFW with
9 April (Saturday) Siletz River Clean Up Day @ 9am
Meet at Hee Hee Ilahee Park to keep the beautiful Siletz River Clean (contact Don Sarver if you would like to help).
14 April (Thursday) Palmer Creek Smolt Plant
The club will be looking for volunteers to watch over the smolts for about one week. Camp Palmer Creek (complete with Frank Stout's trusty trailer) will be made ready.
15 April (Friday) Net set-up & Stocking for the Olalla Lake Kid's Fishing
16 April (Saturday)...Starting at 8am...Toledo Festival featuring Kid's Fishing Day and Earth Day Events sponsored by GP
Your fishing club will be looking for your help to man the Kid's Fishing event
21 April (Thursday) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
( 9 AM at the LVH Club House)
Wayde Dudley has arranged a special guest speaker for the club. Stan van de Wetering, the fish biologist from the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, will tell us of the Tribe's efforts for fish sustainability. Also, learn about recently completed and upcoming Club Events with reports from all of your Club Officers. This should be a DON'T MISS MEETING!
30 April (Saturday) Newport Loyalty Days Parade
This year Lincoln City Police Officer Steven Dodds will be the parade Grand Marshall. (Look for a probable return performance of the BLUES BROTHERS)
Friday, March 18, 2011
SCHOONER TRAP REPORT 18 March 11
SCHOONER CREEK FISH TR
No FISH Score Today for Team Furgason >> !!! << The Trap & Stream were clear, with a Water Depth of 2.0 Ft & a Temperature of 42 Degrees.
JCS for Team Furgason
Monday, March 14, 2011
SCHOONER TRAP REPORT (14 March 11)
SCHOONER FISH TR
Team Furgason Scores >>> 2 Beautiful Native Steelies (1 F & 1 M) >>> The Buck was estimated to weigh in at close to 20 lbs >>> The Water (2.2 ft & 43 degrees) >>> The Fish were Happy, the Trap was Clear & We got back to LVH in Good Order !!! JCS for Team Furgason
Friday, March 11, 2011
SCHOONER TRAP REPORT (11 March 11)
SCHOONER FISH TR
Hello Friends >< Team Tsunami is able to report, successfully Trapping & Releasing 2 Beautiful Native Steelhead (1 M & 1 F both Tail Punched). The Team today was comprised of Big Fish, Electric Bill, Fisher Roark & Me >< We did a quick flush of the Trap & Pulled for Home >>>
THE HOOK for Team Tsunami
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
ON THE WATER FOR MARCH ( 2K11 )
ON THE WATER FOR MARCH 2011Hello AllWell, another month has sped by. On February 2, Punxsutawney Phil emerged and did not see his shadow. That predicts an early spring but I guess that does not apply to late February in Oregon. It is a real surprise to see late February snow in Western Oregon, especially on the Coast. On a great note, Officer Steven Dodds was released from the hospital to recuperate in an undisclosed location. Our best to Officer Dodds and to all the men and women of law enforcement that dedicate themselves and risk their lives to enforcing the laws and keeping us safe. As you know, PHIL REED, took a terrible fall and required surgery to repair ligaments, tendons, and muscles. It was necessary to drill holes in the knee to reconnect the ruptured tendons and he will be in a cast for several months. I am sure Phil knows he can count on his fishing club pals to lend him a hand if he needs any help. We will take him up on the "rain check" for the fishing trip drawings until Phil gives us the okay. TOM SIMPSON was spotted the other day and he is doing fine after surgery to repair his shoulder. Tom is now starting Physical Therapy. The NOAA battle over their move to Yaquina Bay should now be over with our sore loser northern neighbors after their latest loss in Congress. WAYDE DUDLEY, BARB DUDLEY, and myself, on a trip to the Schooner Creek trap, were discussing how much help we are to ODFW. As the discussion continued, Wayde observed that it is just as good for us as it is for them in that it gives us a lot satisfaction in assisting them and it gets us off the couch with something to keep us active and involved, not to mention being in the great outdoors. Those activities are available to any of us as there is usually room to tag along on any of the trap runs or help with any of your fishing club functions.Looking back on February, we all had a great breakfast at the Agate Beach Golf Course. BEV GARVEY won the drawing to go fishing with PHIL REED. At the mid month meeting, PHIL REED gave us all excellent tips for catching the elusive Steelhead and LINDA REED won the drawing for the trip with Phil (those trips will be made when Phil is back on his feet). FRANK STOUT, BRIAN HUDSON, WAYDE DUDLEY, and myself took a trip to Portland for the Sportsman Show. I had not been to the show and I must say, IT IS HUGE. We spent about 4 hours there and it would take at least another 4 hours to see everything. If you have not been to that show, it is a must see in the future. At the show we found club member DEAN FLECK working the Englund Marine booth. Dean had great things to say about our club. It seems that we are well thought of in our community for all that we accomplish working on events and our help to ODFW. Your Fishing Club has started accumulating items for the Memorial Day weekend Garage Sale. If you need to do some "Spring Cleaning", keep your Fishing Club in mind for those items you no longer need. If you want things out of your way, let Wayde or Wayne know and we will arrange to haul them away. We have a great start in making this year's sale the largest in our history.As we turn to March, we will have our breakfast meeting on March 3 at the Golf Course. Bring your appetite and your favorite stories. Then on March 9 we will be forming a work party to do some repairs and improvements to the Schooner Creek trap and then JOHN SPANGLER and BUD ROARK will burn some burgers for the hungry crew. On March 17 we will have the pleasure of a presentation by OSP Trooper Heather Van Meter on "Sport Fishing and the Law 101". After a great presentation last October by OSP Senior Trooper Carla Urbigkeit about the Commercial fishing side of enforcement, this will be a real treat to find out about the enforcement of Sport Fishing laws. To round out the month, DON SARVER and WAYDE DUDLEY will be attending the STEP Conference in Rockaway Beach on March 26. Also in March, we will be planning for the Kid's Fishing Event that will be held on April 16 as part of the Olalla (Community) Festival sponsored by GP.So, we hope to see you in March for all of these fun events. Until then, keep those tips up and we hope to see you ON THE WATER.Bigfish
Monday, February 28, 2011
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR March 2011
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR March 2011
(Mark those calendars)
3 March (Thursday) MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING ( 9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
The first meeting of the month will feature a hearty breakfast. Learn about upcoming events and reports from the officers. Most of all, enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow club members. Bring a friend who might enjoy being a part of our great club.
9 March (Wednesday) Schooner Creek Work Party
(Meet at the Clubhouse at 9 AM)
Join the work party to make some repairs to the Schooner Creek trap, install a stream gauge, and then put in a couple of steps. Then at 11:30, the chuckmasters John Spangler and Bud Roark will head for the trap to prepare a great lunch for the hungry crew.
13 March (Sunday) Daylight Savings Time Begins
Don't forget to set the clocks AHEAD 1 hour.
17 March (Thursday) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ( 9 AM at the LVH Club House)
Thanks to our 1st Lady (aka Barbra Dudley), we have a Very Special Guest Speaker scheduled for this month. OSP Trooper, Heather Van Meter has offered us her presentation "Sport Fishing and the Law 101" She will give us updates on local sport fishing and enforcement. Then she will answer our questions. This should be a fun & informative event and give us insight into the many challenges confronted, on a daily basis, by our Superb OSP Troopers …….. Plus learn about upcoming Club Events with reports from all of your Club Officers. Be There or Be Square !!!
Monday, January 31, 2011
ON THE WATER FOR FEBRUARY ( 2K11 )
ON THE WATER FOR FEBRUARY 2011
As for your Fishing Club, January began with a great Breakfast Meeting and a wonderful turnout at the Agate Beach Cafe. KEVIN McCARTHY walked away with the biggest fish (35#) in our Salmon Derby and all that caught salmon were awarded a Salmon Nation salmon pin (if you did not get your pin be sure to let Frank or myself know so we can get the pin to you). Professional Fishing Guide and club member PHIL REED made the generous offer of donating 6 guided steelhead fishing trips on the Siletz River. By drawing, one trip will be awarded at each meeting through March. The first trip was won by WALTER CHUCK. We also had a little fun with a Surprise Roast of Past President JOHN SPANGLER. Then the following Saturday we were led by our Beach Mistress ELLIE LEMASTER on a successful Beach Cleanup on Beverly Beach. We had a large turnout of 14 member litter pickers and the weather was nearly perfect for the event. The second meeting of the month was a very informative meeting with a presentation by Lisa Mulcahy of the Midcoast Watershed Council. Now we know the important work that the Council does supporting fish and the protecting the environment on the Cental Oregon Coast. We welcomed our newest club members ELMER AND SANDY AMSDEN (Elmer has already made a Schooner Creek trap trip). Then came drawing number 2 of 6 for the trip on the Siletz with GUIDE PHIL REED. The lucky winner was ELLIE LEMASTER. We hope Ellie had a great trip. Then to end the month we hosted the Longview Hills Social Club breakfast. We had a great turnout of about 45 hungry people. This event was organized by LARRY DALE and FRANK STOUT. A big "THANK YOU" to all that supported this fun event with a special "THANK YOU" to those that helped out to make this a great breakfast. A very special thanks to BOBBY DEAN for taking the lead on the cooking.
As we turn our attention to February, we will have our breakfast meeting on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD at the AGATE BEACH CAFE (at the Agate Beach Golf Course). Be there by 9 am to join us in the festivities. Drawing number 3 of 6 will be held for that great Steelhead Trip courtesy of PHIL REED. Be sure to be there for your chance to win this drawing. Then at 9 AM on Thursday, February 17, be at the Longview Hills Clubhouse for an informative meeting on how to catch those fighting Steelhead. PHIL REED will show us how to bring one home for dinner! Then we will have drawing #4 of 6 for that GUIDED STEELHEAD TRIP.
On a final note, your Fishing Club has an annual Garage Sale held on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend in WAYDE & BARBARA DUDLEY'S driveway. Dues are not necessary,as with other many other organizations, to support the activities of the club. We have been collecting some really great items. TOM & JEANNINE ROEDERER cleaned out their garage and made a generous donation of some great tools and other items for the sale. So, as you do your Spring Cleaning, keep in mind to donate those unwanted or unneeded garage sale items to Your Fishing Club. Let us know if you need any help or a pickup to haul away your donated items.
Big Fish
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY
LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR February 2011
(Mark those calendars)
3 February (Thursday) MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING ( 9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
This 1st Meeting of February will be a Fun Event. We will have Our 3rd Out of 6 Drawings Compliments of our own Professional River Guide, Phil Reed. Some Lucky Angler will be selected to spend a day on the Siletz River Fishing for Steelhead. More Specific Trip Details will be coordinated between the Lucky Angler & Brother Phil.
14 February (Monday) VALENTINE'S DAY
Don't forget that Special Person(s).
17 February(Thursday)GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ( 9 AM at the LVH Club House)
This meeting is a DON'T MISS meeting for all you Steelhead Fisherpeople. Bring your notebooks and pens as Phil Reed, our own Professional Fishing Guide, will School Us on the Art of Steelhead Fishing. This meeting will also feature the 4th of 6 drawings for a Special Guided Steelhead Trip with Phil on the Siletz. Plus learn about upcoming Club Events with reports from all of your Officers.
21 February (Monday) President's Day
What began as a Federal Holiday to celebrate George Washington's Birthday is now a day to celebrate the Office of the Presidency. No Mail today and Federal and most State Offices are closed.
25-27 February (Friday-Sunday) Newport Wine & Seafood Festival
Good Food & Wine at this Premier Newport Event. For those new to the area, Friday is the least crowded day (and the cost is less than Saturday)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
IN CASE YOU MISSED THE E-MAIL "BLAST" FROM BIG FISH, HERE ARE A FEW OF THE TRAP REPORTS FOR JANUARY:
SCHOONER TRAP
JANUARY 3RD:
Hank Bryson and I took the rookie, Phil Reed, by the hand this morning to teach him the duties of monitoring the Schooner fish trap. Unfortunately there were no fish so we will have to continue our training on Friday.It was cold, 27 degrees and the water level was down to 1.3' but the sun was shining brightly. No wildlife observed but had a fun morning. Frank
JANUARY 5TH:
SCHOONER FISH TRAP IS TO BE CONSIDERED OUT OF COMMISSION-Effective Monday 5 January 2K11
Current Trap Conditions:
Suffice to say NO FISH!!! Team Furgason found the Creek Riled/Raging & the Trap Completely Blocked, at the head gate, with about 4 & half feet of Mud/Gravel. There was almost no flow (2 to 4 inches) on the downstream side of the head gate.
When the Creek Flow subsides considerably This is going to require a Substantial Work Party effort to clear the trap & make it operational.
NOTE:We were able to put the New SPOT Device in a cool Waterproof Black Plastic Ammo Box (Compliments of Wayde Dudley). The Ammo Box can be found in front of the wheel barrow.
Road Condition: We experienced some dangerous road surface slip joints on the Coast HWY just before & after the usual Beverly Beach Bridge Locations. It is necessary, because of high water on the Drift Creek Road cut off, to go into Lincoln City & take the Schooner Creek Road into the trap. You will come to a very serious asphalt slip, which has resulted in a one way traffic situation.
We did not experience any serious problems on the gravel section of Schooner Road & the actual Trap Access Road was very passable.
Future Trap Operations: Team Furgason will be Stand By, awaiting further instructions, regarding it’s Friday Trap Commitment ???
JCS for Team Furgason
JANUARY 7TH:
Phil Reed and I checked Schooner this morning and found 1 wild male coho and 1 wild male steelhead. Both were released upstream. The steelhead at first turned and went downstream and hung out just above the dam until he recovered from his ordeal (greenhorn net catcher) and then headed back upstream No wildlife noted. Frank
JANUARY 10TH:
Spent the morning (9 am to 11:30 am) working with Derek Wilson at the ODFW building fish tubes, a job we had started on Friday.
Mike Dale picked me up at 1:40 pm and we headed for the Schooner Creek trap. Weather was clear and the creek was running low and clear. We arrived at the trap at 2:30 pm to find a single wild female steelhead in the trap. When Mike released her, she turned around and headed for the spillway. I couldn't tell if she went over or not, but since she was tail punched, we'll keep an eye out for her on Friday. My staff found a plastic container for the SPOT device, so it should be safe from the weather. We left it in the right rear corner of the shed in the front of the wheelbarrow.
We cleaned both padlocks and shot them with WD-40 so they should be trouble free for a while. We got home about 3:30 pm.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 14TH:
1:00 PM - left with Larry and Mike Dale for the Schooner Creek trap. Arrived there to find the creek running high and dirty at 3' measured at the bridge. We checked the trap and found a dead male hatchery steelhead there. Probably wore himself out in the rough water. Dropped him over the falls for stream enhancement, shoveled some silt out of the trap and closed it up. It was a wet and windy trip, but good to get out and good to have Larry back at the trap again (even though I have enjoyed Mike's company over the last couple of months). Arrived back home at 3:00 PM.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 18TH:
Bill and I had a blast at Schooner – literally! We used a fire hose and high velocity attachment to blow all the sand and gravel out of the upper box and down the ladder. There were two wild male steelhead in the trap, covered with silt and just barely under water. We released them upstream and then got after it. We worked until the pump ran out of gas. The trap is back in working order. Did anyone take pictures of Schooner on Monday? If so, I’d love to see them. Thanks!
Christine Clapp
Mid-Coast STEP Biologist
OR Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
810 SW Alder St. Suite C, Newport, OR 97365
(541) 265-8306 x253
JANUARY 21ST:
EUREKA & GAD ZOOKS!!! We had 2 Beautiful Native Steelies (M & F), Which we sent on their way up stream. Special Thanks to Christine & Bill for doing such a superb job on the Trap. We found the stream with moderate flow & low turbidity, the Water Temp was 47 degrees.
Bill cleared a bit of gravel out of the trap & Bud, with the some help from Elmer Amsden, our Newest FC Member, cleared some debris from the front of the trap grating.
We then closed the trap, leaving it in good order & fully operational.
JCS for Team Furgason
JANUARY 24TH:
Lee, Wayne, & Wayde made the trip to the Schooner Trap. The weather was great. We noted a new tree down just upstream from the bridge. The temp was 41 and the water temp was 45. The gauge was at 1.65'. No fish in the trap. Lee cleaned a small gravel buildup from the trap. Lee drove his truck to Drift Creek road as Wayde was on his way to the Portland Airport pick up Barb after the trap. No wildlife spotted with the exception of a buckskin horse that at first glance Lee yelled "ELK". Of course we had a good laugh about that as Lee is the most avid elk hunter among us. We had to wonder if the elk he has been bringing home might taste like horse.
Wayne for Team Dudley
JANUARY 26TH:
ON WEDNESDAY DON, MIKE, BUD, (THE DOG}, AND MYSELF WENT TO THE SCHOONER TRAP. WE LEFT ABOUT 12:30 ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY. THE WATER WAS CLEAR, AND RUNNING AT ABOUT 1.6 FT AT THE BRIDGE. AT FIRST GLANCE THE TRAP LOOKED EMPTY, SO DON WENT IN TO MAKE SURE. THERE WERE 4 STEELHEAD RESTING BEHIND THE PLYWOOD. THE FIRST ONE WAS A MALE HATCHERY FISH THAT WENT TO STREAM ENHANCEMENT. THE SECOND WAS A HEN, AND THE OTHER 2 WERE MALES. THE ONLY OTHER WILD LIFE, WAS A REDTAIL HAWK WITH A SNAKE IN ITS MOUTH. LD
JANUARY 28TH:
Team Dudley left Longview Hills at 0830 to the Schooner Trap today with Barb Dudley, Wayne Hill, and Lee Fries. It was a cloudy day with a light drizzle. The creek was running fairly clear and the water was down a little from when we were there on Monday. There were no fish to be found and the trap was free of debris. The water depth was 1.5'. We were back home at 1030.
Big Fish for Team Dudley
SILETZ TRAP
JANUARY 5:
January 5, 2011
Left the Pig Pen at 8:05 am with Bill and headed for the Bohannan trap. A few miles after we left the pavement we saw a pair of bald eagles along side the creek. Bill said they were probably feeding on fish carcasses. We arrived at the trap at 9:15 am and found 2 steelhead there - 2 females and a male. We netted, tail punched and sent them on their way.
We hit the road again and arrived at the Siletz trap at 11:15 am. No fish in the trap and lots of silt, so next time it looks like we have some shoveling to do. We walked all the way down the ladder and found only 2 fish there, so probably won't be too busy there Friday. Left the trap at 11:30 am.
Next stop, Palmer Creek trap. We got there at 12:20 pm and proceeded to put the steel rods in the weir to keep the fish from going further upstream. Then opened the sluice gate to route the water into the trap. Next we went into the trap and set up the bars and the gate entrance so now the trap is officially open for business and it will be checked along with the others every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Left Palmer Creek at 1:00 pm and returned to the P & P at 1:50 pm.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 7TH:
No trap report today. Derek called me yesterday saying that since Siletz trap activity is pretty slow right now, Christine could handle it by herself today. He said my "skills and talent" could be better utilized by helping him build some fish tubes today instead. Yeah, I know my wife laughed too. Still we managed to cut and drill 6 tubes without any major calamities. We're going to finish up on Monday and I'll do the Schooner Creek trap with Mike Dale in the afternoon. I was there from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm today.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 12TH:
I went with Bill to check the Siletz trap today. We left Newport at 0830 and arrived at Palmer Creek about 0920. Bill pulled the boards in the diversion head gate and sent water downstream to the trap. Palmer trap is now open and functional. Air temp was 48 and the water 42. We picked up the Palmer Creek mono recycle station and brought it back. The tube body can be used to repair the Quarry Canyon station. (Frank)
Arrived at the Siletz trap at 1015. No new fish in the trap. Bill worked on repairing the broken connection on the inner gate but the part need some shop work. Went back to Newport and got in at 12:20. Rained all day.
Wayde
JANUARY 14TH:
After a trip to the warehouse for a chainsaw (just in case after all the wind) Phil Reed and I joined Bill Siegler for a trip up to the Siletz Trap. The water was higher than I have ever seen it and was lapping over the top of the wall. After installing a new collar on the inner gate we found the trap very murky and with only 1 hatchery male steelhead. We then spent about 2 hours shoveling gravel to make the trap function again. We transported the steelhead, along with 4 other that were held over from Wednesday, across the river to the truck. It rained heavily all morning and we headed for Palmer Creek at about noon. We found 2 wild male coho in the trap along with 1 hatchery male steelhead. The coho were released upstream above with weir and the steelhead was placed in the tank for transport to Olalla. As we were approaching Olalla we were called by Bob Buckman and instructed to close the Siletz trap as higher water was anticipated over the weekend. We then released the 6 steelhead into Olalla and proceeded back to Siletz. After closing the trap we released the wild fish being held in the pins into the trap area to weather the upcoming high water. We arrived back at the pigpen at 5:00 pm. A long, tiring and wet day but we had a good time.
We saw a bald eagle feasting on some type of meal in the upper Depoe Slough area on our first trip down. As we proceeded back up to the Siletz on our 2nd trip there was an immature bald eagle feasting on the same meal. Frank
JANUARY 19TH:
Bill and I headed straight for the Siletz trap and arrived at approximately 9:00 am. It turned out to be a day of clearing storm damage rather than netting any fish. The trap was totally clogged with gravel and there were only a few small ponds of muddy water here and there. We therefore set up the pump and started blasting out the gravel and debris. Oddly enough there was one fish in the trap and he helped himself out the door and down the ladder to freedom. The water level was still over 8' high and gravel continued to work into the trap as we shoved it out the other end. We left the trap in pretty good shape and hopefully it won't built up too badly between now and Friday.
We then proceeded to the Palmer Creek trap. While I cleaned out the trap Bill headed for the weir. I then joined him after clearing the debris from the trap and was amazed that the storm totally destroyed the weir on the far side of the creek. We proceeded to clear away as much debris and to dig a channel so that the water channeled down the near side of the creek and placed sand bags to prevent the water from flowing down over the top where the weir was down. The metal supports were completely twisted and the force of the water had to be great. It was about 3:30 and we decided to call it a day but there was a problem Houston. Bill and somehow lost the keys to the truck. He radioed Newport and Derek came to our rescue. After showing him the damage to the weir and the work we had done he noticed that the water flowing into the trap was not as high as it should be. We then found out that the inlets to the ponds were all clogged so we went back to work so that the water ran freely. There is more work to do as there was one large piece of log blocking the entrance to one of the culverts that will have to be pulled out by a rope. We got back to Newport at 5:00. I must say that I have not been this tired since my fire fighting days but the weather was great. Frank
JANUARY 21ST:
Left the Pig & Pancake at 8:05 am with Bill and headed to the Bohannan trap. We arrived there at 9:00 am to find one male Coho in the trap. We tail punched him and sent him on his way. While adjusting the flow on the head gate, Bill somehow managed to mess up his back to the point where he was in a lot of pain. He took some medication he happened to have in the truck and pushed on.
We got to the Siletz trap at 11:00 am and found the trap empty so we adjusted the water flow which had slowed down and we were out of there by 11:25 am.
Next stop - Palmer Creek. We got there at 12:15 pm and found 7 hatchery steelhead. 5 males and 2 females that we tagged and put in the tank and took to Illahee Park in Siletz to release.
We then headed back to the P & P to drop me off since Bill had more work to do. Got there at 1:55 pm. Not many fish today, but with Bill's back hurting that was OK. We'll get more next time.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 26TH:
Bill, Frank, and I left the Pig House at 8:00 AM sharp, first stop was the warehouse to off load the pump and other items from the truck, then on to Beaver Creek and to the trap up there, no fish, so off we go to Palmer Creek Trap, but since the trap was down do to the flood, we did not spend much time there. The Siletz Trap had 14 brats that were put into a holding pen for later delivery to either the Siletz River or Ollalla Lake, there was also 14 Natives, seven of the them went for a ride accross the river and into the truck tank for delivery to the Alsea Hatchery. the other Nat's received a tail punch and were sent back down the fish ladder. We then headed out over the hill to Kings Valley, Hwy 20 and Hwy 34 to the Alsea Hatchery were the Nat's received a I D Tag and a shot, they will be live spawned later and returned to the Siletz River. No wildlife other than watching Frank go Super Man on the Palmer Creek Gate, (that story to be told at the next club meeting), it was a long day and we finally made it back to the Pig House at 4:30 PM.
Phil Reed
JANUARY 28TH:
Wayde and Bill did the Siletz trap run Friday. We left town about 0815 and headed to Bohanon via Toledo and the 1000 line road. It was around 0900 when we got to Bohanon. Stream flow was normal and clear. No fish in the trap so we headed for the Siletz trap. There was a lot of activity on the Gorge Road. We encountered empty and loaded log trucks, empty and loaded rock trucks, an excavator in the road, 2 pickups and the grader. We don’t know what the heightened activity means but it keeps you alert watching for trucks and trying to sort out all the CB radio chatter.
We reached the trap site at 1105 and proceeded across the river. The trap had 13 hold-over steelhead destined for Olalla Reservoir and 5 new winter steelhead, 3 wild males, 1 hatchery male and 1 hatchery female. The control box to operate the tram bucket was malfunctioning so we could not transport the fish and had to leave them in the holding pen. Wayde forgot his thermometer so no water or air temps today. Left the falls at 1204 and went back down through the high traffic to Palmer Creek.
Reached Palmer at 1230, stepped over the gate bar that Frank knocked down ( not his fault) checked the weir and water then back to Newport. Got in at 1355. No wildlife of note except for a wood rat that Bill scared out of the equipment room at the Siletz Falls.
Wayde
SCHOONER TRAP
JANUARY 3RD:
Hank Bryson and I took the rookie, Phil Reed, by the hand this morning to teach him the duties of monitoring the Schooner fish trap. Unfortunately there were no fish so we will have to continue our training on Friday.It was cold, 27 degrees and the water level was down to 1.3' but the sun was shining brightly. No wildlife observed but had a fun morning. Frank
JANUARY 5TH:
SCHOONER FISH TRAP IS TO BE CONSIDERED OUT OF COMMISSION-Effective Monday 5 January 2K11
Current Trap Conditions:
Suffice to say NO FISH!!! Team Furgason found the Creek Riled/Raging & the Trap Completely Blocked, at the head gate, with about 4 & half feet of Mud/Gravel. There was almost no flow (2 to 4 inches) on the downstream side of the head gate.
When the Creek Flow subsides considerably This is going to require a Substantial Work Party effort to clear the trap & make it operational.
NOTE:We were able to put the New SPOT Device in a cool Waterproof Black Plastic Ammo Box (Compliments of Wayde Dudley). The Ammo Box can be found in front of the wheel barrow.
Road Condition: We experienced some dangerous road surface slip joints on the Coast HWY just before & after the usual Beverly Beach Bridge Locations. It is necessary, because of high water on the Drift Creek Road cut off, to go into Lincoln City & take the Schooner Creek Road into the trap. You will come to a very serious asphalt slip, which has resulted in a one way traffic situation.
We did not experience any serious problems on the gravel section of Schooner Road & the actual Trap Access Road was very passable.
Future Trap Operations: Team Furgason will be Stand By, awaiting further instructions, regarding it’s Friday Trap Commitment ???
JCS for Team Furgason
JANUARY 7TH:
Phil Reed and I checked Schooner this morning and found 1 wild male coho and 1 wild male steelhead. Both were released upstream. The steelhead at first turned and went downstream and hung out just above the dam until he recovered from his ordeal (greenhorn net catcher) and then headed back upstream No wildlife noted. Frank
JANUARY 10TH:
Spent the morning (9 am to 11:30 am) working with Derek Wilson at the ODFW building fish tubes, a job we had started on Friday.
Mike Dale picked me up at 1:40 pm and we headed for the Schooner Creek trap. Weather was clear and the creek was running low and clear. We arrived at the trap at 2:30 pm to find a single wild female steelhead in the trap. When Mike released her, she turned around and headed for the spillway. I couldn't tell if she went over or not, but since she was tail punched, we'll keep an eye out for her on Friday. My staff found a plastic container for the SPOT device, so it should be safe from the weather. We left it in the right rear corner of the shed in the front of the wheelbarrow.
We cleaned both padlocks and shot them with WD-40 so they should be trouble free for a while. We got home about 3:30 pm.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 14TH:
1:00 PM - left with Larry and Mike Dale for the Schooner Creek trap. Arrived there to find the creek running high and dirty at 3' measured at the bridge. We checked the trap and found a dead male hatchery steelhead there. Probably wore himself out in the rough water. Dropped him over the falls for stream enhancement, shoveled some silt out of the trap and closed it up. It was a wet and windy trip, but good to get out and good to have Larry back at the trap again (even though I have enjoyed Mike's company over the last couple of months). Arrived back home at 3:00 PM.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 18TH:
Bill and I had a blast at Schooner – literally! We used a fire hose and high velocity attachment to blow all the sand and gravel out of the upper box and down the ladder. There were two wild male steelhead in the trap, covered with silt and just barely under water. We released them upstream and then got after it. We worked until the pump ran out of gas. The trap is back in working order. Did anyone take pictures of Schooner on Monday? If so, I’d love to see them. Thanks!
Christine Clapp
Mid-Coast STEP Biologist
OR Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
810 SW Alder St. Suite C, Newport, OR 97365
(541) 265-8306 x253
JANUARY 21ST:
EUREKA & GAD ZOOKS!!! We had 2 Beautiful Native Steelies (M & F), Which we sent on their way up stream. Special Thanks to Christine & Bill for doing such a superb job on the Trap. We found the stream with moderate flow & low turbidity, the Water Temp was 47 degrees.
Bill cleared a bit of gravel out of the trap & Bud, with the some help from Elmer Amsden, our Newest FC Member, cleared some debris from the front of the trap grating.
We then closed the trap, leaving it in good order & fully operational.
JCS for Team Furgason
JANUARY 24TH:
Lee, Wayne, & Wayde made the trip to the Schooner Trap. The weather was great. We noted a new tree down just upstream from the bridge. The temp was 41 and the water temp was 45. The gauge was at 1.65'. No fish in the trap. Lee cleaned a small gravel buildup from the trap. Lee drove his truck to Drift Creek road as Wayde was on his way to the Portland Airport pick up Barb after the trap. No wildlife spotted with the exception of a buckskin horse that at first glance Lee yelled "ELK". Of course we had a good laugh about that as Lee is the most avid elk hunter among us. We had to wonder if the elk he has been bringing home might taste like horse.
Wayne for Team Dudley
JANUARY 26TH:
ON WEDNESDAY DON, MIKE, BUD, (THE DOG}, AND MYSELF WENT TO THE SCHOONER TRAP. WE LEFT ABOUT 12:30 ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY. THE WATER WAS CLEAR, AND RUNNING AT ABOUT 1.6 FT AT THE BRIDGE. AT FIRST GLANCE THE TRAP LOOKED EMPTY, SO DON WENT IN TO MAKE SURE. THERE WERE 4 STEELHEAD RESTING BEHIND THE PLYWOOD. THE FIRST ONE WAS A MALE HATCHERY FISH THAT WENT TO STREAM ENHANCEMENT. THE SECOND WAS A HEN, AND THE OTHER 2 WERE MALES. THE ONLY OTHER WILD LIFE, WAS A REDTAIL HAWK WITH A SNAKE IN ITS MOUTH. LD
JANUARY 28TH:
Team Dudley left Longview Hills at 0830 to the Schooner Trap today with Barb Dudley, Wayne Hill, and Lee Fries. It was a cloudy day with a light drizzle. The creek was running fairly clear and the water was down a little from when we were there on Monday. There were no fish to be found and the trap was free of debris. The water depth was 1.5'. We were back home at 1030.
Big Fish for Team Dudley
SILETZ TRAP
JANUARY 5:
January 5, 2011
Left the Pig Pen at 8:05 am with Bill and headed for the Bohannan trap. A few miles after we left the pavement we saw a pair of bald eagles along side the creek. Bill said they were probably feeding on fish carcasses. We arrived at the trap at 9:15 am and found 2 steelhead there - 2 females and a male. We netted, tail punched and sent them on their way.
We hit the road again and arrived at the Siletz trap at 11:15 am. No fish in the trap and lots of silt, so next time it looks like we have some shoveling to do. We walked all the way down the ladder and found only 2 fish there, so probably won't be too busy there Friday. Left the trap at 11:30 am.
Next stop, Palmer Creek trap. We got there at 12:20 pm and proceeded to put the steel rods in the weir to keep the fish from going further upstream. Then opened the sluice gate to route the water into the trap. Next we went into the trap and set up the bars and the gate entrance so now the trap is officially open for business and it will be checked along with the others every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Left Palmer Creek at 1:00 pm and returned to the P & P at 1:50 pm.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 7TH:
No trap report today. Derek called me yesterday saying that since Siletz trap activity is pretty slow right now, Christine could handle it by herself today. He said my "skills and talent" could be better utilized by helping him build some fish tubes today instead. Yeah, I know my wife laughed too. Still we managed to cut and drill 6 tubes without any major calamities. We're going to finish up on Monday and I'll do the Schooner Creek trap with Mike Dale in the afternoon. I was there from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm today.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 12TH:
I went with Bill to check the Siletz trap today. We left Newport at 0830 and arrived at Palmer Creek about 0920. Bill pulled the boards in the diversion head gate and sent water downstream to the trap. Palmer trap is now open and functional. Air temp was 48 and the water 42. We picked up the Palmer Creek mono recycle station and brought it back. The tube body can be used to repair the Quarry Canyon station. (Frank)
Arrived at the Siletz trap at 1015. No new fish in the trap. Bill worked on repairing the broken connection on the inner gate but the part need some shop work. Went back to Newport and got in at 12:20. Rained all day.
Wayde
JANUARY 14TH:
After a trip to the warehouse for a chainsaw (just in case after all the wind) Phil Reed and I joined Bill Siegler for a trip up to the Siletz Trap. The water was higher than I have ever seen it and was lapping over the top of the wall. After installing a new collar on the inner gate we found the trap very murky and with only 1 hatchery male steelhead. We then spent about 2 hours shoveling gravel to make the trap function again. We transported the steelhead, along with 4 other that were held over from Wednesday, across the river to the truck. It rained heavily all morning and we headed for Palmer Creek at about noon. We found 2 wild male coho in the trap along with 1 hatchery male steelhead. The coho were released upstream above with weir and the steelhead was placed in the tank for transport to Olalla. As we were approaching Olalla we were called by Bob Buckman and instructed to close the Siletz trap as higher water was anticipated over the weekend. We then released the 6 steelhead into Olalla and proceeded back to Siletz. After closing the trap we released the wild fish being held in the pins into the trap area to weather the upcoming high water. We arrived back at the pigpen at 5:00 pm. A long, tiring and wet day but we had a good time.
We saw a bald eagle feasting on some type of meal in the upper Depoe Slough area on our first trip down. As we proceeded back up to the Siletz on our 2nd trip there was an immature bald eagle feasting on the same meal. Frank
JANUARY 19TH:
Bill and I headed straight for the Siletz trap and arrived at approximately 9:00 am. It turned out to be a day of clearing storm damage rather than netting any fish. The trap was totally clogged with gravel and there were only a few small ponds of muddy water here and there. We therefore set up the pump and started blasting out the gravel and debris. Oddly enough there was one fish in the trap and he helped himself out the door and down the ladder to freedom. The water level was still over 8' high and gravel continued to work into the trap as we shoved it out the other end. We left the trap in pretty good shape and hopefully it won't built up too badly between now and Friday.
We then proceeded to the Palmer Creek trap. While I cleaned out the trap Bill headed for the weir. I then joined him after clearing the debris from the trap and was amazed that the storm totally destroyed the weir on the far side of the creek. We proceeded to clear away as much debris and to dig a channel so that the water channeled down the near side of the creek and placed sand bags to prevent the water from flowing down over the top where the weir was down. The metal supports were completely twisted and the force of the water had to be great. It was about 3:30 and we decided to call it a day but there was a problem Houston. Bill and somehow lost the keys to the truck. He radioed Newport and Derek came to our rescue. After showing him the damage to the weir and the work we had done he noticed that the water flowing into the trap was not as high as it should be. We then found out that the inlets to the ponds were all clogged so we went back to work so that the water ran freely. There is more work to do as there was one large piece of log blocking the entrance to one of the culverts that will have to be pulled out by a rope. We got back to Newport at 5:00. I must say that I have not been this tired since my fire fighting days but the weather was great. Frank
JANUARY 21ST:
Left the Pig & Pancake at 8:05 am with Bill and headed to the Bohannan trap. We arrived there at 9:00 am to find one male Coho in the trap. We tail punched him and sent him on his way. While adjusting the flow on the head gate, Bill somehow managed to mess up his back to the point where he was in a lot of pain. He took some medication he happened to have in the truck and pushed on.
We got to the Siletz trap at 11:00 am and found the trap empty so we adjusted the water flow which had slowed down and we were out of there by 11:25 am.
Next stop - Palmer Creek. We got there at 12:15 pm and found 7 hatchery steelhead. 5 males and 2 females that we tagged and put in the tank and took to Illahee Park in Siletz to release.
We then headed back to the P & P to drop me off since Bill had more work to do. Got there at 1:55 pm. Not many fish today, but with Bill's back hurting that was OK. We'll get more next time.
Don Sarver
JANUARY 26TH:
Bill, Frank, and I left the Pig House at 8:00 AM sharp, first stop was the warehouse to off load the pump and other items from the truck, then on to Beaver Creek and to the trap up there, no fish, so off we go to Palmer Creek Trap, but since the trap was down do to the flood, we did not spend much time there. The Siletz Trap had 14 brats that were put into a holding pen for later delivery to either the Siletz River or Ollalla Lake, there was also 14 Natives, seven of the them went for a ride accross the river and into the truck tank for delivery to the Alsea Hatchery. the other Nat's received a tail punch and were sent back down the fish ladder. We then headed out over the hill to Kings Valley, Hwy 20 and Hwy 34 to the Alsea Hatchery were the Nat's received a I D Tag and a shot, they will be live spawned later and returned to the Siletz River. No wildlife other than watching Frank go Super Man on the Palmer Creek Gate, (that story to be told at the next club meeting), it was a long day and we finally made it back to the Pig House at 4:30 PM.
Phil Reed
JANUARY 28TH:
Wayde and Bill did the Siletz trap run Friday. We left town about 0815 and headed to Bohanon via Toledo and the 1000 line road. It was around 0900 when we got to Bohanon. Stream flow was normal and clear. No fish in the trap so we headed for the Siletz trap. There was a lot of activity on the Gorge Road. We encountered empty and loaded log trucks, empty and loaded rock trucks, an excavator in the road, 2 pickups and the grader. We don’t know what the heightened activity means but it keeps you alert watching for trucks and trying to sort out all the CB radio chatter.
We reached the trap site at 1105 and proceeded across the river. The trap had 13 hold-over steelhead destined for Olalla Reservoir and 5 new winter steelhead, 3 wild males, 1 hatchery male and 1 hatchery female. The control box to operate the tram bucket was malfunctioning so we could not transport the fish and had to leave them in the holding pen. Wayde forgot his thermometer so no water or air temps today. Left the falls at 1204 and went back down through the high traffic to Palmer Creek.
Reached Palmer at 1230, stepped over the gate bar that Frank knocked down ( not his fault) checked the weir and water then back to Newport. Got in at 1355. No wildlife of note except for a wood rat that Bill scared out of the equipment room at the Siletz Falls.
Wayde
Friday, January 21, 2011
SCHOONER FISH TRAP REPORT > for < Friday, 21 January 11
SCHOONER TR
EUREK
Special Thanks to Christine & Bill for doing such a superb job on the Trap >< We found the stream with moderate flow & low turbidity, the Water Temp was 47 degrees >>>>
Bill cleared a bit of gravel out of the trap & Bud, with the some help from Elmer
We then closed the trap, leaving it in good order & fully operational ……. JCS for Team Furgason
Monday, January 17, 2011
SCHOONER FISH TRAP REPORT >> for >> Monday >> 5 January 11
SCHOONER FISH TRAP >< IS TO BE CONSIDERED >< OUT OF COMMISSION >>> Effective Monday >> 5 January 2K11
Current Trap Conditions >>>>
Suffice to say NO FISH >>!!!<< Team Furgason found the Creek Riled / Raging & the Trap Completely Blocked, at the head gate, with about 4 & half feet of Mud / Gravel. There was almost no flow (2 to 4 inches) on the downstream side of the head gate.
When the Creek Flow subsides considerably >< This is going to require a Substantial Work Party effort to clear the trap & make it operational.
NOTE >< We were able to put the New SPOT Device in a cool Waterproof Black Plastic Ammo Box (Compliments of Wayde Dudley). The Ammo Box can be found in front of the wheel barrow.
Road Conditions >>>>
We experienced some dangerous road surface slip joints on the
It is necessary, because of high water on the
We did not experience any serious problems on the gravel section of
Future Trap Operations >>>>
Team Furgason will be Stand By, awaiting further instructions, regarding it’s Friday Trap Commitment ???
JCS for Team Furgason
Thursday, December 30, 2010
ON THE WATER FOR JANUARY ( 2K11 )
ON THE WATER FOR JANUARY >> YEAR 2K11
Howdy Fellow Fisher Men and Women........Hope everyone had a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and here's to a Healthy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Let's dump out the Old Tackle Box and load up the New One. Some memorable things have happened in this past year. The COHO seem to be having a great year (we are getting many of them at the fish traps). AND, How about our amazing Port of Newport landing the NOAA contract? AND, even more amazing, the project is ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET. What a boost to our local economy injecting upward of $20 MILLION a year!! As if that wasn't enough, the INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL is moving right along in spite of some minor setbacks. Our COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET is having a decent year and the CRAB is especially tasty. Then there was the craft that ended up on NYE BEACH. That attracted a lot of attention. And Bay Blvd. received a face lift (it was a real mess for a while). It is nice the utilities are now underground.
Where did 2K10 go? Looking back on 2K10, it was a busy year for the Longview Hills Fishing Club. Besides the routine Breakfast Meetings, Beverly Beach Cleanups, Big Creek Res. Solv Bag Stations repair and bag changes, trap duties on the Siletz and Schooner Creek, and tending to Line Recycling Stations, we also found time to have a Coast Guard Station tour in January, Babysit the Steelhead Smolts at Palmer Creek, assist the Port of Newport with Ocean Fishing openers, fund our Fishing Club for another year with the Memorial Day Weekend Garage Sale (a special thanks to Wayde & Barb Dudley for their hard work and driveway), assist Our Friends at Central Coast Fly Fishers and the Baptist Church with the Kid's Fishing Day at Eckman Lake, have a Georgia Pacific tour of the Paper Mill, a tour of the Oyster Farm, a tour of the International Terminal Project, assist the U DA MAN Yaquina Bay Chinook Salmon Tournament, have a great presentation by OSP Sr. Trooper Carla Urbigkeit on Commercial Fishing Enforcement, and then a Show of Member Hobbies at our November Meeting. The other Big and Special Events were the Wildlife Presentation by Tami Wagner in September AND in August our 6th Anniversary Birthday Bash with our Special Guest and Founder Jack Scherer. With Great Sadness we lost both Tami and Jack later in 2K10. Then in December, we held our 5th Annual Christmas Gathering & Joe Longo Award Presentation. It was a Touching Moment when the Joe Longo Award was given to Casey Deckard with his Wife and Daughter in attendance. Then Frank Stout and Barb Dudley were presented with Meritorious Service Awards. And our very own BEACH MISTRESS, Ellie Lemaster was recognized for organizing and reporting our Beverly Beach activities. To conclude the program, it was our pleasure to present John Spangler with a beautiful mounted Rainbow Trout (Carved by Ducks Stout) as a memento of our esteem, for the Dedication and Leadership John displayed, over the last 5 years, as our Fishing Club President. WHEW!!!! WHAT A YEAR !!!!!
Looking ahead to 2K11 we can only hope that we can keep up with our accomplishments of 2K10. Your New Officers and Board Members will be challenged to arrange Tours and Presentations to meet the expectations of Our Membership. We look forward to adding New Members and find New and Exciting Tours in the Coming Year. I would remind every member that my leadership of YOUR Fishing Club can only go SO FAR without your HELP & SUPPORT. It is the RESPONSIBILITY of EVERY MEMBER to stay involved by attending the meetings and participate in events. That would include making SUGGESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS regarding Fish Club Activities directly to myself or other LVH FC BOARD MEMBERS: Larry Dale (vice president), Frank Stout (secretary/treasurer), Don Sarver (operations officer), and Barb Dudley (public affairs officer).
Big Fish
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
LVH FC MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY ( 2K11 )
LONGVIEW HILLS FISHING CLUB
MEETING & ACTIVITY SCHEDULE >< FOR >< JANUARY 2K11
1st QUARTER >< LVH FC BOARD MEETING ( Date / Time TBA)
4 January Tuesday 1st QUARTER >< ODFW >STEP< VOLUNTEER COORDINATION MEETING
(9 AM at the downtown Newport ODFW Office)
This meeting will be attended by various ODFW Representatives & Members of the LVH FC & CCFF. They will kick off the New Year with a review of all current / ongoing ODFW Project Support Activities.
6 January Thursday MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETING ( 9 AM at the Agate Beach Café)
This 1st Meeting of the New Year will be a Fun Action Packed Event >< We have it on Good Authority that Saint Recouperator (aka Ron Thomas) & his lovely wife Jacky will be able to join us as our Special Guests. In addition, we will be kicking off a Monthly (Jan. Feb. Mar.) Drawing >< Compliments of our own Professional River Guide, Phil Reed >< Some Lucky Angler will be selected, starting this month, to spend a day on the Siletz River Fishing for Steelhead >< More Specific Trip Details will be coordinated between the Lucky Angler & Brother Phil.
We will be announcing the 2K10 SALMON DERBY WINNER & award the salmon pins.
10 January Monday THE NATTY >< BCS >< FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (5:30 PM on ESPN)
Yep >< This one's for All of The Marbles >< The DUCKS take on AUBURN in Glendale Arizona >>> I am not sure what you have planned for the 10th > but > May I suggest a Ring Side Seat in front of your Telly >> at 5:30 >> It's NATTY TIME & May the Best Team Win !!! GO DUCKS !~!~!
20 January Thursday GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ( 9 AM at the LVH Club House)
This New Year Kick Off Meeting should be very interesting & informative. We have invited Ms. Lisa Mulcahy, the Training Coordinator for the Mid-Coast Watershed Council, to be our Special Guest Speaker. Lisa will be giving us a Power Point presentation that provides visibility into their many Mid-Coast Watershed Council Activities. Lisa is an excellent speaker & we may actually find some of their activities compatible with our own >< Don't miss this Fun & Informative Kick Off Meeting …… See Ya !!!
29 January Saturday LVH COMMUNITY BREAKFAST ( 9 AM at the LVH Club House)
What a Fun Gathering of Neighbors & Friends >< Our LVH FC Members will be supporting this event, by acting as the Hosts for this Terrific Breakfast Deal >>> We'll save a seat for Ya !!!
BIG FISH
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