Bill Kiene semi-retired
09-27-2017, 04:32 AM
Yellow Creek electroshocking survey
We've all heard whispered stories about the good ol' days...big browns being taken from undercut meadow banks on fabled Yellow Creek. It's been a heck of a fight to restore this gorgeous spring creek in Humbug Valley, a stone's throw from Lake Almanor, and it's coming back.
I've fished Yellow Creek for 15+ years and it seems the browns, brookies and rainbows are on the small side, but now you've got a chance to prove that I just can't catch the big bruisers!
John Hanson from CA DFW is heading up an electroshocking survey that will give us a visual on all those sneaky browns that have been refusing my Stimulators for the past 15 years!
Whom do I contact for more information?
Dave Fujyama (GBF) davefujiyama@gmail.com or 949-212-1337
or
John Hanson, Enviromental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
North Central Region
Heritage and Wild Trout Program
1701 Nimbus Road, Suite A
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916.358.4351
FAX: 916.358.2912
Email: John.Hanson@Wildlife.ca.gov
When: Sunday, October 23 through Friday October 27, 2017
Time: 10:00 am Mon Oct 23 at Yellow Creek in Humbug Valley, west of Lake Almanor; 8:30 am on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri at Yellow Creek
Where: https://goo.gl/maps/BoYu82EEwFC2
Getting there:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.7525299,-121.1466926/Yellow+Creek+Campground/@39.7275054,-121.5478609,170096m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x809d1633f176 df43:0xa03671617dcaa04e!2m2!1d-121.2459862!2d40.1258495!3e0
Dave Fujiyama highly recommends that you carpool or caravan with trip leaders because it's pretty easy to take a wrong turn on the 5+ miles of dirt roads to the work site. A high clearance vehicle is recommended, but Dave has gotten in with his Honda Civic--but never in late October when rain is a strong possibility. Four-wheel drive with high clearance is recommended for this reason.
Fishing gear: 2-wt to 4-wt rods; floating line; 6' - 9' rods; 6x tippet for spooky browns in the meadow section; 3x for wooly buggers near submerged tree stumps and in rocky downstream canyon under rhododendron leaves. Stimulators, caddis, wooly buggers, BWOs, PMDs. Fish are not picky about pattern but small dries throughout the day are the rule for surface bugs. They are particulary spooky, especially in the meadow section. Long light leaders and guerrilla sneak-up-on-you approaches are your best bet in the meadow. Never tried tenkara here but it should be a perfect strategy!
Event Description:
This is a cut-and-paste from an email from John Hanson:
"We will be sampling Yellow Creek beginning on Monday October 23 through Friday October 27, 2017. We would meet at 10:00 am on Monday the 23rd working one reach and then meet at08:30 am on Tuesday 24 through Friday 27, 2017; traveling home on Friday. Probably needing 13 volunteers on each day. You can volunteer for one, two, or however many days you want to be there. Volunteers will need a lunch, water bottle, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses (if you have them), lip balm, sun hat, waders, wading boots. I would also recommend clothing for warm days, cool days, inclement weather days.
We will need people to net fish, carry buckets (live cars), and measure and weigh fish.
We will also need people to measure lengths and widths of each sample section."
We've all heard whispered stories about the good ol' days...big browns being taken from undercut meadow banks on fabled Yellow Creek. It's been a heck of a fight to restore this gorgeous spring creek in Humbug Valley, a stone's throw from Lake Almanor, and it's coming back.
I've fished Yellow Creek for 15+ years and it seems the browns, brookies and rainbows are on the small side, but now you've got a chance to prove that I just can't catch the big bruisers!
John Hanson from CA DFW is heading up an electroshocking survey that will give us a visual on all those sneaky browns that have been refusing my Stimulators for the past 15 years!
Whom do I contact for more information?
Dave Fujyama (GBF) davefujiyama@gmail.com or 949-212-1337
or
John Hanson, Enviromental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
North Central Region
Heritage and Wild Trout Program
1701 Nimbus Road, Suite A
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Phone: 916.358.4351
FAX: 916.358.2912
Email: John.Hanson@Wildlife.ca.gov
When: Sunday, October 23 through Friday October 27, 2017
Time: 10:00 am Mon Oct 23 at Yellow Creek in Humbug Valley, west of Lake Almanor; 8:30 am on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri at Yellow Creek
Where: https://goo.gl/maps/BoYu82EEwFC2
Getting there:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.7525299,-121.1466926/Yellow+Creek+Campground/@39.7275054,-121.5478609,170096m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x809d1633f176 df43:0xa03671617dcaa04e!2m2!1d-121.2459862!2d40.1258495!3e0
Dave Fujiyama highly recommends that you carpool or caravan with trip leaders because it's pretty easy to take a wrong turn on the 5+ miles of dirt roads to the work site. A high clearance vehicle is recommended, but Dave has gotten in with his Honda Civic--but never in late October when rain is a strong possibility. Four-wheel drive with high clearance is recommended for this reason.
Fishing gear: 2-wt to 4-wt rods; floating line; 6' - 9' rods; 6x tippet for spooky browns in the meadow section; 3x for wooly buggers near submerged tree stumps and in rocky downstream canyon under rhododendron leaves. Stimulators, caddis, wooly buggers, BWOs, PMDs. Fish are not picky about pattern but small dries throughout the day are the rule for surface bugs. They are particulary spooky, especially in the meadow section. Long light leaders and guerrilla sneak-up-on-you approaches are your best bet in the meadow. Never tried tenkara here but it should be a perfect strategy!
Event Description:
This is a cut-and-paste from an email from John Hanson:
"We will be sampling Yellow Creek beginning on Monday October 23 through Friday October 27, 2017. We would meet at 10:00 am on Monday the 23rd working one reach and then meet at08:30 am on Tuesday 24 through Friday 27, 2017; traveling home on Friday. Probably needing 13 volunteers on each day. You can volunteer for one, two, or however many days you want to be there. Volunteers will need a lunch, water bottle, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses (if you have them), lip balm, sun hat, waders, wading boots. I would also recommend clothing for warm days, cool days, inclement weather days.
We will need people to net fish, carry buckets (live cars), and measure and weigh fish.
We will also need people to measure lengths and widths of each sample section."