September 2017

Fish Trap Journal
WFC

Front Lines of the Columbia

Monitoring the river day and night with our experimental pound net trap, we are at the front lines of the Columbia seven days a week,

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Fishing Around the Clock

Fishing continues, and we have already doubled our total catch from last year with only half of the 2016 run size. We wake up hours

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Writing this journal entry with swollen and aching hands, I want to express great thanks to the individuals that are making this incredible journey possible.

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Confronting New Challenges

Constructing and testing Washington’s first salmon trap in over 80 years, there is a lot to learn and many new challenges to confront on a

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Fishing Through the Haze

With a deep red, smoke-obscured sun as our backdrop, the crew wraps up week two of test fishing. In less than 14 days, we are

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From Cathlamet to McNary

The Chinook are in, and the fishing is better than ever. After 13 days of test fishing, we saw our first tagged Chinook cross McNary

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A Prestigious Award

It is truly amazing what we have accomplished to date; our crew has successfully built Washington State’s first commercial salmon trap in over 80 years.

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