Freshwater
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Freshwater reports :
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FOLSOM LAKE cont .
away at largemouth , smallmouth and spotted bass at Folsom . “ Anglers are throwing top water baits early and late in the day and are switching over to drop shotting with plastics during the day ,” disclosed Don Paganelli of Paganelli ’ s Bass Fishing Experience . Expect the catfish bite to pick up in August with the warm water temperatures . Shore anglers can pick up the channel cats at Granite Bay , Five Percent and off Brown ’ s Ravine while losing out chicken liver , mackerel , anchovies and nightcrawlers in the mornings and evenings .
- Dan Bacher
Klamath / Trinity Rivers
CDFW Successfully Relocates 1.1 Million Hatchery Salmon Until Klamath River Drought Conditions Improve
SACRALMENTO - Due to drought and poor water conditions in the Klamath River , the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CDFW ) successfully relocated 1.1 million juvenile , fall-run Chinook salmon from its Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County . The fish were trucked to a nearby satellite facility and to the Trinity
River Hatchery 122 miles away where the fish will remain until conditions in the Klamath River improve . The baby salmon , about seven months old and about three inches in length , are normally released into the Klamath River in May and June . Due to warm water temperatures , low water flow and an exceedingly high probability of succumbing to disease in the river , CDFW decided to retain these salmon within its hatchery system over the summer until Klamath River conditions improve . The unprecedented relocation happened after extensive monitoring , discussion and close collaboration with federal partners , academic specialists and three Native American tribes in the lower Klamath Basin . The temporary relocation marks the first time CDFW has not released salmon into the Klamath River since construction of the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in 1962 . CDFW relocated the 1.1 million salmon to provide adequate water conditions over the summer and additional space to accommodate the growing fish . Another 1 million juvenile Chinook salmon will remain at Iron Gate . “ It ’ s extremely challenging to raise cold water fish species in a drought ,” said Dr . Mark Clifford , Hatchery Environmental Scientist for CDFW ’ s Northern Region . “ The reality is most of these fish would have died if we released them into the river . We need to maintain
the integrity of the fall run on the wire tags to allow CDFW and other Klamath River and we especially agencies to determine their origin can ’ t afford to lose this generation and destination . All of their adipose of fish .” fins have been removed to visibly Four Klamath River dams are identify them as hatchery reared fish . slated for removal by 2024 , the CDFW thanks its partners for largest dam removal undertaking their time and expertise in working in U . S . history . The removal is through this difficult situation . These expected to restore fish access to partners include the Karuk Tribe , the the entire river and the relocated Yurok Tribe , the Hoopa Valley Tribe , Iron Gate fish could be the first the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service , salmon to return to a new Klamath the Bureau of Reclamation and River after their life in the ocean and NOAA Fisheries . find miles of additional spawning Video and photos of the salmon habitat and contribute to future relocation along with comments generations of wild fish . from Dr . Clifford are available for When conditions improve and download at the following link : before the fish are ultimately https :// filelib . wildlife . ca . gov / released to the Klamath River , the Public / OCEO / Iron % 20Gate % 20 relocated salmon will be returned Hatchery % 20Chinook % 20 to the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery for a Relocation / number of weeks to allow the fish to
- CDFW further imprint on the Klamath River . All of the relocated salmon have been outfitted with unique coded Continued on Pg 15
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