tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post112500440747082245..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: A confession...Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1125430432155289562005-08-30T14:33:00.000-05:002005-08-30T14:33:00.000-05:00dharma bum--I'm sorry, I just realized that I'd fo...dharma bum--I'm sorry, I just realized that I'd forgotten to respond to your questions here until now! <BR/><BR/>Weekends--right. "What's that, sir? You want us to come in and work on Saturday so you and your buddies can drink beers and watch us shock a stream?" <BR/><BR/>No, we didn't find any trout, and it would have been a real surprise if we did. Unfortunately, we don't do a lot with trout management in this area. Sand Creek has a few brook trout, and I've been meaning to go out and sample them some time with hook and line. <BR/><BR/>Was that the Vermilion River? I think I heard something about that.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1125079416404242472005-08-26T13:03:00.000-05:002005-08-26T13:03:00.000-05:00cool essay. i've always wanted to go along on an e...cool essay. i've always wanted to go along on an electrofishing session on a trout stream, though they're always during the week when i have to work... hmm, maybe dnr employees don't like coming in on the weekend either?<BR/><BR/>anyway, did you find any trout in unexpected places? that can be kind of fun.<BR/><BR/>there was a "shocking" survey done on a river around the metro last summer, maybe you heard about it. it was a known trout stream, but they brought up so many 20+ inch fish (including one 29") that it really blew the dnr and trout unlimited's expectations out of the water. unfortunately, i think there were a few people who had done their own fish surveys over the years (via hook and line) and had managed to keep the size and numbers of those trout quiet. the local TU didn't follow suit, to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1125028809349993812005-08-25T23:00:00.000-05:002005-08-25T23:00:00.000-05:00I always wondered how exactly that electro fishing...I always wondered how exactly that electro fishing and monitoring worked. Thanks for the fun essay and the reminder of the bigger picture, as well.Lené Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018280698586741856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-1125012399638288922005-08-25T18:26:00.000-05:002005-08-25T18:26:00.000-05:00Ditto, ditto, ditto on the dichotomous keys. The e...Ditto, ditto, ditto on the dichotomous keys. The electro fishing sounds fantastic to a fish lover like me. I agree, it is amazing how the smallest body of water can hold a treasure of fish.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.com