Smith River and final "Shocking

[Larry]

Today was the last day they were to continue to monitor the fish population on the Smith River. They collected fish for about 450 yards and collected about 600 fish. There was a mix of rainbows and browns with the majority being browns.

The good news is the that the Smith has a good population of browns. The bad news is that they don't get much bigger than 12 inches. The worst news is that they are hard to catch.

Anyway, I will "try" to attach four pictures to this post.

[Woolly Bugger]

Cool pictures and what nice Smith River Brownies...

[Al]

Today was the last day they were to continue to monitor the fish population on the Smith River. They collected fish for about 450 yards and collected about 600 fish. There was a mix of rainbows and browns with the majority being browns.

The good news is the that the Smith has a good population of browns. The bad news is that they don't get much bigger than 12 inches. The worst news is that they are hard to catch.

Anyway, I will "try" to attach four pictures to this post.

Just found this thread - sorry I'm late in saying "Thank You Larry" for participating in the Smith River Sampling. I know they appreciated the help and the interst you showed in the fishery.

I will be seeing some of the VDGIF tomorrow and will get a better read out of how it went. I have corresponded with one of them already and he is optimistic that the fishery is at least stable and perhaps even moving in the right direction. That is welcome news because last year the feeling was that it was still in decline.