It is OFFical! The Sandy has a new..

[eggs]

Acclimation pond on BULL RUN!! This is what we(steelheaders) have been begging for... they are now acclimating chinook(for now) up Bull Run by the old powerhouse! This creates a black hole for returning hatchery fish to avoid upriver stray fish. This word just came down a couple hours ago! ODFW STEP is looking for people to help feed them. Fish are in the ponds right now..

You can contact Jeff at jeff.s.fulop@state.or.us to help feed as they need feeding 2 times a day... the Sandy steelheaders will be doing a lot of work with this..

 

[GungasUncle]

Hm. NFS gives intent to sue ODFW - now ODFW does this. Coincidence? Sounds like a good step either way.

 

[eggs]

This has been in the works since marmont dam was removed and ramped up when city of portland requested a waiver for putting in ladders on the 3 bull run dams..... it was just about getting pge land approval.. the sandy has been looking for a new pond when they lost the one at marmont...

 

[GungasUncle]

The timing is just interesting. Wonder if thiswas done earlier, the NFS people would not have made the motions to sue

 

[eggs]

Yea most likely due to the 'take' of esa listed fish for broodstock issue... but would/will help on the stupid high number of stray hatchery nooks upriver spawning part of the lawsuit

 

[Irishrover]

It really has been in the works for a while. For the last couple of years I have seen the ODFW folks up there and running a big fish trap just up from Dodge Park checking things out. The trap is there right now. There was an article a long while back about in the Sandy Post about geting fish back in the bull Run River. I understand the skepticism GGU, it's like 2+2=4. But really they have been trying to get something going on the Bull Run. I'm suprised that the NFS hasn't file a suit to stop this project. Eggs thanks for posting this. Might have to see about becoming a fish feeder!

 

[eggs]

yea should be nice to fish Bull Run in 3 or 4 years for springers

 

[eggs]

I have the phone number for the guy in charge of feeding.. if you want to feed or take your kids/g.kids they are releasing the smolt May 9th... pm me if you want to take part of this project and I will give you the number.

 

[Dbaum]

Hey,

I fish the Sandy A LOT and live 3 minutes from OX and 8 from Dodge and although I am in school and doing an internship with the FS and BLM I think I could find time for this project! I am happy to help and even happier to hear about this...let me know where and when and I will check my schedule and set a time up when my son and I will go do some feeding! Thanks for this info!

DB