Jan-March 2014 Aerial Surveys

Post date: Apr 02, 2014 11:48:34 PM

Jan-March 2014 Aerial Surveys

We have conducted monthly aerial surveys of our tagged fish in January, February, and March 2014. Flights have gone well, and we have observed that most trout tagged in Willow Creek are overwintering in the mainstem Susitna River near the mouth of Willow Creek (see red circle on map below). Several individuals are spending time upriver near the mouths of the Kashwitna River and Sheep Creek. Other fish appear to be sheltering just downstream of the Willow Mouth in the Delta Islands area.

We will continue monthly aerial surveys until ice-out, and then will begin on-the-ground fish tracking continuing until November. Additional trout will be tagged starting in mid-June. If you are fishing Willow Creek this summer and see us floating by in our blue raft or walking along tracking fish feel free to hail us, we always enjoy chatting about fish and fishing!

-Kevin