First Coho Fry of the Year SightedThe first Coho fry of the year for 2018 have been spotted on Mosquito Creek. The fry were spotted on the exact spot the pair of adults were spawning in the fall. I wasn't sure if we would see any fry emerge for a few reasons. 1) The area where the eggs were laid was dewatered for a period of 48-72 hours as the intake for the channel was blocked. I wasn't sure if the female had laid her eggs of not prior to this time. 2) The area of channel where the eggs were laid has seen a significant amount of sediments and fine accumulation over the past few months. I was afraid this would have burried the fry prevent them from emerging. Seems that at least a few fry have made it out of the gravel.
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AuthorKeegan Casidy Archives
January 2020
CategoriesMosquito Creek,
North Vancouver, British Columbia |