Fell Channel SpawnersIt was nearly mid November and I was walking Mosquito with no expectations. I had only seen 1 dead Coho jack in the lower reaches and 1 dead Chum up to this point. This had been a tough year to this point as we had seen 0 Pinks and nearly 0 Chum as well. There had only been a few days of heavy rain in October, but with no signs of Coho. Today I was walking the main path of the Trail along the Fell Channel. I had never spotted an adult in this channel, but figured it must receive some utilization as many fry use it as rearing habitat. I was actually really curious to see how the head pool was holding up after being suctioned out by Sandie and Al late this summer. It looked good, but with noticeable sediment accumulating from the heavy rains we had been receiving. To my surprise, not more than 30 yards down the channel I saw an adult Coho. She was paired up with a noticeably smaller male, a jack, about 1/4 of her size. I was able to visit the pair many times in the following two weeks. I noticed the female utilized more than 1 redd, perhaps her first was too exposed to the walkers on the trail. Unfortunately on Nov 23rd there had been an issue with the intake to the channel. Nearly no water was flowing. I immediately called Sandie and let her know we had an issue. A day or so later Sandie and Tyler were able to restore the flow. I hope the eggs survived as they were most and buried during the approx 2 days without water flowing. I was not able to locate either of the adults the day the channel dried up, or anytime after it was restored. Here is the video of them spawning.
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AuthorKeegan Casidy Archives
January 2020
CategoriesMosquito Creek,
North Vancouver, British Columbia |