FISHWATCH 2024 MONTHLY REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2024
by Edward Kikumoto
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions in this report are strictly my own, and do not reflect the views and opinions of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), or The North Umpqua Foundation (TNUF).
Greetings from the Big Bend Pool, Steamboat Creek, in the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area (established March 12, 2019).
CLOSURE, WEATHER, WATER TEMPERATURES,
STREAM FLOW, STEELHEAD
The Steamboat Creek Basin remains closed to public access due to wildfires.
On August 19, I received final approval from the fire management team to visit the Big Bend Pool daily between the hours of 10:00 to 14:00.
In September I visited the Pool five times to check the area, take water temperatures, observe steelhead behavior, and try to count the steelhead.
