some interesting reading re atlantuc salmon in ny

[Shaq]

www.nyrp-uc.org/?p=1498

An interesting quick read about Atlantic's in the river

[fishtech]

Thanks Shaq, a good read. I have been keeping track of Jim Johnson's work since the project began. Here is a list of what has been stocked so far. We may start to see returns this summer from the first fish he stocked in 2009.
*Note: These fish are in addition to the ~30,000 NYSDEC Atlantic yearlings that have been stocked in the Salmon River each year since 1996.

Atlantic Salmon restoration effort – Beaverdam Brook

*USGS Tunison Lab- Jim Johnson 2009 -201?? project. Goal is to get adults returning in the summer to Beaverdam Brook where they can be captured and transported to Tunison by truck. They would be held there until ripening in November. Then eggs could be taken from these “Lake Ontario strain” Atlantics to get the program going.

September 16, 2009 - 24,000 AD clipped FF Cayuga lake strain Atlantic Salmon (2¾") 2009 year class

September 23, 2010 - 37,000 AD clipped FF Seebago Strain Atlantic Salmon (3½")

Sept. 20 – 29, 2011 - 70,000 AD clipped FF Sebago strain Atlantic Salmon (4”)* - note: some of these fish
were put in Orwell Bk., Trout Bk. and the Salmon River behind the hatchery.

April (late) 2012 - 10,000 AD clipped yearlings Sebago strain Atlantic Salmon put in Beaverdam Brook

Sept. 26 – Oct. 9, 2012 75,000 AD clipped FF Sebago strain Atlantic Salmon (4.2”)
• ~28,000 put in Beaverdam Brook
• ~4,500 put in Trout Brook
• ~4,500 put in Orwell Brook
• ~38,000 put in Salmon River behind the hatcher


April 20, 2013 - 20,000 yearlings AD clipped plus elastomer tag
• ~12,000 put in main river just above Beaverdam Brook
• ~ 8,000 put in Upper Fly Area

[Shaq]

Hi Tech,

Good info. Do you know if the fish from NY are clipped?

[fishtech]

The 30,000 yearling Atlantic salmon stocked by the NYSDEC into the Salmon River each year are not marked.


This link takes you to the latest available Lake Ontario report :   www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lou2011hilights.pdf
Go to Section 1 to see the Stocking that took place in 2011.

[hooked]

Great read guys.