October 13, 2005
Coho Spawner Found in Byrne Creek
Yumi and I found a dead coho spawner in Byrne Creek today just a few meters downstream from the wooden footbridge (Tag 516) in the ravine.
It was a strange find, for the fish had not changed colour as spawners typically do.
We processed it for our streamkeeper records, and to our dismay it was a female that had not spawned -- she had two full egg sacs. She was 45cm from eye to base of tail, and 55cm from nose to fork.
We also found three chum salmon in the sediment pond (Tag 514). One pair actively spawning just below the stop log downstream of the culvert, and one on its own -- likely the lone female we found a few days ago.