Ontario Shore Fishing Forum - Fishers in Bowmanville making a manual fish ladder for Salmon

People in Bowmanville making a manual Salmon ladder in efforts to save over 5000 Salmon. Amazing story and props to the people helping out.

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http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/ID/2271211044/

I saw salmons at the bohemians dam pack of salmons but didn't seem to close 5000
But it is packed like ganaraska fisher ladder

(08-24-2012 10:23 AM)roska Wrote: [ -> ]I saw salmons at the bohemians dam pack of salmons but didn't seem to close 5000
But it is packed like ganaraska fisher ladder

Haha,
Yeah it's definitely packed.
I think they meant that in the end they will have accumulated 5000 because some are still swimming up to the spot.

Giuga10

I heard about this in the news, fantastic!

Re fishers! It's fishermen, don't let the PC weenies at the CBC change the english language so easily.
I think it's great that these concerned folks are giving nature a leg up.

(09-01-2012 05:59 AM)beaser Wrote: [ -> ]Re fishers! It's fishermen, don't let the PC weenies at the CBC change the english language so easily.
I think it's great that these concerned folks are giving nature a leg up.

I do too, it's great that we can help out the spawning fish and in the end we do get the benefit which is more fish in the water from the eggs! Smile

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Thanks for your input,
Giuga10

I'd love to volunteer for the manual fish ladder, seems like a blast LOL. Anyways, it would be much better to construct a proper one. I think the story was that they came early this year, before they could build one...

From what I can tell, being chased down with a net and carried on a pulley probably isn't the best thing for already stressed-out fish. I'm sure the procedure caused some additional mortality. Still, it's probably better than leaving them below the dam.

(09-04-2012 12:56 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote: [ -> ]I'd love to volunteer for the manual fish ladder, seems like a blast LOL. Anyways, it would be much better to construct a proper one. I think the story was that they came early this year, before they could build one...

From what I can tell, being chased down with a net and carried on a pulley probably isn't the best thing for already stressed-out fish. I'm sure the procedure caused some additional mortality. Still, it's probably better than leaving them below the dam.

Yeah it does seem really fun.