Fishing Station
President Mike Thompson, Rodney Jones and other members
Indianhead Fly Fishing
Ray Perkins
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
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At this station the kids learned about the different type of fish that inhabit the Owyhee Reservoir the Owyhee River. The kids were then
given a practice fishing pole to learn how fly fisherman cast. The kids also learned that a fly fishing pole and reel is very different
than a spinning pole and reel. One of the main types of fish that the kids learned about
was the Brown Trout.
Brown Trout
The Brown Trout was introduced into the Lower Owyhee River in 1990 when 6000 fish were released to start the population. It was in the
1996-1997 time period that the fish population took off. The river was stocked until 1997 when the population was
large enough that it could take care of itself. Most of the larger fish will swim up stream to spawn. Spawners have to
recover the body weight that they lose through this ordeal. It is hard for many of the females to recover their body weight after they spawn once
they are about 20-22" long.
The Owyhee Watershed Council's
educational activities are supported by the
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
For further information please contact:
Jennifer Martin
Owyhee Watershed Coordinator
(541) 889-2588.
Owyhee Field Day Home Page
MES Publications, MES Notice of events, Vegetation, Malheur County, Leslie Gulch, Succor Creek, Owyhee River, Local wildlife, Strawberry Mountain, Eagle Caps
For additional
information about the Malheur Agricultural Experiment Station, please send
an e-mail request to:
Dr. Clinton C. Shock
Clinton.Shock@oregonstate.edu
Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station
595 Onion Avenue
Ontario, OR 97914
(541) 889-2174
FAX (541) 889-7831
Last updated
Wednesday May 31, 2006.
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