August 20, 2012 Cowlitz Bay Seine 16:20 - 18:00
It wasn't as hot as last time, with hazy sunshine.
August 20, 2012 Cowlitz Bay Catch
1 Flounder
3 Gunnel, Penpoint
1 Gunnel, Saddleback
6 Perch, Shiner
7 Perch, Striped
69 Salmon, Chinook, ranging in size from 71 - 147mm
1 Sculpin, Great
1 Snake Prickleback
80 (appx.) Sticklebacks, almost all larval
1 English Sole
Various fish unrecorded due to random help by curious onlookers and a general lazy sense of end-of-summer.
about 600 shrimp (photo)
A yellowish egg mass (photo)
A greyish egg mass (photo)
An Opalescent nudibranch (two photos)
3 Gunnel, Penpoint
1 Gunnel, Saddleback
6 Perch, Shiner
7 Perch, Striped
69 Salmon, Chinook, ranging in size from 71 - 147mm
1 Sculpin, Great
1 Snake Prickleback
80 (appx.) Sticklebacks, almost all larval
1 English Sole
Various fish unrecorded due to random help by curious onlookers and a general lazy sense of end-of-summer.
about 600 shrimp (photo)
A yellowish egg mass (photo)
A greyish egg mass (photo)
An Opalescent nudibranch (two photos)
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August 3, 2012 Cowlitz Bay Seine 16:15 - 18:30
It was hot (75º) and sunny today, with a very few clouds in the sky. Nobody took readings. We miss Glen R!
August 3, 2012 Cowlitz Bay catch
1 English Sole (photo)
6 White-spotted Greenlings (photo)
5 Penpoint Gunnels, from 80 - 400 mm
4 Herring
1 Shiner Perch
10 Striped Perch
2 Chum Salmon
57 Chinook Salmon, including at least 5 hatchery fish, measuring from 64 - 164 mm
2 Pink Salmon
1 Sand Lance (found inside a chinook stomach)
2 Silver-spotted Sculpin
4 Staghorn Sculpin
2 Great Sculpin (photo)
18 Snake Pricklebacks
7 Tubesnouts
5 Sticklebacks, very small
dozens of small shrimp
6 White-spotted Greenlings (photo)
5 Penpoint Gunnels, from 80 - 400 mm
4 Herring
1 Shiner Perch
10 Striped Perch
2 Chum Salmon
57 Chinook Salmon, including at least 5 hatchery fish, measuring from 64 - 164 mm
2 Pink Salmon
1 Sand Lance (found inside a chinook stomach)
2 Silver-spotted Sculpin
4 Staghorn Sculpin
2 Great Sculpin (photo)
18 Snake Pricklebacks
7 Tubesnouts
5 Sticklebacks, very small
dozens of small shrimp