Olcott Pen Rearing Project 2008

OLCOTT PEN PUT-IN SATURDAY APRIL 19 th AT 8:00 AM AT THE NEWFANE TOWN MARINA IN OLCOTT

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR ANOTHER FUN SATURDAY PUTTING THE SALMON AND STEELHEAD PENS TOGETHER AND IN THE WATER. (HOPEFULLY BROUGHT TO YOU SNOW FREE THIS YEAR)

DUE TO DROUGHT AND OTHER CONDITIONS, THE CHINOOK SALMON EGG HARVEST FELL WAY SHORT AT THE SALMON RIVER HATCHERY LAST FALL. THE DEC, LOTSA, NIAGARA COUNTY SPORTSMEN, CHARTER CAPTAINS, SLIPPERY SINKER AND THE TOWN OF NEWFANE ALONG WITH THEIR FISHERMAN'S PARK STAFF WORKED TO HELP OUT WITH AN EMERGENCY EGG COLLECTION AT EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK. THIS EFFORT SHOWED THE VIABILITY OF EMERGENCY EGG COLLECTION AT EIGHTEEN MILE AND THUS EIGHTEEN MILE WAS DESIGNATED A "BACK-UP BROOD STOCK STREAM" BY THE DEC. THIS DESIGNATION HELPED US TO RECEIVE A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF OUR NORMAL CHINOOK STOCKING THAN MOST STOCKING SITES IN THIS YEAR OF REDUCED STOCKING.

THIS YEAR WE WILL BE RAISING 67,100 CHINOOK AND OUR USUAL 3,500 STEELHEAD. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 17,100 CHINOOK IN OUR PENS.

WITH THIS INCREASE WE WILL NEED ALL FOUR OF OUR PENS ADDING 25% TO OUR WORK LOAD. SO WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET FOR SATURDAYS CREW.

PLEASE COME TO HELP AND BRING A FRIEND OR TWO. ALL WHO HAVE HELPED IN THE PAST KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD TIME AND IT IS A GREAT CHANCE TO MEET SOME NEW FRIENDS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR WIRE CUTTERS FOR SNIPPING TIE WRAPS.

WE THINK WE HAVE FOUND A PLACE ON THE WATER FOR OUR AFTER-WORK "PIZZA PARTY" WHEN WE ARE DONE.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE ON THE 19th AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.

BEST REGARDS TO ALL

CURT MEDDAUGH

!! UPDATE !!

OUR BABIES WILL BE DELIVERED AT 1:00 ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24.

2008 Olcott Pen Rearing Project Feeding Schedule Calendar and Feeding time sign up.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Curt Meddaugh at the number or e-mail address below.

Curt is LOTSA's unbelievably dedicated Pen Project Coordinator who is overseeing and organizing this project again this year.
Without Curt's MONUMENTAL Efforts, this project would not be possible.

We all owe Curt a HUGE 'ATTABOY' and our sincere Thanks!!!