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[chris gadsden]

Filmed the first truck load release of steelhead into the Vedder River by Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC staff today, fish for the future.
http://youtu.be/Y7ek984Rm1Y

http://youtu.be/LbIQ330pN8M

[typhoon]

How large are the smolts?

[Stratocaster]

I'll know where on the Vedder I will be fishing in 4 or 5 years!

[leapin' tyee]

Hi Chris, Thanks for the videos, looks like they released those smolt just below the crossing.  I thought  they usually release steelhead smolt at the train bridge or the canel area ?

[chris gadsden]

Thanks for the good questions. Here is some information from FFSBC.

"The smolts are 83 grams average and they are not just released at the crossing bridge, we are staggering the releases all through the lower river, Crossing, Peach, Lickman, Train Bridge, and top of the Canal, because the fish will imprint on those areas."

[Dave]

Averaging 83 g ... wow, they sure gained weight quickly!  If that weight is indeed correct perhaps forum sites like FWR that have members advocating for the mandated 80 g parr, are doing some good

[chris gadsden]

Averaging 83 g ... wow, they sure gained weight quickly!  If that weight is indeed correct perhaps forum sites like FWR that have members advocating for the mandated 80 g parr, are doing some good

I see you were mentioned in the video.

[samw]

Yup.  I heard the guy say 70-80 gms and bigger than last year in the video.  Would have been interesting to have an underwater camera there as well (that was mentioned in the video too).

[chris gadsden]

Yup.  I heard the guy say 70-80 gms and bigger than last year in the video.  Would have been interesting to have an underwater camera there as well (that was mentioned in the video too).

I better ask for one someday soon but will invest in a better video camera first although mine has weathered many a storm including trying to be an underwater camera couple of year back.

[777fishing]

  thanks Chris!

[typhoon]

Awesome! Thanks Chris.

[armytruck]

What do u think were the total amount of steelhead smolts released ?  100,000 or so 

[samw]

I better ask for one someday soon but will invest in a better video camera first although mine has weathered many a storm including trying to be an underwater camera couple of year back.

An inexpensive camera with a monopod extender like the X-Shot these days can do a decent job.  I've now just posted a few old videos that were taken with a 3 year old camera for examples.  The videos are heavily compressed by youtube so they aren't as nice as the originals. 

But it is just an idea.  It is great just to see the steelhead being released.  Not something many of us have seen.  Thanks for that.

[leaping steely]

An inexpensive camera with a monopod extender like the X-Shot these days can do a decent job.

If you want to take it a step further, add the X-Shot to an actual monopod. You might have to do some modifications if you want to dip the camera into some faster moving water, but it works great if you want to get closer to the fish without spooking them/getting swept away yourself. I used this setup last year to get some close-ups underwater.

[samw]

If you want to take it a step further, add the X-Shot to an actual monopod. You might have to do some modifications if you want to dip the camera into some faster moving water, but it works great if you want to get closer to the fish without spooking them/getting swept away yourself. I used this setup last year to get some close-ups underwater.

Maybe I made a mistake in my post.  I should have said camera extender instead of monopod extender.  The x-shot is a monopod.

http://xshot.com/products/xshot-2