2015 Sandy Creek Pen Rearing

[Legacy]

Just a reminder... Our work party has been scheduled for Saturday April 11 @ 12:00 noon at the Sandy Creek Marina (8 Lake Road East Fork Hamlin, NY 14464). We hope to see you there!

 

[Legacy]

Our fish will be arriving at noon for delivery to the pens (@ the Sandy Creek Marina). Feel free to stop in and lend a hand. We will be moving the pens at 5pm Friday night to the pen site location, We could use 6-10 volunteers on hand to help with this. Let us know if you can be there!

[Legacy]

Unfortunately, because of high water temps, we will not be pen rearing our fish this year. At the time the decision was made by the committee, temperature at the pen site was over 61 degrees. Although the short term forcast showed us signs of a cool down, the long term forcasts are showing quite the opposite. The fish destined for pen rearing will now join the direct stocked fished. The steelhead will be stocked next thursday and the chinooks the week after.

[FISHIN AGAIN?]

That sucks Rob. I know Salmon River was starting to get the Kings out and I was wondering why Sandy wasn't first on the list. I did not realize that the creek was that warm already.

[UNREEL]

That is too bad. Hard to believe it's that warm. I asked the DEC on Tues. when we got the fish at the Genny and was told it was 49 deg.

[Legacy]

That is too bad. Hard to believe it's that warm. I asked the DEC on Tues. when we got the fish at the Genny and was told it was 49 deg.

It was almost 70 degrees on saturday...

[dvdegeorge]

Remarkable that it's that warm already 

[UNREEL]

It was almost 70 degrees on saturday...

Holy smokes. Is there a nuke plant upstream on Sandy we don't know about.

[Legacy]

Yeah. Sandy is very temperamental. I've seen the creek change 12 degrees in 5 days

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[dvdegeorge]

Damn that really stinks,is it possible to find a location downstream close to the lake for the future?

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

Probably for the better, today anyway. We were told truck water temps were 42 degrees, Olcott was 50 degrees--coming dangerously close to the 10 degree difference limit. In the early 90s protocul was set that if there was a 10 degree or more difference--especially WARMER, the fish were to be planted at the nearest workable site. A difference of 10 degrees or more can result in a total loss of the stocking.   

Unfortunately, because of high water temps, we will not be pen rearing our fish this year. At the time the decision was made by the committee, temperature at the pen site was over 61 degrees. Although the short term forcast showed us signs of a cool down, the long term forcasts are showing quite the opposite. The fish destined for pen rearing will now join the direct stocked fished. The steelhead will be stocked next thursday and the chinooks the week after.