April 3rd 2010: Snake River Redd Counts Holding Close to Average

The Wyoming Department of Game and Fish have published their redd count findings for the Snake River complete last spring. The results show that the total number of spawning cutthroat and number of redds created were only slightly below the average at the two general measurement sites. On spring creeks below Wilson Bridge the total number of spawning trout was down by only 4.2% off the 10 year average, while on the creeks above Wilson Bridge, spawning trout were down by only 7.2%.

Spawning activity amongst native cutthoat is benefiting from an ample supply of water in the Snake River basin over the past two years, not to mention the work local wildlife management agencies and conservation groups have done on spawning creeks. Hopefully we will see this trend continue in the future. However, we are experiencing a weak winter this year, which will probably result in a lower number of spawning trout this year. We will find out if this is the case as the spawn starts up in May and June. Keep your fingers crossed.