Some new reading material is posted in the Library. It’s the IDFG write up of the October 2009 fish population survey. We’ll add some thoughts after the jump after we have some time to digest both the report and some Thanksgiving turkey. Your thoughts are welcome too. (more…)
Category: News
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Bridge is Built; Pierce Creek now Part of South Fork Boise
By Friday November 11 the new bridge was installed over Pierce Creek and the road bed was filled and rebuilt. Guard rails were added to the bridge and the water was turned back into Pierce Creek. Here are some photos:
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PIERCE CREEK: Construction Starts, Cofferdam In, Culvert Out, Connection Coming
Pierce Creek Culvert 11.02.2011 Wednesday November 2 we broke ground on the Pierce Creek Reconnection Project. The 48-inch culvert, one that has over the years turned into a fish barrier, will be removed and a new steel bridge installed. Here’s a report on the first two days of work.
Photo at right shows the clearing and grubbing on the downstream end of the culvert. For the first time a clear picture of the stream gradient can be fully appreciated. And even this did not reveal a surprise (more after the jump). Prior to clearing, willow bushes and aspen trees obscured Pierce Creek between the South Fork Boise road and the South Fork Boise River.
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Pierce Creek Reconnection Project Poised on the Launching Pad
If you made it to the South Fork Boise River near Danskin Bridge in the last couple of days you would have seen this heavy equipment and rock pile in the photo below. It represents the first step of the Pierce Creek Reconnection Project.
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How’s the Fishing?
This website is the creation of fishing enthusiasts who have a conservation interest in the South Fork Boise. And we’re as interested as any in the fishing conditions. But the best information on fishing is to be found with local fly shops, businesses and message boards. Here’s a working list:
