2014 TUC Fall Fish Rescue

One of our fisheries technicians holding a large Brown Trout, Salmo trutta, rescued from the Lethbridge Northern Headworks Canal.  Photo, courtesy Trout Unlimited Canada

2014 TUC Fall Fish Rescue (33 photos)

Trout Unlimited Canada writes: "The 2014 Fish Rescue was a great success, thanks to our many amazing volunteers who came out to help Trout Unlimited Canada and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. 

This year 50,785 fish were rescued from six irrigation canals diverting water from the Bow, Oldman, Belly, Highwood, and Waterton river systems. 

Trout Unlimited Canada would like to thank all those who helped make this event possible, and our sponsors at Lassonde Western Canada, Tim Hortons, and Navajo Metals for their in-kind contributions to the rescue."

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Wildlife rescue south of Calgary is helping save hundreds of fish

CALGARY- Trout Unlimited and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource (ESRD) hope to save thousands of fish in their annual fish rescue operation in the Carseland area. Fish that would otherwise be left to die in irrigation canals, are being freed.

Watch video here: bit.ly/1rd84aU

Trout Unlimited Canada's ‪#‎FishRescue‬

Provincial Biologist Lesley Peterson with Bull Trout. Photo, courtesy TUC

Trout Unlimited Canada's ‪#‎FishRescue‬ is underway in AB! Rescued this Bull Trout from an irrigation canal last week.

Group rescues thousands of fish from irrigation canals

Trout Unlimited Project Biologist Lesley Peterson, left, and volunteer Joe Neidermayer, with orange gloves, electrofish with other volunteers during a fish rescue at an irrigation canal south of Granum.
Photograph by: Colleen De Neve, Calgary Herald

Group rescues thousands of fish from irrigation canals

By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald October 27, 2013

NEAR GRANUM, AB — The water in the irrigation canal, between Granum and Fort Macleod in southern Alberta, is only knee deep but there’s fish hiding in the riffles and pools beneath the surface.

“Any fish that are in here after today are dead,” says Brian Meagher, a provincial biologist with Trout Unlimited Canada in Calgary. “The fish will not be able to overwinter here.”

Read story, plus video, plus 16 photos here: http://bit.ly/HzR8vp

Volunteers rescue fish before winter's arrival

Watch CTV Calgary news clip here: http://bit.ly/16JbNXW

TUC Fish Rescue 2013

Photo, courtesy Bow Habitat Station 2013

"We helped out with Trout Unlimited Canada's fish rescue from an irrigation canal this morning! Fish were moved out of the canal and into the nearby Bow River. Some cool species were found, including a Burbot!" -  Bow Habitat Station

More photos here

Learn more about the Fish Rescue here

Calgary volunteers wade into flooded areas to rescue dozens of stranded fish

Photo, courtesy Jen Gerson/National Post. Alberta government teams use electrofishing to safely capture fish trapped by the receding flood waters of the nearby Bow River. They throw an anode that looks like an egg beater into the water in Bowness Park. An electric current is then sent through the water, which temporarily stuns the fish and forces them to move toward the boat. A second government scientist then catches the fish with a net and puts them in a tub where they're promptly transferred to the Bow River.

Calgary volunteers wade into flooded areas to rescue dozens of stranded fish

by Jen Gerson, National Post, July 01 2013

Wearing beige hip waders and baseball hats, Nicole Goerlitz and Gene Aquilini carry a blue plastic tub filled with about two dozen stunned freshwater fish, most of them no longer than the length of a hand.

Dipping the tub into the water, they slowly splash cold water from the still-too-fast Bow River. They grab the fish — mostly White Suckers — one by one, wake them up with a wiggle and watch as they make a mad dash for deeper, cooler waters.

“If I were here fishing and I caught one of these, I would be very unhappy,” said Ms. Goerlitz, a teacher. “But every fish counts.”

Read article here: http://bit.ly/15cfzYe

Fish Rescue Opportunity for Tomorrow - Wed Jul 03

Photo, courtesy Trout Unlimited Canada/ESRD via Fish Tales Fly Shop

FISH RESCUE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOMORROW-

From Trout Unlimited Canada via Fish Tales Fly Shop

For Wednesday July 3rd we are asking that all volunteers meet at 8:30 am across the river from the Cottonwood Golf Course, along Range Road 285 on the north side of the river. Alberta ESRD staff will be there shortly after.

Click here for a Google map link showing the meeting place:

https://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=209563654676002469324.0004e08e9f6855ca4fa29&msa=0&ll=50.872495%2C-113.849001&spn=0.050751%2C0.140762

Please be sure to park your vehicle off the main road as there will likely be large trucks travelling to and from the gravel pit. Remember to come prepared for the day: bring waders, lunch, water, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.

For all others please feel free to post this anywhere you see fit!

TUC Fish Rescue Event - Thursday June 27 @ 8:00am

Fish Rescue on June 25, 2013 (Glenmore Trail/Heritage Drive)   
Photo, Courtesy Fish Tales Fly Shop. Click on photo for larger image.

Join Trout Unlimited Canada tomorrow morning, Thursday June 27, for fish rescue event.

"Please note that we are going ahead with a fish recue event on Thursday June 27th. The goal of the effort is to rescue fish stranded after the Alberta floods. We are asking that volunteers meet at the TUC office in Calgary at 8:00am. Suite 160- 6712 Fisher ST SE.

Please bring lunch, water, waders, gloves, sunscreen and what ever else you will need for the day. We will meet up with Fish and Wildlife shortly after and break into a couple teams depending on volunteer support and gear. We will likely also be going again on Friday- but a longer term plan is being developed."

2012 Alberta Fish Rescue-Western Headworks Canal (WHC) in Calgary: Trout Unlimited Canada

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Western Headworks Canal (WHC), Calgary

Trout Unlimited Canada invites volunteers of all ages to join us for our 2012 Fish Rescue. This project provides an excellent "hands-on" activity for individuals, families, youth groups and community groups.

Numerous irrigation diversion structures exist on many river systems and on-stream reservoirs in southern Alberta. However, most of these structures do not have operable fish exclusion devices to keep both sport fish and non-sport species from entering the canals.

Wild sportfish that enter irrigation canals are generally lost to the fishery because existing canal structures prevent fish from returning to the river system. TUC staff and volunteers use electro-fishing and netting to capture as many fish as possible from six different canals in southern Alberta fed by the Bow, Highwood, Belly, Waterton, and Oldman rivers. The fish are all identified and counted and returned to the appropriate river where they can complete their life cycle.

Please visit the Newsroom section of the TUC website for additional information including maps to the various Fish Rescue locations.

Volunteer Opportunity - TUC 2012 Fish Rescue

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