The summer is going so fast--I can hardly believe that June is ending! I wanted to post some photos of my summer experiences thus far. Right now, I am helping monitor a Chinook salmon sport fishery on the South Fork Salmon River. I am camping in a beautiful area close to the river, and in my free time, I'm swimming, biking, and learning to fish. Work has been pretty busy and basically entails driving up and down the road near the river, counting vehicles and anglers, and interviewing anglers to see how long they've fished, and check their fish if they've caught any. All of the data we collect goes into an equation that helps estimate how many total fish have been harvested, so that we can work towards our harvest goal quota. The work is a little tedious, but the scenery is beautiful, and I find myself snapping photos of flowers, birds, and the river. It has been interesting learning about salmon fishing and all of the statistics that go into managing a sport fishery. I'm looking forward to finishing up fishery monitoring and getting back to snorkeling the rivers of Idaho for the rest of the summer!
