Sandy River broodstock program

Matthew Clark is an angling videographer & the creator of Small Stream Salmon Fishing network. He has been an avid Traveling fisherman for over 25 years. His experience with both fly rod and terminal gear has covered much of the west coast for many species of fish in both fresh and saltwater.

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Side Drifting for the Future

Matthew Clark
Small Stream Salmon Fishing

I finally got the chance to hook up with Brandon Glass and Rob Brown when they both could take a day off from work and film with me. Our mission was to capture a few Sandy native fish for the program and maybe even bonk a few hatchery fish while on our mission. We had good odds since Brandon was taking the day off so We could put a stick in his hand and tell him to go get em!

Side Drift for the Future Video Clip

To our surprise the river temp was up and the fish were in! We hooked 10 or 11 fish before we called it a day. We each kept a hatchery fish and I also landed 2 dandy native fish that Brandon tanked in a live well. We then transported the fish to the tank at Jack's place.

Brandon explained to me that this year angler's can not yet bring fish up to the tank themselves because of liability issues. They are working overtime to get the program into action that will allow anglers to take part. Brandon and his father are certified to handle the fish legally. A live tank on the boat will also be needed to transport the fish. If you see Jack or Brandon around you when you have a native on the line, they would gladly take the fish from you and bring it to the tank to hold for ODFW.

They are also recommending that we retain all the hatchery fish we catch even if dark. They need to be removed from the system, especially after they have been recycled a time or 2 and are near their spawning stage. Recycled fish will have a hole punched into the center of their tale. With the dam now down this will be the only way we can conserve native winter fish while still having a few hatchery fish to retain in the future. Their goal is for 40 fish. I was very very happy that I was able to contribute 2 great fish to the program that Jack and Brandon have put their heart and sole into.

This really is their backyard and they are making great use of it! Great conservation message guys!

Yes their will be a full length PGP film from this day!