2019 Redd Count Final Numbers

Just received the final count numbers for 2019's Spring Creek red count. The total was 1652 counted, up from 2017's number of 1235 but lower than 2015's 1945 count.  Some of the areas that saw outstanding numbers were our section from Rock Road parking lot downstream to Shilo Road "blue" bridge with 137 counted. The walking bridge upstream from Pistol Range was 192, this is above Paradise. The area above Hartle Bridge (concrete bridge below Paradise) had 196 in the area. The area around the 550 Bridge had 141 redd's and the area around the confluence of Spring and Bald Eagle Creeks had 142.
The overall health of the watershed is holding steady with some yearly variations.
   I know the fish commission is crowing about the count of 4000 per mile but they fail to mention that if there was not a large chemical spill years ago that caused the stream to become a no eat steam, the chemicals were determined to be retained in the fish and higher food chain animals and fish. If it had not happened the stream would have been nothing more than a put and take stream as it was. Enough of the PFBC crowing about something that they did not create!
   Get out and fish, the midges are on as are the olives, just about every day.