Post by VFR on Mar 10, 2023 15:16:22 GMT -5
A Day Spent Sampling Trout on the Smith River
by Al Kittredge
There were some nice trout captured in the sampling effort. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) volunteer Al Kittredge shared his account of joining DWR aquatics biologists and volunteers from Smith River Trout Unlimited (SRTU) and Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) on a November trout sampling session on a section of the lower Smith River immediately downstream from Martinsville Dam. Kittredge documented the day’s activities in a blog.
Your humble scribe and DWR Complementary Work Force Volunteer was the oldest member of the sample team. Proud to say 82 and counting – activities like this keep me going. The DWR electronic shocking raft is on the right, SRTU volunteer’s raft is on the left. I’m riding in style today on the rear of the raft on the left. The air temperature is to cold for me to risk as dunking while paddling my usual DWR-supplied kayak – maybe I am getting smarter in my old age! Read more.....
by Al Kittredge
There were some nice trout captured in the sampling effort. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) volunteer Al Kittredge shared his account of joining DWR aquatics biologists and volunteers from Smith River Trout Unlimited (SRTU) and Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) on a November trout sampling session on a section of the lower Smith River immediately downstream from Martinsville Dam. Kittredge documented the day’s activities in a blog.Your humble scribe and DWR Complementary Work Force Volunteer was the oldest member of the sample team. Proud to say 82 and counting – activities like this keep me going. The DWR electronic shocking raft is on the right, SRTU volunteer’s raft is on the left. I’m riding in style today on the rear of the raft on the left. The air temperature is to cold for me to risk as dunking while paddling my usual DWR-supplied kayak – maybe I am getting smarter in my old age! Read more.....