July was an interesting month, with slightly warmer waters and continued heavy vegetation growth.

As for trout numbers recorded, numbers dropped to ten with four sites showing no trout after a day of trap soaking. Creek temperature rose to nearly 14 degrees and site 7 continued to attract the majority of cutthroat. Trout recorded appeared to be feeding very well, so it seems that most of the population of trout have moved to more sheltered areas.

We were joined by Rachel and Riley who were visiting from out east and we had a great time showing them how the creek is being monitored. Riley is a fly fisherman and we talked about how he ties flies to match the hatch of the season in Alberta. He was particularly interested in the caddisflies which were abundant. Looking closely at the tip of the casing revealed the head and front legs of the fly.

A caddisfly casing is made up of bits of vegetation and wood.