Recent fish documentation

List and documentation of all known steelhead and salmon sightings in Alameda Creek

If you know of additional historical records, please contact the ACA.

RECENT FISH RESCUES AND STEELHEAD DOCUMENTATION:

MARCH 2008 -FIRST ATTEMPTED STEELHEAD SPAWNING ABOVE FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL IN FOUR DECADES:

Bonnie and Clyde, a male and female steelhead trout pair rescued at the BART weir Feb. 26, 2008, radio-tagged and moved into Niles Canyon. The pair was photographed exhibiting spawning behavior in Stonybrook Creek on March 2 and 3, 2008. Bonnie measures 27 inches in length and weighs 8.5 pounds; Clyde is 28 inches and 8 pounds.

This marks the first time that adult steelhead have attempted to spawn in suitable trout habitat in the Alameda Creek watershed since the early to mid 1960s. Photos by Leigh Ochikubo-Chan of EBRPD.

February 26, 2008

Photos from the February 26th, 2008 rescue of two steelhead trout:

Volunteers seining at BART weir

Fish in seine net

Netting steelhead

Putting trout in cooler

Measuring fish

Netted steelhead

Trout in cooler

Releasing the fish

December 13, 2006

One of the chinook salmon seen in the flood control channel in November was found stranded and dying on the cement apron below the BART weir today. The 20 pound fish was moved off the weir and into deeper water. Photo 1 Photo 2

March 11, 2006:

Beautiful fish rescue setting: the BART weir and snow covered Fremont hills

setting up the seine net

stretching the net across the channel

ACA volunteers in the channel running the samll seine net

netting a steelhead

steelhead in net

looking for the one that slipped through the net

ACA volunteers looking for fish below the BART weir

fish in cooler

close-up of fish in cooler

measuring a fish

releasing steelhead upstream

March 4, 2006:

setting seine net at weir

seine netting trout from the weir

large steelhead in cooler

smaller steelhead in cooler

weighing the 11 pound steelhead

"Brutus" the 11 pound steelie in a cooler

weighing Brutus

ACA volunteers looking for fish

31 inch steelhead in tank

taking smaller steelhead from the tank

releasing steelhead upstream

releasing another fish

March 1, 2006:

steelhead trying to get up the weir next to north wall

December 29, 2005:

steelhead on the weir

steelhead below the weir

March 30, 2005:

steelhead jumping on the weir

close up of steelhead on the weir

January 10, 2005:

Steelhead trying to ascend the weir

video clips

photo 1 photo 2 photo 3

November 4, 2004:

Dead king salmon found in flood control channel

February 27, 2004:

Steelhead stranded below BART weir

March 14, 2003

Steelhead in cooler

Ripe steelhead in cooler

Measuring a fish

Fish rescues 1998-2000:

Netting a big one

Weighing a fish

Measuring for length

Steelhead in ice chest before release

Steelhead being released upstream

Back to the water

Winter 1998:

Steelhead jumping at the BART weir

photo 1 photo 2 photo 3 photo 4 photo 5

March 1998:

Spawning steelhead found in Old Alameda Creek channel

December 1997:

Dying steelhead found in flood control channel by Robin Benavidez

November 1997:

48" king salmon found at BART weir by Ken Elliott - killed when water flow cut off

More photos of the dead monster chinook - photos 1&2 photos 3&4