Tide Creek WTF

[roosterman]

Took a walk up Tide Creek on Saturday. Good news is that the creek is full of wallys. Bad news is that thousands are stacked up at the first few beaverdams and can't go further up. Some get through; others get hung up in the branches and become raven chow.

After you get past the first range road west of Pigeon there is a beaverdam about every 200 yds. In past years someone (SRD?, Thorsby or Leduc F&G?) would come in with a mini hoe and bust up the dams. Maybe that's a better way to help the wallys than fretting about how many tags to grab cash for.

Just my $.02.

[jts1]

That could be viewed one of two ways. We had the same issue back in Sask years ago. Some wanted to bust up the dams and keep the fish and water flowing. But others said the beavers and there dams are a natural occurring thing and they do block a lot of fish. But they also create a wet land that sustains numerous other creatures. I believe the dams were removed but not till after a long drawn out fight.