Barber Pool Trout Study: RECAPTURE event

Boise Valley Fly Fishers and VICE Outdoors are helping IDF&G with a trout population study on the Boise River in the Barber Pool section. On Nov 2nd, we conducted our initial CATCH study and floy-tagged trout.  On Nov 18th we will be conducting a RECAPTURE study to see how many tagged vs untagged trout we can catch.

We need lots of volunteers to make this project work.  

Please sign up for the category you want to help out with:

1. Anglers: Anglers need to be able to catch at least 5 fish the 4-hour session, using tight-line nymphing, indicator nymphing, streamer fishing or dry fly fishing.

2. Netters: We want to land every fish we hook!  In addition to netting fish, Netters will be transporting them to the Fishery Biologist stations where they will be tagged, weighed and measured.  Netters are also back-up anglers.

3. Fish Biologist Helpers: Help IDF&G Fishery Biologists weigh, measure, tag and release fish. They may also be asked to show up early and help IDF&G carry equipment down to the river.

We want to START fishing at 10am, so please arrive by 9:30AM so you can wader-up and get setup to fish.  Matt Housel from VICE Outdoors is coordinating the fishing stations and assignments and will reach out to everyone who signs up as an Angler.

The upper parking lot is small. Please leave it for IDF&G so they can get their equipment to the river.  Volunteers should park at the dirt lot downstream of the HWY-21 bridge.