Bogus Creek Salmon Studies 2013 Final Report

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (Department), Klamath River Project (KRP) operated a video fish counting facility and conducted spawning ground surveys (carcass surveys) on Bogus Creek during the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) spawning season. The purpose of these surveys is to describe the run characteristics of adult fall-run Chinook (Chinook) salmon, coho salmon and steelhead trout into Bogus Creek. Video fish counting operations began on September 4, 2013 and ended on May 1, 2014 at the end of the season. Spawning ground surveys began on October 14, 2013 and were conducted twice a week through January 24, 2014.