Last week as we took our drive up in the high country to look at the fall colored leaves, we stopped at the Strawberry Fish Trap to watch the Kokaneese (spelling is most likely wrong...sorry) Salmon spawn. They are an unbelievable bright RED this time of year and so much fun to watch. I'm not usually a huge fan of watching fish...but because of their gorgeous RED color and their ability to JUMP cement walls, they fascinate me. Several years back when all of our children were still living under our roof, we stopped at this same place to watch the fish spawn, and vowed we would come back every year to watch them again and again....sad to say this is the first time we've made it back...BUT it was fun to watch them none-the-less!
Hubby, showing us the route the fish take from the Strawberry Reservoir, up to the traps.
Halle....showing her "True" feelings of our day trip~
This picture doesn't do these fish justice, they are huge and so brightly colored...I guess
the only other time I've ever seen fish so bright is in the ocean....you don't ever see
fish this color around OUR parts! It's almost a novelty~
There are thousands of fish, literally, swimming and trying to get up stream. They fight for the front where the water rushes into the trap...many of them try relentlessly to jump the cement walls...and many succeed, only to get to the other side, where there is yet another trap.
They are a gorgeous, yet curious sight, one I highly recommend if your driving these parts. I am not sure how long the spawning season lasts, but if you hurry....you might just get to see these beautiful creatures in their bright colored coats.
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