Green Bay Trout Unlimited | Take care of the fish and fishing will take care of itself
July 21st, North Branch Oconto
On July 21st, 2012 the Green Bay, Oconto Chapters and Tom Morris lead National Forest Service work crews placed brush bundled tag alders and shoveled channel dredgings on top. Log covers were placed in-stream and side stream. The area transformed to a meandering stream helping water temperatures cool.
Work crew ready to get at it
Adrian, Randy and crew cut tag Alders
Jeff, Randy and Arian start to bundle brush
Work crew placing brush bundles within stakes
Adding more tag alder bundles to stake line
Bundle ends are placed along stake line
The sediment shoveling begins as more alder bundles are placed
Sediment shoveling allows grasses to germinate and bank to stabilize faster
Sediment shoveling is hard work
A good crew makes the mud slinging easier to take
The process continues with more bundles, more sediment shoveling
Good sediment progress on bundles
Overview of progress in work area, note cross stream log left in place to scour sediment
Prior years work is taking shape
Prior years log placements and bundling providing cover and stream sediment capture
Matt floating in a new pine log for placement
Drilling log for anchoring with root wad
Crew checks log placement position
Log ready for securing to stream bank
Log is expertly placed for overhead trout cover
Root wad is muscled into position
Log and root wad placement complete, a welcome home to trout