Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club, inc.

PO Box 67, Sylvan Beach, NY 13157

A 501-c3 Not for Profit Corporation

Logo design courtesy of Tom Lenweaver

About Atlantic Salmon	Tying a Leader	Analysis of Otoliths	Weighting Fish with a Ruler
Identification	About Fish Creek	Adirondack Guide Boat	VHS Testing
Salmon in New York	Hatching Eggs (2007)	Atlantic Salmon Prints	Fishing Tips
Club Milestones	Club Activities	Allen Fannin Memorial Fund	2008 Stocking
Membership	Stream Monitoring	The Hatchery in Ava	2009 Stocking
Links	What Flies to Use	Determining Age of Fish	2009 Stocking (our fish)
Honor Roll	Year End Reports	On Hatcheries	2010 Stocking
History of the Club	All About Water	Hatching Experiment	A New Site
The Hatchery at McConnellsville	Earth Day	Hall of Fame	Atlantic Salmon 2011

Upcoming Events

Our next meeting will be held Thursday on February 23, 2012 at 7 PM at the Camden Rod and Gun Cub.
Latest Events

On December 01, 2011 the club met and elected officers for the new year. They are as follows:

Jim Lawler, President
Bob Britton, Vice-President
Paul Miller, Treasurer
Gene Carey/Arley Morey, Secretary
Ted Collins, Director
Dick Kirby, Director
Mike Mercoldie, Director
Jim Morris, Director
Lloyd Northrup, Director
Tom Schneider, Director
During the Fall of 2011 club members met regularly at the hatchery in McConnellsvill to work on the hatchery. Several improvements have been made including sealing the structure from the elements, addng insulation and water proofing the roof. Arly devised a way for the tanks to float in case of high water.
A feature has been added to the website that allows estimation of the weight of a fish by measuring its length and girth.
On Saturday July 2. 2011 club members along with the Boy Scouts from North Bay met at the club's hatchery in McConnellsville, NY and stocked all of the Atlantic salmon fry. The weather was perfect and another successful year of raising fish was concluded.
On April 30, 2011 the Outdoorsmen of the Year Award was presented to our club at the Rusty Rail, Canastota, NY
In view of the recent rain you can check the Fish Creek Water Level at the USGS water level gage located near Taberg, NY. Also here is a link to the Salmon River Water Level .
Earth Day occurred on April 22, 2011 and to see what you can do for the earth and for outdoor recreation go to Earth Day.
Our new hatchery has been given a 911 address (but no mailbox): 8522 Millpond Way, McConnellsville, NY in case of emergencies.
On Saturday, March 12 water levels rose in area streams and flooding resulted due to the snow melting and rain. Water levels reached to the bottom of our tanks. Club members worked on Sunday to secure the tanks. Infant mortality of eggs and alvin are light as expected so far.
On Wednesday February 9, 2011 about 60,000 eyed Atlantic salmon eggs were placed in tanks at our new hatchery at the Harden Dam in McConnellsville, NY.
On January, 16, 2011 cold temperatures were prevalent and the water froze in the pipes and tanks. Club members met on an ad-hoc basis to restore water flowing through the tanks and to winterize the space to prevent another freeze-up.
In the Fall of 2010 Harden Furniture began work on building a structure to house the club's hatchery. Regulations did not allow for building in the flood plain below the dam so as an alternative, it was decided that a roof over the sluice way would suffice. On November 19, 2010 a meeting was held with Harden and the final approval was granted. Employees of Harden Furniture then proceeded to build the roof over the sluice way. During December, 2010 and January, 2011 club members met at the site, installing the tanks and the necessary plumbing.

In Appreciation

The club is very thankful for Harden Furniture's help in building a new hatchery on the West Branch of Fish Creek. The club also appreciates Spey Nation for contributing the profits of their raffle to the Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club. Spey Nation held their third stream side seminar on the Salmon River at the Pineville bridge parking area on Saturday, June 19, 2010. And lastly, the club is grateful for the continuing support of fellow sportsmen, without which the club would not be able to continue with our efforts to restore Atlantic salmon to their native waters.

Click here for information of Spey Nation's next stream side seminar.

Please Note:

The club has a speakers program. We would be glad to make a presentation at a meeting or an event sponsored by your group. Please contact Paul Miller at 315 337-4079 or e-mail pmiller3825@yahoo.com .

Objective of the Club

The Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club, inc was formed in 1997 for the purposes of:

Restoring/re-introducing native Atlantic salmon and Brook Trout to Fish Creek and the Oswego River system as self sustaining species.
Cooperate with federal, state and local agencies to maintain and restore habitat critical to fish restoration including water quality, substrate quality, riparian condition, and adequate fish passage throughout the system.
Collaborate with other groups, organizations, watershed stake-holders in order to exchange information and minimize duplication of effort.

The objective of the club is to develop a coordinated, informed and supportable restoration effort for Atlantic salmon in the Oswego River system, using the best available technology and science with participation by interested individuals, Native Americans, non-profit, governmental and non-governmental agencies and groups. For more information on the club contact one of the club's officers.

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Membership

For those interested in joining club activities or receiving a newsletter, membership fees are $15 per year, payable to the Fish Creek Atlantic Salmon Club inc. We have had to raise our membership fee because of a New York State requirement that we have our fish tested for VHS (and other diseases) before we place them in Fish Creek.

To join simply fill in this membership form , print it out and mail it to the address as indicated. Thank you for your patronage. The club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Camden Rod and Gun Club (directions) on Moran Post Road. The public is invited to attend our meetings.

The latest slate of officers are: