Last Updated: June 9, 2020 by lmwcc
In 2012, the LMWCC received a grant from Patagonia for $6,000 to improve fish habitat in Syers Creek, a tributary of the Little Manistee River. Comparison chart below shows striking improvement in fish numbers from 2012 to 2015 measurements.
A big thank you to the United States Forest Service for putting the data together for the LMWCC.
| Species |
Water temperature type
|
Range of water temperature preferences
(°F)
|
14 June 2012
|
22-24 July 2015
|
|
Number of fish caught
|
Size range
(TL mm)
|
Number of fish caught
|
Size range
(TL mm)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Black bullhead |
Warm
|
46 – 86
|
1
|
79
|
|
|
| Bluegill |
Warm
|
34 – 97
|
6
|
47 – 65
|
|
|
| Brook stickleback |
Cool
|
39 – 64
|
2
|
56 – 57
|
3
|
33 – 51
|
| Brook trout |
Cold
|
34 – 72
|
8
|
137 – 172
|
7
|
45 – 211
|
| Brown trout |
Cold
|
41 – 78
|
25
|
51 – 225
|
39
|
32 – 249
|
| Central mudminnow |
Cool
|
63 – 72
|
23
|
78 – 46
|
47
|
44 – 80
|
| Chinook salmon |
Cold
|
32 – 75
|
|
|
11
|
36 – 90
|
| Coho salmon |
Cold
|
32 – 62
|
|
|
8
|
38 – 90
|
| Iowa darter |
Cool
|
45 – 77
|
|
|
1
|
67
|
| Johnny darter |
Cool
|
39 – 64
|
|
|
7
|
42 – 51
|
| Lamprey |
Cool
|
NA
|
2
|
NA
|
1
|
115
|
| Largemouth bass |
Warm
|
59 – 90
|
7
|
66 – 98
|
|
|
| Pumpkinseed sunfish |
Warm
|
39 – 72
|
8
|
55 – 91
|
|
|
| Rainbow trout |
Cold
|
32 – 77
|
2
|
51 – 63
|
26
|
35 – 158
|
| Sculpin |
Cold
|
32 – 62
|
70
|
52 – 100
|
79
|
23 – 108
|
Last Updated: June 9, 2020 by lmwcc
Syers Creek Habitat Improvement Shows in Fish Numbers
Water temperature type
Range of water temperature preferences
(°F)
14 June 2012
22-24 July 2015
Number of fish caught
Size range
(TL mm)
Number of fish caught
Size range
(TL mm)
Warm
46 – 86
1
79
Warm
34 – 97
6
47 – 65
Cool
39 – 64
2
56 – 57
3
33 – 51
Cold
34 – 72
8
137 – 172
7
45 – 211
Cold
41 – 78
25
51 – 225
39
32 – 249
Cool
63 – 72
23
78 – 46
47
44 – 80
Cold
32 – 75
11
36 – 90
Cold
32 – 62
8
38 – 90
Cool
45 – 77
1
67
Cool
39 – 64
7
42 – 51
Cool
NA
2
NA
1
115
Warm
59 – 90
7
66 – 98
Warm
39 – 72
8
55 – 91
Cold
32 – 77
2
51 – 63
26
35 – 158
Cold
32 – 62
70
52 – 100
79
23 – 108
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