The elk beat us to the Evergreen Lake House. It was Thursday September
12, and eight members of Cutthroat Chapter TU had arrived early in the morning to meet our Colorado Parks and Wildlife partners. Paul Winkle and his CPW crew of six were there to electrofish Bear Creek. This is part of CPW's annual census of fish populations. This data will help CPW in the mission it shares with Cutthroat Chapter, namely to conserve, protect, and restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. By helping CPW in this task, our volunteer power helps stretch their budget which helps both the fish and us anglers. We helped CPW sample two stretches upstream of Evergreen. First a public section about a mile up and later a private section up a bit higher. The assemblage of captured fish was mostly browns and suckers, with a spattering of rainbows. The upper section was a hay field with undercut banks, and several large browns and an alarmingly large sucker were netted. All the fish were recorded as to species, length, and weight, and then were released back into the wild. Many thanks to all the CCTU volunteers that spent the day helping CPW!