The weekend weather may not have been good for humans but it was great for fish who used the high water to make their way up local creeks and streams to spawn.
At Noons Creek in Port Moody a few chum were spotted and a few more were identified in West Smiling Creek in Coquitlam.
"We probably had more rain on the weekend than we did in the last three months," said Port Moody Ecological Society member Dave Bennie.
The heavy rains caused the water level to rise so high in Noons Creek that the footbridge had to be closed, he said, adding: "My first concern was safety."
SALMON COME HOME
Meanwhile, the Hoy Scott Watershed Society is getting ready for its Salmon Come Home event this Sunday, Oct. 21. The location will be the Hoy Creek hatchery in the Hoy Creek linear park (behind Princess Crescent by the City Centre Aquatic Complex. Parking is free at city hall, the aquatic centre and Pinetree Community Centre.)
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. and highlights will include live salmon demos, a children's fishing hole, face painting, home battery recycling, fishy crafts and other activities.
This is the best time of the year to view spawning salmon but the curious should stay on designated pathways and keep their dogs out of the streams.
The Hoy/Scott Watershed Society has been in operation since 2002 and is a volunteer run society that operates a small salmon hatchery, and conducts a salmon enhancement program in partnership with the City of Coquitlam, and technical expertise from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The society also works to restore and maintain the riparian habitat in the watershed by removing invasive plant species and re-planting with native plant species.
