Anthony Quock with a beautiful gēs̱ (King/Chinook) caught on the lower river assessment program. Photo by John Nole It’s a hot start to summer for the Fisheries Department. Staff down at Lower Stikine are assessing the strength of our returning chinook and sockeye. Crew have just flow into Little Tahltan in preparation for [...]
Its been cold nights and sunny days at Tahltan lake this past week. Finally feeling like good spring weather. Sunshine while cleaning the weir, a new mother grizzly bear and three cubs, it all feels right. Rewards for being patient. We have a few events coming up: June 11th, 11 am at Tahltan [...]
We’re nearing the end of the smolt outmigration. The staff at camp on the Lower Stikine are packing their bags and sweeping their rooms after two months of catching and tagging smolts. Along with the early Chinook, they’re coming up the Stikine, eager to be home. A few technicians will hang back and [...]
While it feels like spring in Dease Lake, and summer in Telegraph, at Tahltan Lake it’s still winter. Ice covers the lake from the outlet as far back as the eye can see. Somewhere under all that ice, an estimated 1.2 million sockeye smolts are planning their escape to the ocean. Two arctic [...]
Down on the Lower Stikine Fisheries camp, the sun shines. The tied up boats klink against each other as the brown cloudy water slowly rises without stop. The odd log or ice chunk reminds of the world upstream. Fisheries staff are out checking and rebaiting traps every morning and tagging them in the [...]
We're hiring: Casual On-Call Employment, from April to October 31, 2026. Learn more here:https://tahltan.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Casual-On-Call-Fisheries-Field-Technician-Fisheries-Department-2026.pdfAs sockeye, coho and chinook smolts begin their seaward migration, so do the TCG Fisheries Technicians. April 15th and 16th, Raina, Shenoa, Jared, Drew, Kyle and Harlin all flew into the Lower Stikine camp along with Department of Fisheries & Oceans [...]
Last week, Fisheries staff were in Terrace at the Rod and Gun Club taking or re-certifying their Bear Awareness and Shotgun Training. All participants did a great job in the classroom and on the range, sharing experiences around bears and practicing safe handling and discharge of shotguns. Mariah Marion was the star of [...]
