Despite advisories against consuming the creek's fish because of high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the EPA says the area attracts roughly 15,000 anglers each year, particularly those flyfishing during
fall salmon runs.
Not exact matches
Dad caught a single
salmon there — at a pool called Reversing
Falls — and then they stopped
running up that river, too.
I believe there is a second
salmon run over the
falls in September.
Last July, bear 775 «Lefty» arrived at Brooks
Falls for the first time during the beginning of the
salmon run.
All five species of Pacific
salmon can be found over the course of the
fall run, starting with pinks in late July and finishing with chum in October.
Assessment of chemical and non-chemical stressors on
fall -
run chinook
salmon (California EPA: $ 18,000).
Assessment of stressors on
fall -
run chinook
salmon in Secret Ravine (Placer County).