Russian River in Ukiah 3-1-08

Sigelvictory,
Sorry, don't do any work on Pieta Creek.  I actually work with UC Cooperative Extension in monitoring the release and returns (hopefully) of coho salmon.  So far we are concentrating on lower river tributaries.

http://groups.ucanr.org/RRCSCBP/

Ah... the salmonid bias.  Give this minnow some love!   I know the old common name squawfish is not p.c., but I prefer it to pikeminnow.  Why not demonize this fish further and call it the salmon-eating deathminnow.  This poor minnow's got to live its whole life in the Russian River.  Salmon and steelhead at least get to kick it in the ocean for a while.   

Smallmouth, largemouth, and striped bass are non-natives in the Russian, to them salmonids and squawfish are probably tasty morsels.