Luck on the fishing it has been spotty but some good days thrown in. Nice office! Sorta do the same thing here.

The beaver thing is a interesting subject as they provide a huge benefit to Coho. Friend who retired from WDF&W first job with them was going around and blowing the dams so they had fish passage. That stopped once they figured out they were stranding and killing a lot of Coho fry as they get through the dams and are happy guys in the ponds. Many of us who worked in the woods have said for years banning the trapping of Beaver would be the cheapest way to help Coho. It is a strange and little thought of habitat thing.

As to the food thing .......................... I know they love willow, I mean really love willow, and any young broad leaf tree. But how and why they pick locations to build in I don't know. One creek on Little North River every year a young pair will move in and start a dam, work away on it and then move. Don't know why just that they see something that changes their minds but they sure love that 48 inch culvert down stream. Had to clean that thing out several times a year and it has had pond for all of the 38 years I was around the area.

As this is a El thread will shut up but one day we should do a thread on the interaction of Beaver and fish as it is a little understood relationship for most.

Knock em dead on the water Curt!