Ready to shock
Chauncey Goodrich, president of the local Trout Unlimited, and his technical assistant, Joe Neal get ready for the fish shocking.
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Adjusting settings
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Getting ready
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Electrofisher
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Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich applies a mild shock to the fish trapped in the Colorado Ditch near Pinedale. Other volunteers catch them and put them in large white buckets.
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Headgate
Here is where the Colorado Ditch begins .. the old gate is in the background (it doesn't work) and the new one is in the foreground. This is where the water gets turned off to the Colorado Ditch at the end of the summer season.
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Shocking and Catching
The fish shocker consists of a backpack, a yellow handle with a metal ring on the end, and a long wire that trails behind in the water.
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Scooping up the fish
Chauncey Goodrich applies a mild shock to the fish trapped in the Colorado Ditch near Pinedale. Volunteers catch them and put them in large white buckets.
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Straining the water
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Electroshocking
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Netting
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Rescued Fish
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Working the ditch
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Helpers
Helpers Courtney Skinner (left), David Rule (center), and Dr. David Kappenman, gather up the shocked fish.
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Looking for fish
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Fish Data
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Record Keeping
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Throwing them back
So, once the fish are shocked and caught, where do they go? They are counted, and then tossed into Pine Creek.
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Lunch
Chef Charles Goodrich prepares the lunch; Courtney Skinner enjoys it.
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Courtney Skinner
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