Pics of Winooski

This photo to my left is of the corner just East of the boat launch on Windermere way on the Winooski river. The bank is approximately 75 feet high. The rivers bank has been reinforced with rock on the bottom and what looks like some sort of fascine above it. This is new just finished earlier this year. Before the reinforcement the sand embankment was eroding quite significantly into the river. If you notice the closeness of the banks edge to the proximity to the home owners house you will probably understand why this reinforcement was done.

This photo was taken at the intervale. Just South of the railroad bridge. This is an example of what I would call near perfect spawning grounds. Notice the round pebbles all in the one to two inch diameter size. The fish dig hole into this river bottom and deposit their eggs.

This is an example of less than ideal spawning grounds. Notice silt deposition. Now some of this deposition can come from upstream. But in my experience the source is usually close by. An eroded bank is the usual suspect.

The suspect mentioned above is captured here in this photograph. The absence of foliage on the ground specially trees and shrubs allows for fast erosion of the banks.

Here is salmon I caught just South of the spawning grounds. These salmon follow schools of alewives (invasive species) and smelt (if there are any left) into the river in spring. The alewives and salmon enjoy eating fresh roe which is abundant in the early spring on the spawning beds.