Scott Swanson
A weir system intended to open the mouth of Ames Creek to winter steelhead and cutthroat trout was finished last week.
The weir, a South Santiam Watershed Council project, was built by excavating bedrock at the mouth of the creek, creating a “natural” fish ladder for the steelhead and trout to ascend 16 feet into the creek from the river in steps interspersed with deep pools where fish can rest.
The project began…