Key to all this, I think, is the inescapable fact that as friends we both share the inspiration offered by the refuge and bring inspiration to each other. Malheur Refuge offers many opportunities for finding inspiration, but not until we share those opportunities do they fully come into focus.
Our most abundant species was the native redside shiner, with over 1600 making it upstream. The least common species was the invasive common carp, which we only caught 2 in the trap early in the summer.
There are multiple examples of redband trout following an adfluvial life history behavior to prey on tui chub in lakes. This life history follows closely the life history of anadromous salmon and steelhead and it favors more rapid growth than a fluvial (entirely stream dwelling) life history.
