{"id":820,"date":"2020-04-16T14:06:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:07:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:07:15","slug":"herring-at-the-country-club-friends-of-the-ten-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=820","title":{"rendered":"HERRING AT THE COUNTRY CLUB: FRIENDS OF THE TEN MILE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watershed Rambles By Don Doucette<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Herring run enthusiasts should be interested to know that firm confirmation has been established this season that Ten Mile River herring have reached the shoreline of Slater Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The falls at Pawtucket Country Club prevent any further advance of herring further upstream.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since the official establishment of three formal fish ladders during recent years by the shores of Narragansett Bay in the Phillipsdale and Rumford sections of East Providence, speculation has existed as to the extent of spawning herring swimming up river.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This week, several solitary fish spotters representing the Friends of The Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook organization confirmed the existence of herring within the Central Pond\/Slater Park area with herring inclined toward attempted entry to several related tributary brooks including Daggett Brook, the outfall of the Slater Park duck pond.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Guarded reasoning suggests, if herring were able to pass the Pawtucket Country Club Falls, the fish might in future reach the lower reaches of the Seven Mile River in Attleboro, Massachusetts and also navigate up the main Ten Mile River trace slightly shy of the Pond Street impoundment in Seekonk, Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, herring do not recognize state and municipal boundaries, nor statutes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don Doucette<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTen Mile River Rambles\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Citizens of the Narragansett Basin<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fish Spotter Run Reports By James Frechette<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Confluence\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Date: Wed 4\/15\/2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Time:1:20pm \u2013 1:55pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Weather: 53 partly sunny\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fish counted: too many to count<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They have arrived en masse.\u00a0 \u00a0 Going up into through the confluence and and beyond.\u00a0 Schools throughout the entire ten mile stretch from the park to the confluence site.\u00a0 Big mass of fish attempting to get into slater park pond via the little stream. Jumping out of water and getting stuck in the shallows trying to make it to that pond.\u00a0 Easily 4-5 dozen observed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Confluence\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Date: Fri 4\/10\/2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Time: 2:57pm \u2013 3:25pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Weather: 48 Degrees, partly cloudy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fish counted: 7\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Observations and best guesses as to type \u2013 I sit on the stone arch and observe down.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3 herring ran upstream and 1 minute later ran downstream back into 10 mile.\u00a0 I observed a lot of buildup at the footbridge which seemed to be impeding flow.\u00a0 I lifted one end to let the reeds and weed and sticks flow under and clear some waterway flow.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1 bass ran upstream\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2 herring\u00a0\u00a0ran upstream\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1 trout ran upstream<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One river Otter came through the stone arch 3 feet away and scared the bejesus out of me\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another river otter observed on the walk back swimming downstream in the 10 mile in slater park\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lots of trash has been left at this site.\u00a0 I pick up some every couple days.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watershed Rambles By Don Doucette Herring run enthusiasts should be interested to know that firm confirmation has been established this season that Ten Mile River herring have reached the shoreline of Slater Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The falls at Pawtucket Country Club prevent any further advance of herring further upstream. Since the official establishment<\/p>\n

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