Each week for the next 12 weeks the SRWA is going to explore every SUB-BASIN of the Soque Watershed as part of our SOQUE RIVER DAYS project!
To EXPLORE these sub-basins were jumping on a BICYCLE! Each Monday and Friday we'll head out to see the landscapes, geography and people that make these areas unique. It's a very ground level way to find the special features of each basin, visit project sites we've worked on, projects we'd like to work on, and get to know the people who care about these areas, and their stories.
SCHEDULE
• Yellowbank Creek – June 2, 6
• Beaverdam Creek – June 9, 13, 16
• Hazel Creek – June 20, 23, 28, 30
• Deep Creek – July 4, 7
• Main Stem – July 11, 14
• Shoal Creek – July 18, 21
• Raper Creek – July 25, 28
• Headwaters – August 1, 4
• MAKE UP DAYS – August 8, 11
We hope you'll suggest places for us to visit by e-mailing soque@windstream.net. And perhaps even come out for a ride one day.
Extensive photos, maps and stories will be posted to http://soqueriverdays.blogspot.com/
THIS WEEK - June 2-6 were traversing the YELLOWBANK CREEK sub-basin. So far we've already seen a little known gristmill, and hung out with the fella who caught the state record rainbow trout in the Soque River back in 2004.
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We'll share our experiences with you if you'll share yours with us!
Please tell us a story, submit a photo, or otherwise convey your experiences on the Soque River and all her numerous tribs. If you think you don't have a story, think again. Take for example this quick list of stories we could tell right off the top of our heads:
- First time going to Mark of the Potter, seeing the enormous trout, and falling in love with the sinuous curves of 197 which follows the Soque the whole way to Batesville.
- Catching a large trout, so big it hung down in the middle. Took it to be dissected in a fish anatomy class and to show off a bit the enormous trout of the Soque.
- Canoeing in the Soque for Memorial Day and skinny dipping in a quiet, secluded spot
- Took some of the staff from El Jinete to see Raper Creek Falls for the first time and swam in the pool beneath.
- Finding yellowfin shiners in their brilliant red and yellow mating colors.
Don't be shy, share a quick tale, or photo. It'll help us all understand and enjoy this incredible resource even more.
Tomorrow we'll post stories and photos from our YELLOWBANK CREEK travels. If you'd like to suggest people and places to see in each of these basins, please let us know.
Thanks,
Justin Ellis
Executive Director
SRWA
706-754-9382
soque@windstream.net
