Blog: Rotary screw traps are coming to the North Yuba
Rotary Screw Traps (RSTs) are specially designed sampling devices used to capture downstream migrating juvenile fish such as salmon and steelhead. They are large, cylindrical traps that float on pontoons. This October, two RSTs will be installed on the North Yuba River, one at Rocky Rest Campground at RM 25.6 and the other along Old Toll Bridge Road at RM 33.4. They will be there from October 2023 to May 2024. Public outreach events regarding safety around these RSTs will be held at the end of August in both Downieville and in Nevada City. These RSTs will be gathering data on how traps of this type perform on the North Yuba for future efforts conducted by the Yuba Salmon Study.