About spawners and water level
Image from webcam captured by Hagnat, LK forum
Translation Liis
A spawning brown trout pair and curious spectators…
River trout Jõeforell or hõrnas Salmo trutta morpha fario
In rivers and lakes the water level is extremely low. Dug wells are drying up.
The situation of salmonids that spawn in autumn is not easy, in many areas the spawning sites are on dry ground, or the fish cannot get to them. In camera view the water level is still a little more than 10 centimetres.
The situation is no better for salmons and sea trout who circle around in the sea at river estuaries; in many spawning rivers there is little water in the spawning sites. We will see what happens, but no significant rain is expected for a week. In around a month we can make a summary of what has been going on.