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2017 Hatch Survey Report-Final-Feb6 2014 Hatch Survey Report 2016-2017 LOWER DESCHUTES RIVER MACROINVERTEBRATE HATCH ACTIVITY SURVEY RESULTS Prepared for Deschutes River Alliance by Rick Hafele - February 2018 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements .............................................................. ii Introduction .............................................................................. 1 Survey Methods 2015 ........................................................... 5 Results & Discussion............................................................. 8 Mayflies ............................................................... 13 Stoneflies .............................................................. 16 Caddisflies ........................................................... 18 Diptera ................................................................... 22 Summary ............................................................................... 25 References ............................................................................... 28 i 2 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Deschutes River Alliance wants to thank all those listed below for their valuable work filling out hatch surveys throughout the 2016 and 2017 fishing seasons: Brian Silvey, John Smeraglio, Evan Unti, Harley Faria, Alex Gonsiewski, Dan Anthon, Jeremiah Houle, Nathan Styffe, and Todd Rettmann. Also thanks for the financial support from: Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Fly Fishers Foundation/Flyfishers Club of Oregon, Clark-Skamania Flyfishers, Mazamas, Maybelle Clark Macdonald, American Fly Fishing Trade Association, Tualatin Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Washington County Fly Fishers, Charlotte Martin Foundation, and the Clabough Foundation. Last, thanks to all those not mentioned here who care about the Deschutes River and have contributed hours of their time to better understand the river’s ecology, and to all those who have provided critical financial support to understand and protect its health. THANK YOU! A thing is right when it trends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong if it trends otherwise. Aldo Leopold in “Meditations from the Wilderness” edited by Charles A.E. Brandt ii 3 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report INTRODUCTION Throughout 2016 and 2017 the Surface Water Withdrawal (SWW) tower above Round Butte Dam continued to release 100% surface water from Lake Billy Chinook (LBC) reservoir for the majority of the year (approximately November 1st through early June). One result of surface water releases has been higher water temperatures in the lower Deschutes River from late winter through early summer compared to the temperatures that occurred prior to the SWW tower when water released from LBC was 100% bottom water (Figures 1 & 2). As a result, since the SWW tower became operational in December 2009, shifts in the timing of adult aquatic insect emergence and a decline in their abundance have been observed by anglers on the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River below the Pelton-Round Butte three-dam complex (hereafter called the PRB complex). The only other study to evaluate the effects of the SWW tower on aquatic life in the lower Deschutes River, a study funded by PGE, focused on benthic (bottom dwelling) aquatic macroinvertebrates and algae (Nightengale 2016)*. While sampling benthic macroinvertebrates is the most common approach used to monitor changes in aquatic macroinvertebrates, it fails to assess changes in adult emergence timing or abundance. To address this shortcoming, the Deschutes River Alliance (DRA) implemented a program in 2013 where river guides could document the presence and abundance of the major adult aquatic insect hatches during their guide trips on the river. Data were entered through a smart phone app, and then uploaded to an online database. Reports covering the results of guide surveys from 2013, 2014, and 2015 can be found on DRA’s website (http://deschutesriveralliance.org/science-new/). This report covers guide survey data collected in 2016 and 2017. *Note: The Nightengale 2016 study was funded by PGE and performed by R2 Resource Consultants. The final report released in March 2016, was rejected by the Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) due to flawed statistical analysis. ODEQ requested a reanalysis of the results. As of January 2018, that reanalysis had not yet been released. To ensure an adequate analysis of this important study, the DRA hired Dr. Patrick Edwards, at Portland State University to complete a thorough statistical analysis of the R2 data. That report is available on DRA’s website by clicking here. 1 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report Figure 1. Comparison of the observed, modeled and pre-tower water temperature at the Reregulating Dam tailrace for 2016. (From PGE 2016 water temperature data report) Figure 2. Comparison of the observed, modeled and pre-tower water temperature at the Reregulating Dam tailrace for 2017. (From PGE 2017 water temperature data report) 2 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report In addition to the warmer temperatures in the late winter, spring, and early summer, the change from the year-round release of 100% bottom water has resulted in other water quality changes in the lower Deschutes River. The three tributaries that enter LBC - the Crooked River, upper Deschutes River, and Metolius River - all have very different water quality conditions. Studies by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) in the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius basins identified water quality in the Crooked and Deschutes rivers above LBC as “poor” and in the Metolius River as “excellent” (DEQ 2011). Since Crooked River water is warmer than the Metolius or upper Deschutes, surface water in LBC is primarily the poor quality Crooked River water, while the colder, high quality Metolius River water stays along the bottom of the reservoir (DRA 2016). It is well known that algal and aquatic invertebrate communities respond to changes in water quality (Bellinger & Sigee 2010, Hauer & Lamberti 2006). Therefore, we would expect the release of warmer, lower quality water from LBC to have some effect on the algal and insect communities in the lower Deschutes River. One change widely observed by guides and anglers of the Deschutes River since the SWW began operation is the prolific growth of algae, which includes two species of stalked diatoms that both degrade macroinvertebrate habitat and reduce their available food (Figure 3). Figure 3: Example of prolific algal growth on substrate in lower Deschutes River. Photo taken 1-mile below Rereg dam on April 1, 2016. 3 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report The ongoing observations of adult aquatic insect activity by highly experienced guides continue to document adult insect activity from April through October, and provide a qualitative assessment of changes in timing and abundance of major insect hatches in the lower Deschutes River. These results not only provide information about changes to the insect community, but, because aquatic insects are a critical part of the food chain for both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, they also provide important insights about the overall health of the lower Deschutes River ecosystem. 4 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report SURVEY METHODS In 2016, the surveys continued to use the online app “Formhub” developed in 2014 for recording and reporting survey results. In 2017, however, Formhub, a free open source web application, was no longer supported and could not be used. As a result a similar survey form was created using Google Forms. Unfortunately, Google Forms can only be opened and used while phones have a cell connection, something rarely possible in the Deschutes River canyon. This meant that guides had to fill out paper forms while on the river and enter the data online once back in town and in cell phone or internet coverage. This proved to be a significant restriction and the number of surveys collected in 2017 dropped as a result. In 2016, guides uploaded a total of 139 surveys. In 2017, a total of 87 surveys were reported. Table 1, shows the total number of surveys collected by stream reach and month for 2016 and 2017. TABLE 1. Number of surveys collected in 2016 & 2017 by stream reach and month. Reach & Month 2016 2017 Total Surveys Reported/Year 139 87 Warm Springs to Trout Creek 26 8 Trout Creek to Whitehorse 5 6 Whitehorse to Harpham 7 6 Harpham to Sandy Beach 48 41 Pine Tree to Mack’s Canyon 54 26 April 10 3 May 62 51 June 19 22 July 17 9 August 19 1 September 4 1 October 8 0 5 2016-2017 Macroinvertebrate Hatch Survey Report It is interesting to note that in both 2016 and 2017, the number of surveys reported in May far exceeded any other month (Table 1). We believe this reflects the shift in emergence timing of most of the major hatches, including the salmonfly and golden stone hatches, to earlier in the year. The result is that fishing activity, including guided fishing trips reported here, has also become concentrated in May and early June when the best opportunity for fishing the peak hatches (and thus fishing success) occurs. When adult insect activity declines in mid to late June, angler fishing trips also decline substantially. As a result, fishing guides, and both fly fishing shops in Maupin, have experienced sharp declines in business starting in mid to late June that continues throughout the rest of the fishing season when
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