Alameda Creek Steelhead Sightings

Date Location Number of Fish Sources Notes

1800s Alameda Creek   Ran year round with steelhead Amador-Livermore Valley Historical Society  
4.9.10 Arroyo Valle headwaters/Valpe Cr. Full of fish, 30", 7 _ lb. "trout" Livermore Herald article 4/9/10  
circa 1935 Calaveras Creek   Historical photo harvested by workmen on spawning
4/22/09 Sunol Dam, Niles Canyon   5.19.38 DFG Supplement Sheet steelhead seen jumping at dam
5.18.38 Roney Ranch below "Green Bridge" 20 caught, all ~12" long (Alameda Creek at Pirate Cr.) 5.19.38 DFG Supplement Sheet.  
1940s Sinbad Creek, Kilkare   Historical photo 5 steelhead caught by "Thurm"
4/26/09 Bear Creek, tributary to Alameda Creek   7.8.42 DFG Stream Survey Has trout in it, prior to stocking
4/26/09 Alameda Cr. At "Green Bridge" plentiful steelhead run 7.8.42 DFG File Letter.  
Winter 52-52 Dresser Bridge, confluence w/Stonybrook, Farwell Bridge 3 fish ~24", 5 lb. Ken Brunskill  
spring 1953 Sinbad Creek 2 steelhead caught Historical photo.  
7.3.53 Arroyo del Valle 22" steelhead Photo, article in Livermore Herald 7/3/53  
7.28.53 Indian Creek, tributary to San Antonio Creek Large numbers of stranded 8.5.53 DFG Intra office Correspondence.    
8.19.53 Indian Creek, tributary to rescued "trout" from 4-12" 8.19.53 DFG Field Notes.  
  San Antonio Creek      
5/8/09 San Antonio Creek   Sept. 30, 1954 DFG Field Note Light steelhead run reported to
12.10.54 Niles Canyon small steelhead caught   photo from Hal Janssen in possession of ACA
10.14.55 Stonybrook Creek, 1.5 mi. up seined ~20 fish 3-7" 7.11.74 letter of W.I. Follett.  
10.31.55 Stonybrook Creek, 1.2 mi. up dip-netted 5 fish ~2" 7.11.74 letter of W.I. Follett.  
5/10/09 Alameda Creek at 1st Street in Niles steelhead caught photo from Hal Janssen in possession of ACA  
Jan. 1959 Alameda Creek at 2nd Street in Niles 10 lb. steelhead caught photo from Hal Janssen in possession of  
5/13/09 Stonybrook Creek   dam which blocks steelhead July 15, 1959 DFG Memorandum.
Late 1950s Alameda Creek at Mission Blvd. hundreds of steelhead at "The Spot" Hal Jensen, fisherman (707) 523-4083  
1960s Alameda Creek   ? (reported as "runs") ACWD EIR for Fabridam #2
5/15/09 Alameda Creek   Steelhead trout ascend Ala. Cr. 4.26.61 DFG letter to Pat Marshall.  
5/15/09 Alameda Creek at Mission Bridge 12 lb. steelhead caught photo from Hal Janssen in possession of ACA  
5/16/09 Arroyo Mocho, Arroyo del Valle, steelhead/rainbow trout in Arroyos Skinner 1962  
5/17/09 Alameda Creek at 880 freeway steelhead   Photos from Stuart Maestas, ACA
5/27/09 lower creek channel   ? (reported as "runs") ACWD EIR for Fabridam #2
Feb. 1974 lower creek channel by WPRR several caught ACWD EIR for Fabridam #2  
3.1.74 ACFCD drop structure ~11 seen ACWD EIR for Fabridam #2  
7.8.74 below ACWD fabridam #1   2 (identified as RT/SH) July 20, 1974 DFG Memorandum.
5/28/09 lower creek channel   60-180 (reported as 3 runs of ACWD EIR for Fabridam #2
4.8.76 Stonybrook Creek (150 yards 1 10" "rainbow trout"   5.13.76 DFG Memorandum.
  upstream of confluence)      
6/1/09 Arroyo Mocho rainbow trout present Scoppettone and Smith 1978  
6/4/09 lower creek channel   Jon Walton, pers. comm; 3.27.89 Fremont Argus article, 9.13.89 Oakland Tribune article. Moved over inflatable dam?
1.3.84 lower creek channel ? rescued Photos from ACWD files.  
9.16.87 Stonybrook Creek (reported as 4 6-8" "rainbow trout" caught 10.30.87 DFG File Letter.  
pre-1989 below ACFCD drop structure a few observed annually by 1989 Technical Report, p. 3.  
pre-1989 ACFCD drop structure ? "recent photos in possession 1989 Technical Report, p. 28.  
1995 or 1996 lower creek channel 1 dead one seen Sheree Foster, DFG Warden, pers. comm.; 3.11.98 written statement of Jeff Miller (ACA).  
4.23.96 Calaveras Cr. below Calaveras Dam 2 (1 skeleton and 1 live fish desc. 5.3.96 Trihey & Associates Memorandum to  
12.11.97 DeCoto Road 1 recovered (fin clip taken) Written statements of Mike Forney & Robin Benavidez (12.12.97); observed by Pete Alexander (EBRPD) & Jeff Miller; photos & video in possession of ACA.  
3.2.98 & Ward Creek (tributary of Old Alameda Creek) 2 (fin clips taken) Written statements of Richard Wetzig  
3.4.98 ACFCD drop structure 1 seen Dave Martinez (EBRPD), pers. comm.; written statement of Jeff Miller.  
3.11.98 ACFCD drop structure 6-12 seen Written statement of Jeff Miller; observed by Pete Alexander, George Heise (DFG), Jon Mann & Ian Gilroy (NMFS), Bob Lepsic (ACFCD), numerous ACA members; photo & video in possession of ACA.  
3.14.98 ACFCD drop structure 4 (2 dead, 2 moved) Written statements of Ron Engle & Jeff Miller.  
3.15.98 ACFCD drop structure 4 (captured, fin clips taken) Written statement of Jeff Miller; observed by Pete Alexander, numerous ACFCD employees, ACA members, & fisheries biologists; photos & video in possession of ACA.  
3.17.98 ACFCD drop structure 9 (4 captured, 2 dead, 3 others Written statement of Jeff Miller; observed  
3.19.98 ACFCD drop structure 1 seen   Written statement of Jeff Miller; observed by Pete Alexander, numerous ACFCD employees, ACA members; photos & video in possession of ACA.
3.19.98 below ACWD fabridam #2 1 seen   Written statement of Jeff Miller; observed by Pete Alexander, numerous ACFCD employees, ACA members; photos & video in possession of ACA.
3.22.98 ACFCD drop structure at least 4 seen Mike Forney, pers. comm.; written statement of Jeff Miller.  
4/1/98 Old Alameda Creek tide gates carcass Ron & Viola Barklow, ACA  
5.7.98 Alameda Creek in Sunol ~270 fry (from eggs rescued 3.98)    
1.24.99 ACFCD drop structure 1 seen Written statement of Richard Wetzig.  
2.5.99 or ACFCD drop structure 1 found dead ACFCD & EBRPD employees, pers. comm.;  
2.6.99     written statement of Jeff Miller.  
2.18.99 ACFCD drop structure 3 seen 3.8.99 written statement of Jeff Miller; written statement of Richard Wetzig.  
2.21.99 below ACWD fabridam #2 1 seen Written statement of Ron Engle.  
2.22.99 ACFCD drop structure 1 likely seen Written statement of Richard Wetzig.  
2.23.99 ACFCD drop structure 3 captured (fin clips taken), 3.8.99 written statement of Jeff Miller; 6  
3.20.99 below ACWD fabridam #2 2-3 seen Jim Reynolds (ACWD) pers. comm.; 3.26.99 written statement of Jeff Miller, photos in possession of ACA  
1.20.00 ACFCD drop structure 1 hatchery fish captured (34", 17 3/4 Pete Alexander, Jeff Miller, Manny daCosta  
1.24.00 ACFCD drop structure 1 steelhead seen Stacey Sutton, EBRPD  
1.26.00 ACFCD drop structure 1 chinook (23", 9 1/4 lbs.) captured Pete Alexander, EBRPD, Jeff Miller, ACFCD employees  
2.17.00 ACFCD drop structure one seen Wayne Flora, ACA  
1.12.01 ACFCD drop structure 12" trout seen dead Mike Ferry, ACA  
2.23.01 ACFCD drop structure 2 steelhead, 1 lamprey seen Jeff Miller, Annie Campagna, EBRPD  
3.6.01 ACFCD drop structure 4 fish, 1 caught Pete Alexander, ACWD employee  
3.10.01 ACFCD drop structure Lots seen Mike Williams, ACA  
1.5.02 ACFCD drop structure 2 fish seen Jeff Miller  
1.6.02 ACFCD drop structure 12-15 jumping Jeff Miller, multiple ACA members, video in possession of ACA  
1.19.02 ACFCD drop structure 3 seen J. Miller, ACWD employee  
1.20.02 ACFCD drop structure 1 captured, 25", 6 lbs. P. Alexander has data  
    at least 2 more seen    

Last Updated on 4/6/02
By David