Many species of fish and other aquatic animals thrive in the Miami River.  Salmonids include Chum, Coho and cutthroat trout.  Northern pike minnow, red-sided shiners and stickleback are a food source for the local wildlife sch as otters, kingfishers, mergansers and diving ducks. In 2012 a local biologist  studied the local watersheds and sent this report to our local paper:

For the past four months I have had the opportunity to study the Agassiz Slough and Miami River watersheds as part of my Masters thesis at UBC. Part of my project is to estimate the population size of the endangered Salish sucker and also look at other fish presence and abundance. In Agassiz Slough I set traps from outside the dyke

e, all along Tuyttens road and along McDonald road. The Miami River was trapped from McCallum road to the floodgates.  In total I caught almost 800 fishes and 40 amphibians in Agassiz Slough and nearly 4000 fishes and 20 amphibians in Miami River, including juvenile salmon and adult trout. I identified about 20 different species in each watershed. The table below highlights some of the interesting species and abundance from each watershed. So next time you wander by or along your local watershed watch to see if you can see fish jumping.

Letter to the Editor Agassiz-Harrison-Hope Observer Summer 2012

Jill Miners, Agassiz