Wildlife

Eulachon, candle fish

Thaleichthys pacificus
Habitat
Fort Clatsop
Conservation
Vulnerable

Large winter runs of fat eulachon were an important source of oils for native diets. Species now declining in Columbia.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Eulachon, candle fish

Jun 17 1806
Clark: June 17, 1806
...umed. we knew that it would require four days to reach the fish weare at the enterance of Colt Creek, provided we were So fortunate as to be enabled to follow the...
Jun 18 1806
Clark: June 18, 1806
...thout having killed any thing-. they saw a number of large fish in the Creek and Shot at them Several times without Suckcess. we Gibson and Colter to fix each of ...
Jun 18 1806
Lewis: June 18, 1806
...e of bear but very little of deer. we hope by means of the fish together with what deer and bear we can kill to be enabled to subsist untill our guide arrives wit...
Jun 19 1806
Clark: June 19, 1806
...ibson & Colter fixed two Indian giggs and went in Serch of fish in the Creek. I took my gun and walked up the Creek about 4 Miles Saw some bear Sign and one fish ...
Jun 19 1806
Lewis: June 19, 1806
...morning, they returned before noon with one deer only. the Fishermen had been more unsuccessfull, they returned without a single fish and reported they could fin...
Jun 22 1806
Clark: June 22, 1806
...tedly found in one of my waistcoat pockets to purchase the fish. nothing further occured in the Course of this day. the last evening was Cool but the day was rema...
Jun 22 1806
Lewis: June 22, 1806
...edly found in one of his waistcoat pockets to purchase the fish. nothing further worthy of notice occurred in the course of this day. the last evening was cool bu...
Jun 24 1806
Clark: June 24, 1806
...Wiser arrived there. after dinner we Continued our rout to fish Creek a branch of Collin's creek where we had lain the 15th 18th 19th & 20th inst. here we found S...
Jun 24 1806
Lewis: June 24, 1806
...r and Wizer arrived. after dinner we continued our rout to Fish Creek a branch of Collins's Creek where we had lain on the 19th & 20th inst. here we found Sergt. ...
Jun 27 1806
Lewis: June 27, 1806
...r familes some of the men were usually sent on foot by the fishery at the entrance of Colt Creek in order to take fish and again met the main party at the Quawma...
Jun 27 1806
Clark: June 27, 1806
... families some of the men were usually Sent on foot by the fishery at the enterance of Colt Creek in order to take fish and again meet the party at the quawmash g...
Jun 28 1806
Clark: June 28, 1806
...ad leaving the one on which we had Came one leading to the fishery to our right imediately on the dividing ridge. at 12 oClock we arived at an untimberd side of a...
Jun 28 1806
Lewis: June 28, 1806
...a half miles further we passed the road which leads by the fishery falling in on the wright immediately on the dividing ridge about eleven O'clock we arrived at a...
Jun 29 1806
Lewis: June 29, 1806
...d from the circumstance of the Ootslashshoots visiting the fishery frequently from the vally of Clark's river; tho there was no appearance of there having been he...
Jul 6 1806
Clark: July 6, 1806
...ge Creek from the right which heads in a Snow Mountain and Fish Creek over which there was a road thro a gap. we assended a Small rise and beheld an open boutiful...

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