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...