Cutthroat: The Native Fish of the West
Native fish like the cutthroat trout occupy a very special place in the western United States. They were here 10,000 years ago, they kept Lewis and Clark alive during their expedition back in 1805 and they are the only Western trout that have rights under US federal law as defined by the endangered species act. [...]
Yellowstone cutthroat or cutbow
Marine Ventures is supporting the Trout Unlimited study of the impact of irrigation diversion canals on native cutthroat populations on the Gros Ventre River in Grand Teton National Park. I have been out on the river a few times to get a first hand look at the trout population in the diversion canal about 100 [...]
TroutHunter post on the Ranch
There is a great post by René Harrop who has been fishing the Ranch for 5 decades. You can read it on the TroutHunter blog site. Rene pretty much tells the story…
So where does the water go?
Gros Ventre Irrigation Permits (from http://ims2.wrds.uwyo.edu/Website/Irrigated_Lands/viewer.htm) Permit Priority Source Facility Use Unit Type Status Amount 2721 16-Jul-1900 Gros Ventre River Wild Cherry Ditch null OS ADJ 2.00 CFS 1789 28-Feb-1898 Gros Ventre River Spring Gulch Ditch null OS ADJ 20.00 CFS 2369 01-Jun-1900 Gros Ventre River Anderson Ditch null OS ADJ 3.00 CFS 622 08-May-1901 [...]
Diversion Canal fishing
I fish the Gros Ventre in the Tetons pretty regularly. Was on the river yesterday and found the fish below the diversion canal gate off the main stem of the river. Caught 5 cuts all on various hoppers. I debated whether to carry them up above the diversion canal and put them back in the [...]
Do the trout get to vote?
The Caldera Project is all about discovering what’s wrong on the Ranch. There are numerous reports that seek to explain the history, the issues and possible solutions. Everyone wants the fishery to improve on the Ranch including HFF, Idaho Fish and Game, guides, anglers and local businesses. The river and stream restoration business is a [...]
Dude… that is a lot of trout dumped in a lake…
ISLAND PARK RESERVOIR – Trout Stocked, 2008 From Idaho Fish and Game website: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov Date Stocked Species Type Size Number Stocked 05/28/08 Early Spawner Kokanee Fry (0-3 Inches) 223,040 06/12/08 Hayspur Rainbow Fingerling (3-6 Inches) 39,395 06/12/08 Hayspur Rainbow Triploid Fingerling (3-6 Inches) 160,224 06/03/08 Triploid Troutlodge Kamloop Catchable (6 Inches+) 8,575 06/02/08 Triploid Troutlodge [...]
Who cares about native trout?
Part of MVF’s coldwater program is to help conserve native trout populations and their habitats. We have learned from our work with the Henry’s Fork Foundation that the Caldera portion of the Henry’s Fork is a non-native rainbow fishery that resulting from a series of events dating back 30 years. See HFF This Week in [...]
What is a macrophyte?
I ran into Jim Gregory of Gregory Aquatics on the Gros Ventre River yesterday. He was out tracking trout movements as part of the Trout Unlimited study on the impact of diversion canals on trout populations… another post. Jim is the author of the Caldera Assessment that can be found on the Henry’s Fork Caldera [...]
Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West
Patrick Trotter’s second edition of his famous book Cutthroat is out now. First published in 1987, the 547 page book covers the entire species of Cutthroat trout including those extinct species like the Yellowfin Cutthroat. The book is published by the University of California Press. I wil begin to delve into the history [...]
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July 3rd on the Ranch
It was a quiet day on the Ranch. I fished from around 11 to 4, caught 6 fish, largest 22. There were alot of fish on the surface from 11 until 2 then it died off. And the surface feeders were voracious… pretty cool place to fish. Better than the Snake in WY even if [...]
Sign of the times?
We saw this sign in Ashton behind Big Juds.
Island Park Dam release floods Ranch
There was an electrical problem at the Island Park Dam Monday morning that caused the dumping of water into the Box Canyon. The water rose about 2 feet in a few minutes and surged down the river thru the Ranch. We were at the Logjam right after it passed. The logjam itself was almost completely [...]
