FISH NATIVE TROUT PROGRAM Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae
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FISH NATIVE TROUT PROGRAM Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache) Mike Anderson; Native Trout Coordinator
Overview Gila Trout � Status � Upcoming projects Apache Trout � Status � Upcoming projects Trout Challenge
Gila Trout Recovery 2 Recovery Units � San Francisco River 15 populations 50 miles of stream � Gila-San Francisco River 4 populations 25 miles of stream
Recovery Priorities Meet recovery criteria (delisting) Create fisheries � Increase angling opportunity Optimize potential streams � � � Monitoring Recovery prioritization Availability of fish from Mora NFH
San Francisco River Recovery Unit
Upcoming Projects Raspberry Creek � Monitor barrier, stock fish in 2017 Coleman Creek � Habitat project, stock fish in 2017 -2018 KP Creek � Barrier modification Grant Creek � Barrier modification Blue River watershed plan
Gila-San Francisco River Mixed Mount Graham � Frye Creek � Ash Creek � Marijilda Creek Upcoming Projects � Marijilda Creek � Mechanical removal
Gila-San Francisco River Mixed Other drainages � � � Grapevine Creek Dude Creek Haigler Creek Chase Creek Cave Creek
Upcoming Projects Haigler Creek � � � Work through NEPA compliance AGFD Piscicide Process Obtain funding for barrier Construct barrier Conduct piscicide treatment
Upcoming Projects Chase Creek � Evaluate temperature, habitat
Upcoming Projects Cave Creek watershed � Temperature and habitat monitoring
Recreational Populations Frye Mesa Reservoir � Since 2009 West Fork Oak Creek � Started Goldwater Lake � June in 2015 2016 -Kids Fishing Day More to come in the next few years
Apache Trout Recovery 30 populations in historic range
Upcoming Projects Fishless Streams � Conklin Stock fall 2016 or fall 2017 � Rudd/Benton Stock fall 2016
Upcoming Projects West Fork Little Colorado River � Barrier modification Spring/summer 2016 � Mechanical removals between barriers
Upcoming Projects West Fork Black River � Barrier Construction Complete spring 2016 Piscicide Treatment May/June 2017 Restock
Upcoming Projects Bear Wallow Creek � Barrier modification San Carlos Apache � NEPA compliance Piscicide application � Piscicide treatment May/June 2018
Trout Challenge Educational program to get anglers out fishing for wild trout in Arizona Wild Trout Challenge � Catch Gila, Apache, Brown, Brook and Rainbow trout in naturally reproducing streams Arizona Trout Challenge � Catch 6 of the 8 species in Arizona Gila, Apache, Brown, Brook, Rainbow, Cutthroat, Tiger trout, and Grayling
Trout Challenge
Questions manderson@azgfd. gov; 623 -2367653
- One fish two fish red fish blue fish ride
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Rainbow trout external anatomy
- Twofish and blowfish
- Characteristics of fish
- Frog skin
- Gila county food handlers
- Gila river employment and training
- Diagram of male and female reproductive system of fish
- Fishbony
- A big fish swims up and swallows a small fish at rest
- Different market forms of shellfish
- Splake vs brook trout
- Cladogram earthworm trout lizard human
- Tellico trout fishing
- Grouper vs halibut
- Trout internal anatomy
- Life cycle of a brown trout
- Figure 34
- Trout and lamprey symbiotic relationship
- Salmon trout lake
- Once there were brook trout in the streams in the mountains