06-26-2019, 03:33 PM
[quote Ryno]Cutthroat trout have been stocked in the Gorge by Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery since 2015. Jones Hole is operated by the Fish and Wildlife Service and it was an administrative decision/change within that agency to stock more native fish than non-native, hence the move from rainbow trout to cutthroat trout. In 2015 and 2016, about 100K Bear River cutts were stocked annually, due to the availability of those eggs in Wyoming. In 2017-2019, the quota for cutthroats was doubled to 200K, half of which was Bear River and the other Colorado River cutthroat trout. Unfortunately, there's been extremely little return the last three years for the native Colorado River cutthroat trout, but as noted by anglers and in reservoir sampling, the Bear River cutthroat trout are returning very well with good growth rates and condition. So far, anglers report being are very happy with the additional species and the increased diversity in their catch.
Hope it helps, Ryno[/quote]
I understand that fully. My argument is they want to “return the fisheries into a more naive environment” but then stock a cutthroat species that’s not native??? It’s quite the head scratcher in my small brain. A cutthroat is not a cutthroat in my opinion and if emphasis is going to be put on “native” then let’s put the right ones in there or none at all. They stock bear river in the flaming gorge and snake river in the green river. It makes zero sense.
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Hope it helps, Ryno[/quote]
I understand that fully. My argument is they want to “return the fisheries into a more naive environment” but then stock a cutthroat species that’s not native??? It’s quite the head scratcher in my small brain. A cutthroat is not a cutthroat in my opinion and if emphasis is going to be put on “native” then let’s put the right ones in there or none at all. They stock bear river in the flaming gorge and snake river in the green river. It makes zero sense.
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