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Montana's Fish Species of Special Concern. Bull Trout . By. Gary Carnefix, January 2002. Updated February 2003. Classification and distribution ... Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) are in the family Salmonidae, genus Salvelinus (chars), which also includes ... namaycush). Bull trout were first described as a separate species ...

Bull Trout
Bull Trout . Western Montana Environment. Why This Measure? ... Klamath River and the Columbia River bull trout population segments as threatened under the ... have been proposed as containing bull trout population segments that are endangered ...

Species Profile for Bull Trout
Trout , bull . Salvelinus confluentus. Family: Salmonidae. Group: Fishes. Current Status: Threatened (see below) Status Details. Threatened. The Bull Trout was first listed on June 10, 1998.

Bull Trout Identification and Education Program
... parts of this wonderful resource is Montana's largest native trout : the bull trout . Bull trout have declined across their range. Agencies and citizens have united ...

The Bull Trout : A Threatened Species
Bull Trout , an Endangered Canadian Species with Links to all Bull Trout Webpages. bull, trout, Salvelinus, confluentus, endangered species, K-12, animals, wildlife, education, biology, wilderness ...

Dolly Varden & Bull Trout
... Dolly Varden & Bull Trout Salvelinus malma or Dolly Varden Char or Trout , Bull Trout , Red-Spotted Rocky Mountain Trout , Red Spotted Trout or Char, Pacific or Western Brook Char or Trout , Sea Trout or ...

Bull trout
Montana's Fish Species of Special Concern Bull Trout By Gary Carnefix, January 2002 Updated February 2003 Classification and distribution Bull trout ( Salvelinus confluentus) are in the ...

Status of the Bull Trout - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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bull trout ~ flyfish alberta
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Bull Trout Resources & Articles

The Bull Trout is indigenous to Western North America. Once hailed as the greatest of all Salmonids, it began a quick decline in the 1930's. Early naturalists had this to say about the fish: Bull Trout are by far the most active and handsome of the trout, they live in the coldest, cleanest and most secluded waters.
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Field Notes
A herd of bull elk is set to thunder into the Helena Fairgrounds and the Bicentennial Corp II Corp of Discovery Outdoor Sports Weekend July 15 - 17. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's Great Elk Tour features mounts of some of the largest and most unique bull elk ever harvested in the wild.

Friday, July 22, 2005
Less than two years ago, two plant scientists got together and decided to form a consulting company focused on ecological planning and restoration. They named their business after a plant native to Montana.

Telluride Daily Planet: The newspaper choice for the people of Telluride
Rantin' & Ramblin' - What's wrong with this photo? Awesome photo taken by Telluride Daily Planet photographer extraordinaire Ben Knight in last weekend's edition showing three bull elk on top of a rocky pinnacle near the summit of Wilson Peak. Trouble is, those three bull elk were likely in trouble.

FISHING REPORT
This report is published Thursdays in The Star . Reports are based on conditions through Wednesday, as reported by marinas, guides and state agencies.

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No higher praise can be given to a Salmonid than to say, it is a charr(sic). Indeed they are an aggressive and worthy game fish. And because of their desire for the coldest and cleanest water, they are a great indicator species. A whole watershed's health can be measured by its indigenous population of bull trout.

Once common in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, as well as Alberta and British Columbia, it has now declined so much as to be put on the endangered species list. Of course human degradation of the environment is much to be blame. But at least as big a factor is introduced species. The Bull Trout was considered an enemy of the Rainbow Trout, because of their predatory nature, so as Rainbows were introduced, catching and keeping of Bull Trout has been encouraged.

The Bull Trout can be highly mobile, often migrating back to lakes that form the headwaters of streams, or even into different streams altogether. Coastal streams will have populations that migrate to the ocean and then back. Often times in the same stream will be stationary and migratory Bull Trout. This migratory ability has undoubtedly aided the diversity and thereby the prosperity of the species.

Besides their beauty and fighting abilities. Bull Trout are also known for their size. River Bull Trout can reach 4 pounds, while lake dwellers have been caught up to 20 pounds. Perhaps the saddest part of their recent history is that sportsmen's desires for other fish, and the official biologists agreeing with this desire has directly resulted in their perilous status today. It seems we do a better job today of recognizing entire eco-systems and appreciating them for what they are. But once we begin to trigger some species as desirable and others as not, we are playing with a kind of fire that can burn us for generations. Native species exist where they exist for a reason, and we cannot wily nily go deciding we prefer other species to live there instead.

Bull Trout fry require extremely cold water to survive, because of this their satisfactory water for spawning beds are minimal. Which further complicates their recovery rate. Luckily biologists throughout their entire range are attempting to protect valued spawning beds, and awareness of them are being raised. The wonderful thing about nature is she seems to be awfully forgiving about sins of the past.

With constant vigilance the Bull Trout species will survive, thriving however remains questionable. Already gone in California, those of us fortunate enough to live near waters in their natural range would do well to see what programs exist to further enhance their survival. And the extra fortunate might even live near a healthy population, where the can go drift a Muddler Minnow in front of a hungry specimen and see, touch and photograph one close up.

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