Lees Ferry Sport Fishery

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Trout in Lower Glen Canyon and Grand Canyon (See Fish Table)	TBD (TBD)	TBD (TBD)

GROUP MEMBERS No Ad-Hoc Group currently assigned News 2015 News about the declining fish status at Fishery Whirling Disease Page From: Earth Magazine ---Date: 3/03/2013 -- Subject: Releasing a flood of controversy on the Colorado River earthmagazine.org/article/releasing-flood-controversy-colorado-river --This article sets the basis for the HFE, provides the history of past HFEs, and discusses the issues. Key Words: Sediment- Fish results- Adaptive Mgt Quick Facts Bright Angle Creek Trout Reduction Project Fish Visitor Use and Experience Visitor Experience as it relates to fisheries, include opportunities to fish for rainbow trout in GCNRA's Glen Canyon Reach, which has been referred to as Blue Ribbon by the State of Arizona, and to fish for rainbow and brown trout and a variety of non-native introduced fish species in the main stem Colrado River and some tributaries in GCNP. Most angling in GCNP occurs in or near Bright Angle Creek and Phantom Ranch, particularly in fall and spring (NPS 2006c) Definition of Blue Ribbon fishery: Definition LINK GCDAMP- Public Outreach- Lees Ferry Trout Fishery Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Views Article titled "Tight Lines at Lees Ferry". Published February 2012 HISTORY In 1991 the Arizona Game and Fish stocked large trout instead of fingerling trout to maintain the Lees Ferry trout sport fishery (090711_Minority Report to TWG_FFF_Mark Steffen) POTENTIAL THREATS:

INFORMATION Reports and Links 2015 Potential Application of an Individual-Based Model to the Glen Canyon Glen Canyon Tailwater Fishery “Integrating Fish and Channel Mapping State of the Fishery Lees Ferry and Lees Ferry and Marble Canyon Rainbow Trout Update Lees Ferry Recreational Trout Fishery Natal Origins of Rainbow Trout: Glen Canyon and Marble Canyon Drift-Foraging and Bioenergetics Growth Model for Rainbow Trout in the Lees Ferry Tailwater 2011 Diet studies of Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout in Grand Canyon indicate that these species do eat native fish. Rainbow Trout are less piscivorous than Brown Trout, but there are more RBT than BRT "Brown Trout fish consumption rate 20 times that of Rainbow Trout..." (MYard) Rainbow and Brown Trout disporpotionately prey on native fish Other Stuff Vermillion: Highlights the passion the fishing community has for the Glen Canyon fishery and their love of not only the fishing experience but for the TOTAL experience. VIDEO LINK ADDITIONAL LINKS