Lees Ferry Sport Fishery

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

GROUP MEMBERS

No Ad-Hoc Group currently assigned

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

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)

INFORMATION
Lees Ferry Anglers Trout Fishery Recommendations State of Arizona Lees Ferry Fish Management Plan
Reports and Links
2015 GCMRC review of the Lees Ferry Anglers Trout Fishery Recommendations 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