Nov
27
2011
Invasive lake trout continue to cause problems for native bull trout . . . An annual stream survey of native bull trout in the Swan River drainage revealed a continued decline in reproduction, while the number of spawning trout in the North Fork Flathead Basin also fell below average. Continue reading . . .
Tags: bull trout, lake trout, redd count
Feb
06
2010
The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a substantial increase to the critical habitat designation for Bull Trout throughout the Northwest. This includes drainages around Glacier Park such as the North Fork Flathead River. A post to the New West site yesterday has the story, including information on meetings and on public comment procedures [...]
Tags: bull trout, critical habitat
Nov
09
2009
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced the results of its annual Bull Trout redd (spawning bed) survey last week. The redd count was down in most areas this year. The North Fork did pretty well, though, with the exception of Coal Creek where no redds were discovered. KPAX has an overview. The Daily Inter Lake [...]
Tags: bull trout, redds
Dec
04
2008
Further information on the proposed Cline mine’s impact on bull trout from the Canada.com web site . . . U.S. government scientists studying the Flathead River watershed straddling the B.C.-Montana border say they’ve discovered the prime spawning site for a threatened species of trout – on the Canadian side of the system, and in the [...]
Tags: bull trout, Canadian Flathead, Cline Mining, coal mining, Flathead River Valley, redds, strip mining
Nov
28
2008
From the Friday, November 28, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . . A controversial Canadian coal mine, proposed high in the headwaters above Glacier National Park, would be built atop the most productive bull trout spawning habitat in the entire river basin. “That site, immediately below the proposed mine site, is incredibly important [...]
Tags: bull trout, Canadian Flathead, Cline Mining, coal mining, Flathead River Valley, redds, strip mining
Nov
19
2008
From the Wednesday, November 19, 2008 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . . An annual survey of bull trout spawning activity has found higher redd counts in the North Fork Flathead Basin, and counts below average in the South Fork Flathead and Swan River drainages. [...] This year’s count found that Trail [...]
Tags: bull trout, Coal Creek, Trail Creek