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ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT:
NATIVE TROUT PROGRAM
Mike Anderson; Native Trout Coordinator
Julie Carter; Native Aquatics Program Manager
Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache)
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Overview
Background
Gila Trout
Status
Upcoming projects
Apache Trout
Status
Upcoming projects
Trout Challenge
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Apache trout
range
New Mexico Arizona
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AZGFD Approach to native trout
recovery
Goal = Protect, enhance, and recover Apache and
Gila Trout populations and habitats, and increase
numbers of fishable populations
Gila Trout – Listed as endangered in 1973;
threatened in 2006
Recovery Plan (2003)
Apache Trout – Listed as endangered in 1973;
threatened in 1975
Recovery Plan (2009)
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Recovery Strategy
Meet recovery criteria (delisting)
Create fisheries
Increase angling opportunity
Optimize potential streams
Monitoring
Recovery prioritization
Environmental compliance
Frye Mesa Reservoir
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Gila Trout Recovery
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Gila Trout Recovery
2 Recovery Units in AZ
San Francisco River
15 populations
50 miles of stream
Status = 2 populations
Gila-San Francisco River
4 populations
25 miles of stream
Status = 4 populations
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San Francisco River Recovery Unit (RU)
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Upcoming Gila Trout Projects in San Francisco RU
Raspberry Creek
Monitor barrier, stock fish in 2017
Coleman Creek
Habitat project, stock fish in 2017-2018
KP Creek
Barrier modification
Grant Creek
Barrier modification
Piscicide treatment
Blue River watershed
management plan
KP Creek barrier
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Challenges – San Francisco RU
Wildfire – Wallow
2011; Chitty 2007
Drought
Spruce Creek
lineage
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Status: Gila-San Francisco River Mixed Lineage RU
Mount Graham
Frye Creek
(occupied 2009)
Ash Creek
(occupied 2012)
Marijilda Creek
Mechanical
removal
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Status: Gila-San Francisco River Mixed RU
Other drainages
Grapevine Creek (occupied 2009)
Dude Creek (occupied 2015)
Haigler Creek
Chase Creek
Cave Creek
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Upcoming Projects in Mixed Lineage RU
Haigler Creek
Work through environmental
compliance
AZGFD Piscicide Process
Obtain funding for barrier
Construct barrier
Conduct piscicide treatment
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Upcoming Projects in Mixed Lineage RU
Chase Creek
Evaluate temperature, habitat
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Upcoming Projects in Mixed Lineage RU
Cave Creek watershed
Temperature and habitat
monitoring
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Gila Trout Recreational Populations
Frye Mesa Reservoir
Since 2009
West Fork Oak Creek
Started in 2015
Goldwater Lake
June 2016-Kids Fishing Day
More to come in the next few years
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Apache Trout Recovery
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Apache Trout Recovery
Delisting goal: 30 populations in historic range
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Challenges – Apache Trout
Barrier failures
Drought, wildfire, post-fire floods
Fish Creek barrier
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Success by the Numbers
20 barriers constructed since 1980s
8 occupied streams on Apache-Sitgreaves NF
4 reestablishment projects planned
>20 occupied streams on Fort Apache Indian Reservation
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Upcoming Apache Trout Projects
Stock Fishless Streams
Conklin Creek - 2017
Rudd/Benton creeks - 2017
Barrier Maintenance
West Fork Little Colorado River
Mechanical removals between barriers
Barrier Construction and Piscicide Treatment
West Fork Black River – 2017
Bear Wallow Creek - 2018
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Upcoming Apache Trout
Projects
West Fork Black River
Barrier Construction
Complete spring 2016
Piscicide Treatment
May/June 2017
Restock 2017-18
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Upcoming Apache Trout Projects
Bear Wallow Creek
Barrier modification
San Carlos Apache
Reservation
NEPA compliance
Piscicide application
Piscicide treatment
May/June 2018-2019
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East Fork Little Colorado River
West Fork Little Colorado River (and Greer)
West Fork Black River
Lee Valley Lake
Ackre Lake
Apache Trout Recreational Populations
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Arizona Trout Challenge
Developed in 2015
Connects anglers with native
and wild trout
#1: Catch all five species of
wild trout = Gila, Apache,
Brown, Brook, Rainbow
#2: Catch six of total trout
species (includes stocked
trout) = Gila, Apache, Brown,
Brook, Rainbow, Cutthroat,
Tiger, and Grayling
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Websites for Information
Interactive Trout Challenge Map
http://www.fishaz.org/fisheries-management/check-
out-the-new-interactive-trout-challenge-map/
https://azgfd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index
.html?appid=148f6f5c4ea94cd9aef9e163c336e1d7
In the Current native aquatic species blog
Inthecurrent.org
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Questions? [email protected]; [email protected]