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Arizona Game and Fish Native Trout Program
Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache) Mike Anderson; Native Trout Coordinator
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Overview Gila Trout Status Upcoming projects Apache Trout
Trout Challenge
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Gila Trout Recovery 2 Recovery Units San Francisco River
15 populations 50 miles of stream Gila-San Francisco River 4 populations 25 miles of stream
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Recovery Priorities Meet recovery criteria (delisting)
Create fisheries Increase angling opportunity Optimize potential streams Monitoring Recovery prioritization Availability of fish from Mora NFH
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San Francisco River Recovery Unit
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Upcoming Projects Raspberry Creek Monitor barrier, stock fish in 2017
Coleman Creek Habitat project, stock fish in KP Creek Barrier modification Grant Creek Blue River watershed plan
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Gila-San Francisco River Mixed
Mount Graham Frye Creek Ash Creek Marijilda Creek Upcoming Projects Marijilda Creek Mechanical removal
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Gila-San Francisco River Mixed
Other drainages Grapevine Creek Dude Creek Haigler Creek Chase Creek Cave Creek
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Upcoming Projects Haigler Creek Work through NEPA compliance
AGFD Piscicide Process Obtain funding for barrier Construct barrier Conduct piscicide treatment
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Upcoming Projects Chase Creek Evaluate temperature, habitat
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Upcoming Projects Cave Creek watershed
Temperature and habitat monitoring
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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 30 populations in historic range
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Upcoming Projects Fishless Streams Conklin
Stock fall 2016 or fall 2017 Rudd/Benton Stock fall 2016
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Upcoming Projects West Fork Little Colorado River Barrier modification
Spring/summer 2016 Mechanical removals between barriers
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Upcoming Projects West Fork Black River Complete spring 2016
Barrier Construction Complete spring 2016 Piscicide Treatment May/June 2017 Restock
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Upcoming Projects Bear Wallow Creek Barrier modification
San Carlos Apache NEPA compliance Piscicide application Piscicide treatment May/June 2018
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Trout Challenge Educational program to get anglers out fishing for wild trout in Arizona Wild Trout Challenge Catch Gila, Apache, Brown, Brook and Rainbow trout in naturally reproducing streams Arizona Trout Challenge Catch 6 of the 8 species in Arizona Gila, Apache, Brown, Brook, Rainbow, Cutthroat, Tiger trout, and Grayling
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Trout Challenge
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Questions
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