Project: Maintaining Wild Trout in Whirling Disease Infected Rivers: Mitigating Trout Declines by Enhancing Habitat and Life History Types of Survivors in the Upper Madison River

Primary Investigator: Thomas McMahon
Project Summary: The survey results show that the Madison River rainbow trout are primarily late mainstream spawners. (In contrast, Missouri River rainbows are early spawners emergers.) Other observations showed that rainbow spawn primarily in the upper section of the river, that a key feature in spawning success is the presence of shallow side channels, and that infection risk varies substantially. Eventually the spawning and rearing information will be overlaid with "hot spot" data, to identify when and where vulnerable fry are most in danger of infection.
Funding Period: 1998-1999
Final Report: McMahon_98-99a.pdf
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