Life history, ecology and population status of migratory Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Flathead Lake and river system, Montana
Fraley JJ and Shepard BB. 1989. Life history, ecology and population status of migratory Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in the Flathead Lake and river system, Montana. Northwest Science. 63(No. 4):133-143
This study documents, through redd counts and estimates of juvenile abundance in natal tributaries, bull trout spawning from Flathead Lake to tributaries of the North and Middle Forks of the Flathead River. Migration distances ranged from 88 km to over 250 km, extending north into British Columbia.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fraley, John; Shepard, Bradley
- Units
- GLAC , WRD
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus), Fisheries, Flathead Lake, Flathead River, migratory fish population, Salvelinus confluentus, WRBIB