Link: South Fork Boise River Genetics Study
Click on the link above to view the Nov. 12, 2009 presentation on the South Fork Boise River Genetics Study
The document is a .pdf of the powerpoint slides. 3.3 MB in size, 18 slides.
Woolly Buggers Program: Archeology of the South Fork Boise River
Woolly Bugger Meeting
Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Idaho Fish and Game Department Headquarters, 600 S. Walnut St.
Program: Archeology of the South Fork Boise River, the Danskin Rockshelter
“There is more to fishing than catching fish,” is the Woolly Buggers’ slogan. We believe it is important to know the history of our rivers, lakes and streams. Knowing what happened before our time adds to our enjoyment when we go fishing.
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Genetic evaluation illustration
The above illustration is from the report Genetic evaluation of population structure and individual movement of rainbow trout in the lower South Fork Boise River and associated tributaries.
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November 12th Meeting to Highlight South Fork Boise Genetics Study
Make plans to attend an open joint meeting of TU and Boise Valley Fly Fishermen on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Boise Public Library to see a presentation on the genetic profile of the South Fork Boise River (SFB) fishery as well as hear a panel discussion of agency and angling community perspectives on Southwest Idaho’s greatest fishing water. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:00 p.m. Enter in the doors on the 8th Street side at the southwest end of the building.
Helen Neville with the TU national science team based in Boise will present her findings based on the laboratory analysis of the genetic information sampled from more than 300 rainbow trout, and compare that information with dozens of wild trout populations in the North and Middle Fork Boise Rivers.
Idaho Fish & Game, the Boise National Forest, Bureau of Reclamation, TU and BVFF worked together in 2008 to sample the SFB fishery and adjacent tributaries to gather genetic information on redband or rainbow trout. The information presented November 12 will provide a foundation by which a conservation strategy for the SFB fishery could be developed.
Contraindications in the Upper Watershed
The first month of the 2010 water year is done and there is one interesting development in the South Fork Boise River. During October the flows upstream of Anderson Ranch Reservoir were higher than last year (see alternating graph above). The blue line (it’s hard to see) was higher through the month owing to the big storm that blew across the northern Rockies in early October. Trinity Mountain supposedly has 25 inches of snow. So, as that snow melted the meter at Featherville recorded a higher flow than October 2008.
South Fork Partners
