Archive for February, 2011

Bull trout populations, angling limits studied amid concern for salmon and steelhead predation

Monday, February 14th, 2011 by Don Ratliff

Bull Trout
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has convened a panel of five experts to review the populations of bull trout and their prey in the Metolius River-Lake Billy Chinook system. The agency, which is partnering with PGE and the Confederated Tribes of Warm springs to restore salmon and steelhead runs above Round Butte dam, wants to ensure that an overly abundant bull trout population doesn’t hinder salmon and steelhead recovery.

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