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Idaho Department of Fish & Game Volume 047 Article 03 IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME FEDERAL AID TO FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION Job Performance Report Project F-71-R-5 REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATIONS Job VI-a. Region 6 Mountain Lake Investigations Job VI-b. Region 6 Lowland Lakes Investigation Job VI-c. Region 6 Stream Investigation Job VI-d. Region 6 Technical Guidance Job VI-e. Region 6 Salmon and Steelhead Investigations Period Covered: 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1980 by Kent Ball Regional Fishery Biologist and Paul Jeppson Regional Fishery Manager April, 1980 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Job VI-a. _ Region 6 Mountain Lake Investigations ABSTRACT ................................................................ 1 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................... 3 OBJECTIVES .............................................................. 3 TECHNIQUES USED ......................................................... 3 FINDINGS ................................................................ 3 Lakes in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area ..................... 3 Hell Roaring Lake ............................................. 3 Alice Lake .................................................... 4 Vernon Lake ................................................... 4 Sawtooth Lake ................................................. 5 Heart Lake .................................................... 5 Six Lake No. 3 ................................................ 5 Six Lake No. 5 ................................................ 7 Phyllis Lake .................................................. 7 Lightning ..................................................... 7 Lakes in the Challis National Forest ............................... 7 Collie Lake ................................................... 7 Nelson Lake No. 1 ............................................. 7 Nelson Lake No. 2 ............................................. 7 China Lake No. 1 .............................................. 8 China Lake No. 2 .............................................. 8 China Lake No. 3 .............................................. 8 Mystery Lake No. 1 ............................................ 8 Mystery Lake No. 2 ............................................ 8 Mystery Lake No. 3 ............................................ 9 Mystery Lake No. 4 ............................................ 9 Lakes in the Salmon National Forest ................................ 9 Golden Trout Lake ............................................. 9 Gooseneck Lake ................................................ 9 Pothole Lake .................................................. 9 Crater Lake ................................................... 10 Glacier Lake .................................................. 10 Ship Island Lake No. 2 ........................................ 10 Ship Island Lake No. 3 ........................................ 10 Ship Island Lake No. 4 ........................................ 10 Shoban Lake ................................................... 10 Sheepeater Lake ............................................... 11 Hat Creek Lake No. 1 .......................................... 11 Hat Creek Lake No. 2 .......................................... 11 i TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Hat Creek Lake No. 3 .......................................... 11 Hat Creek Lake No. 4 .......................................... 11 Hat Creek Lake No. 5 .......................................... 12 Big Eight Mile Lake ........................................... 12 North Fork Little Timber Creek Lake No. 1 ..................... 12 North Fork Little Timber Creek Lake No. 2 ..................... 12 North Fork Little Timber Creek Lake No. 3 ..................... 12 North Fork Little Timber Creek Lake No. 4 ..................... 12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................ 13 LITERATURE CITED ........................................................ 13 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Length frequency of fish from Sawtooth Lake ................. 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Job VI-b. _ Region 6 Lowland Lakes Investigation ABSTRACT ................................................................ 15 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................... 17 OBJECTIVES .............................................................. 17 TECHNIQUES USED ......................................................... 17 FINDINGS ................................................................ 17 Williams Lake ....................................................... 17 Wells Lake (Roberts Gravel Pit) ..................................... 18 Roberts Slough ...................................................... 21 Ashton Reservoir .................................................... 21 Island Park Reservoir ............................................... 21 Henrys Lake ......................................................... 21 Mud Lake ............................................................ 22 Sandhole Lake ....................................................... 22 Paul (Modoc) Reservoir .............................................. 22 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Length frequency of rainbow trout from Williams Lake 1973-1980 .................................................... 19 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Job VI-c. Region 6 Stream Investigation ABSTRACT ............................................................... 23 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................ 25 OBJECTIVES ............................................................. 25 TECHNIQUES USED ........................................................ 25 Herd Creek ......................................................... 25 Middle Fork Salmon River ........................................... 25 Bruno Creek ........................................................ 26 Squaw Creek ........................................................ 26 Big Timber Creek ................................................... 26 Panther Creek ...................................................... 26 FINDINGS ............................................................... 26 Herd Creek ......................................................... 26 Middle Fork Salmon River ........................................... 27 Bruno Creek ........................................................ 27 Squaw Creek ........................................................ 27 Pahsimeroi River ................................................... 27 Big Timber Creek ................................................... 27 Panther Creek ...................................................... 28 Dry Bed of Snake River (Great Feeder Canal) ........................ 28 Henrys Fork ........................................................ 28 Birch Creek ........................................................ 28 Big Lost River ..................................................... 28 LITERATURE CITED ....................................................... 29 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1. Analysis of Cutthroat Trout from Bruno Creek, Salmon River Drainage ............................................ 31 Appendix 2. Statement of Kent Ball, Regional Fisheries Biologist, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, to the Idaho Water Resource Board at the Pahsimeroi River instream flow hearing, 9 July, 1980 ..................................... 34 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Expected values of sample means of meristic characters of westslope and yellowstone cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki lewisi and S. c. bouvieri) and meristic characters of Henrys Lake cutthroat and a sample of cutthroat trout from Bruno Creek, Salmon River drainage, Idaho .......................... 33 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Job VI-d.__ Region 6 Technical Guidance ABSTRACT ............................................................... 41 OBJECTIVES ............................................................. 43 TECHNIQUES USED ........................................................ 43 FINDINGS .................... .......................................... 43 TABLE OF CONTENTS Job VI-e.__ Region 6 Salmon and Steelhead Investigations ABSTRACT ............................................................... 45 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................ 47 OBJECTIVES ............................................................. 47 TECHNIQUES USED ........................................................ 47 FINDINGS ...................... ........................................ 47 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Summary of data collected from fall steelhead seasons, 1971-1980, at the North Fork check station .................... 49 Table 2. Summary of data collected from spring steelhead seasons, 1971-1980, at the North Fork check station .................... 49 Table 3. Summary of data collected at the North Fork check station by combining fall and spring steelhead seasons, 1971-72 through 1980-81 ............................................. 50 Table 4. Number of steelhead checked and proportion that were of hatchery origin at the North Fork check station, 1971- 1980 ........................................................ 51 Table 5. Number of steelhead checked and proportion that were of hatchery origin at the North Fork check station, 1971- 1980 ........................................................ 51 iv JOB PERFORMANCE REPORT Name: REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT State of: ____ Idaho _____________ INVESTIGATIONS Project No.: _ F-71-R-5 __________
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