Wild Trout XI 2014 - 2013 (almost)

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Carline, R.F., C. LoSapio, editors. 2014. Looking back and moving forward. Proceedings of the Wild Trout XI
symposium, Bozeman, Montana. 392 pages. (Copy available at www.wildtroutsymposium.com).

Wild Trout XI Steering Committee
Dan Schill, Symposium Chair
Fundraising: Amy Wolfe Session Moderators
Chris Kozfkay, Secretary
Jason Burckhardt
Facilities: Pat Bigelow
Mike Brinkley, Treasurer
Jason Detar
Publicity Committee
Program Committee Robert Gresswell
Leah Elwell, Chair
Jason Burckhardt, Co-chair Maureen Kavanaugh
Jennifer Earle
Jacob Rash, Co-chair Steve Moore
Paul Harper
Jason Detar Cathy Purves
Robert Gresswell Proceedings Committee Jacob Rash
Kitty Griswold Robert Carline, Editor Dan Schill
Maureen Kavanaugh Carol LoSapio, Designer Lorie Stroup
Cathy Purves Audio/Visual: Jessica Registration and
Lorie Stroup Buelow Reservations
Awards Committee Photographer: Eric Stark Toni Lee and Amber
Robertson, Montana State
Steve Moore, Co-chair
University
Liz Mamer, Co-chair

Wild Trout XI (2014) Steering Committee - front row, l-r: Jenny Earle, Bob Carline,
Maureen Kavanagh, Jessica Buelow, Bob Gresswell; 2nd row, l-r: Chris Kozfkay, Pat
Bigelow, Amy Wolfe, Cathy Purves; 3rd row, l-r: Paul Harper), Jason Detar, Steve Moore,
Jake Rash, Dan Schill, Mike Brinkly; 4th row, l-r: Jason Burckhardt, Eric Stark
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Proceedings of the Wild Trout XI Symposium
West Yellowstone, MT
September 22-25, 2014

Symposium Chair, Dan Schill
Technical Editor, Robert F. Carline
Proceedings Publisher, Carol LoSapio

Premier Sponsors Supporting Sponsors
►Idaho Department of Fish and Game ►Henry’s Fork Foundation
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►Madison River Foundation ►Urbani Fisheries, LLC
►USDA Forest Service In Kind Sponsors
►United States Geological Services ►Performance Fly Rods
►Western Native Trout Initiative ►Trout Ball by Greg Keeler
►Beyond Words by Carol LoSapio
Event Sponsors
►Fisheries Conservation Foundation ►American Fisheries Society
►Flycasters of San Jose Awards
►International Federation of Fly Fishers ►Aldo Starker Leopold Wild Trout Awards
►Marty Seldon Graduate Student Scholarships
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Stewardship Award
Wild Trout Symposium XI—Looking Back and Moving Forward (2014)

A Reminder . . . WTXII will be held in 2017.
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Thank you to the wonderful photographers who let us use their photos in this publication:
Matt Mitro, Mark Smith, Lorie Stroup, and Leslie Reinhart.
And to Eric Stark for helping us capture “the moment” as an image.
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manuscripts do not undergo full editing. Views expressed in each paper are those of the author
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treatment by the sponsoring organizations.
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Table of Contents
Wild Trout XI Symposium Program .............................................................................................1
2014 Program Schedule .....................................................................................................................3
Sponsors ............................................................................................................................................4
Awards ................................................................................................................................................9
Plenary Session.........................................................................................................................15
Evolution of the Wild Trout Symposium: A Mossback’s Perspective ................................................17
Robert E. Gresswell
Wild Trout Symposia: The Intersection of Politics, Policies, and Science ........................................21
Robert F. Carline
The Future of Wild Trout Management .............................................................................................27
Kevin A. Meyer
Session 1: Role of Ecological Resilience in Wild Trout Management .......................................33
Life-History Diversity Increases Resilience of Rainbow Trout
Populations in the Columbia Basin .............................................................................................35
Ian I Courter and David B Child
Habitat for the Wild and Rare: A Users Guide .................................................................................43
Jeffrey J. Hastings
California Golden Trout and Climate Change: Is Their Stream Habitat
Vulnerable To Climate Warming? ...............................................................................................51
Kathleen R. Matthews and Sebastien C. Nussle
Rewilding Native Trout: Opportunities for Stronghold Development Through Portfolio Planning .....58
Jack E. Williams and Amy L. Haak
Restoring Trout Habitat in Difficult to Access Areas Using Mobile Wood Additions ..........................67
James M. MacCartney, John A. Magee, and John J. Field
Session 2: Wild Trout Socioeconomics .....................................................................................75
Looking Back at Wild Trout: The History of “Wild” ............................................................................77
Jen Corrinne Brown
A Plausible Explanation for Lapsed Trout Fishing Participation in Wisconsin ..................................81
Jordan B. Petchenik, R. Scot Stewart, Matthew G. Mitro, and Marty P. Engel
Wild Trout and the Driftless Area: An Expanding Draw for Angling Tourism .....................................87
John (Duke) Welter
Fly Fishing Through the Climate Change Crisis: Pedagogy, Stewardship, and Learning
‘The Trick of Quiet’ .....................................................................................................................91
William F. Grover
Session 3: Struggling with Invasive Species .............................................................................99
Noble Versus Native—The Societal Challenges of Restoring Native Trout in
Yellowstone National Park ........................................................................................................101
David E. Hallac, Pat Bigelow, Todd Koel, and P.J. White
Lake Trout Spawning Behavior and Site Selection in Yellowstone Lake: Carrington
Island and Beyond ....................................................................................................................103
Philip T. Sandstrom, Robert E Gresswell, Michael Parsley, Cory D Suski, Patricia Bigelow,
Todd Koel, and Andy Danylchuck
Didymo or Less? An Assessment of Biological Impact to a Virginia Tailwater ................................104
Paul E. Bugas, Jr., Stephen J. Reeser, and Dawn Kirk
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Coldwater as a Climate Shield to Preserve Native Trout Through the 21st Century ........................110
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, David Nagel and Dona Horan
Session 4: Brook Trout ............................................................................................................117
What are Brook Trout Hiding? Elevated Mercury Concentrations in Brook Trout
Relative to Co-Habitating Brown Trout .....................................................................................119
Christopher J. Grant, Jennifer M. Graves, Allison K. Lutz, Jacob M. Oster, and Kristen Brubaker
Rainbow Trout Versus Brook Trout Biomass and Production Under Varied Climate
Regimes in Small Southern Appalachian Streams ...................................................................127
Bonnie J.E. Myers, C. Andrew Dolloff, and Andrew L. Rypel
Healing in the Headwaters—A Brook Trout Research and Restoration Success Story .................135
David Thorne
Fragmented Population Isolates Versus Well-Mixed Brook Trout Metapopulations:
Which Should we Seek to Restore? .........................................................................................142
J. Todd Petty, Eric R. Merriam, and Brock M. Huntsman
Brook Trout Metapopulation Restoration in an Appalachian Watershed ........................................150
Eric R. Merriam, J. Todd Petty, and Brock M. Huntsman
The Importance of Scale: Assessing and Predicting Brook Trout Status in its Southern
Native Range ............................................................................................................................159
Mark Hudy, Keith Nislow, Eric P. Smith, Arthur R. Cooper, and Dana M. Infante
Patch-Based Metrics: A Cost Effective Method for Short- and Long-Term
Monitoring of EBTJV Wild Brook Trout Populations? ...............................................................170
Andrew R. Whiteley, Mark Hudy, Zachary Robinson, Jason A. Coombs, and Keith Nislow
Genetic Analysis of North Carolina’s Brook Trout with Emphasis on Previously
Uncharacterized Collections .....................................................................................................180
Jacob M. Rash, Barbara A. Lubinski, and Tim L. King
Using Patterns of Genetic Diversity to Detect the Signal of Supplemental and Restorative
Stocking Among Native Brook Trout Populations ....................................................................190
Tim L. King and Aaron W. Aunins
Behavioral and Genetic Diversity Among Ecotypes of Lake Superior Brook Trout .......................191
Sicoly, L. , R.L. McLaughlin, C.C. Wilson, R.W. Mackereth, and K. Nichols
Status Assessment of Coastal and Anadromous Brook Trout in the United States ........................192
Daniel C. Dauwalter, Joseph McGurrin, Merry Gallagher, and Steve Hurley
Gill Lice as a Proximate Cause of Brook Trout Loss Under Changing Climatic Conditions ...........200
Matthew G. Mitro, Sue Marcquenski, Kari Soltau, and Paul Kanehl
Session 5: Status and Management of Natives Salmonids .....................................................207
The Hoback River: A Tale of Fish Survival ......................................................................................209
Diana S. Miller, Rob Gipson, and Darren Rhea
Phenotype Predicts Genotype For Lineages of Native Cutthroat Trout in the Southern
Rocky Mountains .....................................................................................................................215
Kevin R. Bestgen, Kevin B. Rogers, and Robert Granger
Using Genetic Diversity to Inform Conservation Efforts for Native Cutthroat Trout of the
Southern Rocky Mountains .......................................................................................................218
Kevin B. Rogers, Kevin R. Bestgen, and Janet Epp
Whitewater Baldy Fire: What Does it Mean for Gila Trout Recovery? ............................................229
Jill M. Wick, David L. Propst, James E. Brooks, and Dustin J. Myers
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Session 6: Regulations and Stocking ......................................................................................237
Contemporary Role of Special Regulations in Wild Trout Management:
Assessment of Biologist Views in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. ......................................239
Jason Detar, and Robert Carline
Performance of Circle Hooks When Bait Fishing for Stream-Dwelling Trout ..................................247
Brett High, Kevin A. Meyer, and Christopher L. Sullivan
Evaluating Potential Impact of Angler Bycatch on Threatened Bull Trout in Western Montana ....254
Wade Fredenberg
Competition Between Wild Trout and Stocked “Catchable” Trout; A Literature Review
and Thoughts an a Long-Standing Debate ...............................................................................263
Daniel J. Schill
Session 7: Wild Trout Monitoring .............................................................................................273
Natural Marks for Identifying Individual Fish in Small Populations of At-Risk Westslope
Cutthroat Trout ..........................................................................................................................275
Caitlin M. Gifford, and David W. Mayhood
GPS-Based Snorkel Video-Mapping as an Innovative Survey Technique for Monitoring
and Mapping Wild Brook Trout Populations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park......282
Paul Ayers, Alexandra Shpik, Hunter Hill, and Matt Kulp
Redd Counting for Monitoring Salmonids in Finnish Inland Waters ...............................................288
Jukka T. Syrjänen, Kimmo Sivonen, and Olli Sivonen
Incidence of Spinal Injuries in Migratory Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Captured at
Electric and Waterfall-Velocity Weirs ........................................................................................295
Erin I. Larson, Kevin A. Meyer, and Brett High
Improving Management and Conservation Practices Through an Evaluation of Movement
and Spatial Population Structure in the Logan River, Utah.......................................................302
Harrison Mohn, Phaedra Budy, and Brett Roper
Trends in the Abundance of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Idaho ..................................................309
Patrick Kennedy and Kevin A. Meyer
Guerrilla Ecology: Toward an Effective Strategy for Monitoring Alberta’s Trout Streams
in a Hostile Climate ...................................................................................................................316
David W. Mayhood
Supplement .............................................................................................................................323
The Gyrodactylus Salaris Invasion in Norwegian Atlantic Salmon Rivers and the
Eradication Strategy: Lessons Learned ....................................................................................325
Øystein Aas and Kjetil Olstad
Using Collaborative Research to Improve Conservation and Restoration Practices of
Native Brown Trout: A Twenty-Year History in Haute-Savoie Area, France ..............................335
Arnaud Caudron, Jordi Gil, and Alexis Champigneulle
Whistlers of the Wild West: Assessing Wyoming’s Mountain Whitefish Populations. .....................343
Gordon P. Edwards Jr.
Growth Variation in a Mid-Atlantic Brook Trout Population .............................................................350
David C. Kazyak, Robert H. Hilderbrand, and Matthew T. Sell
Short-Term and Seasonal Movements of Brook Trout in the Upper Savage River
Watershed, Garrett County, Maryland ......................................................................................357
Matthew T. Sell, Alan A. Heft, David C. Kazyak, Robert H. Hilderbrand, and Raymond P. Morgan II
Extended Abstract: The Role of Norms and Informal Sanctions in a Rapidly Growing
Catch-and-Release Atlantic Salmon Fishery ............................................................................363
Stian Stensland and Øystein Aas
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Poster Presentation
Mike Anderson, Julie Carter, and Mike Lopez ...............................................................................367
Eric August, and Jason R Chircop .................................................................................................367
Paul Ayers, and Alexandra Shpik ...................................................................................................368
Michael Bessert, Henry Hansen, Henry Brady, Tom Xiong, and Marty Engel ...............................368
Walter S Brown ..............................................................................................................................368
Jessica Buelow ..............................................................................................................................369
R. Chad Chorney ...........................................................................................................................369
Rigoberto Delgado Vega, Gorgonio Ruiz Campos, Faustino Camarena Rosales,
Carmen Paniagua ChaveZ, and Miguel A del Rio Portilla .......................................................369
Marika E. Dobos, Michael C. Quist, and Matthew P. Corsi ............................................................370
Jennifer E Earle, and Jim D Stelfox ...............................................................................................370
Christopher M Free, Olaf P Jensen, Susan A Crate, and Bud Mendsaikhan ................................371
Bryan J Giordano, and Mark R Luttenton ......................................................................................371
Kala R Hernandez, Timothy Copland, and Kristin Wright ..............................................................372
Dona L Horan, Sherry Wollrab, Daniel J Isaak, and Brett B Roper ...............................................372
Shelley A Humphries......................................................................................................................372
Frances M. Iannucci, Olaf P. Jensen, Jason D. Stockwell, Talia Young, and Andrea Lini .............373
Daniel J Isaak, and Bruce E Rieman .............................................................................................374
Daniel J Isaak, Seth J Wenger, Erin E Peterson, Jay Ver Hoef, and Charlie Luce ........................374
Daniel J Isaak, Seth Wenger, Erin Peterson, Jay Ver Hoef, and Dave Nagel ...............................375
Darrell Jobson, and Chris Stoesz ..................................................................................................375
Jeff Kershner, and Jack Williams ...................................................................................................375
Jeremy L Kientz, Jacob L. Davis, Jerry W. Wilhite, Steven R. Chipps, and Gregory Simpson .....376
Edward Maillett ..............................................................................................................................376
Eric W Malone, Alec Zerbian, Mark Cornwell, Ben German, and Peter Nichols............................377
Philip T. Mathias .............................................................................................................................377
Matthew G. Mitro, John Lyons, Jana Stewart, and Steve Westenbroek ........................................378
Helen Neville, Carol Evans, Paul Pettit, Jon Griggs, and John Zablocki .......................................378
Mark Pepper, Jon Reynolds, Ben Roberts, and Tod Williams .......................................................379
Jessica Reilly, David Coltman, and Cindy Paszkowski ..................................................................379
Leslie Reinhardt .............................................................................................................................380
Shawn M. Rummel, and Amy Wolfe ..............................................................................................380
Michael V. Shingleton ....................................................................................................................380
Daniel A. Sinopoli...........................................................................................................................381
Eric J. Stark, and Brian S. Ayers ....................................................................................................382
Kajsa Eagle Stromberg, Wade Jerome, Jeff Johnson, Dave Leptich, and Sergio Pierluissi .........382
Jukka Syrjänen, Johnny R Norrgård, Ari Huusko, Erno Salonen, and Olli Urpanen .....................383
Dianne M. Timmins ........................................................................................................................383
Scott A. Tolentino ...........................................................................................................................384
Thea Vanderwey, Laura Redfield, Brett Bowersox, and Michael W. Ackerman .............................384
Nicholas J. Walrath, and Scott C. Christy ......................................................................................384
Casey Weathers, Tim King, Jay Stauffer, Steve Moore, and Matt Kulp .........................................385
Richard N Williams, and Daniel C Dauwalter ................................................................................385
List of Participants ...................................................................................................................387
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