Bull Trout Vs Dolly Varden

When the two populations met in the pacific northwest they have manage to coexist ever since.

Bull trout vs dolly varden. Id like to see the article or whatever it was that you read that in out of curiousity. General Description The native Bull Trout has been determined to be a separate species from the coastal Dolly Varden. The dolly varden is more closely related to the arctic char in the North and the bull trout is more closely related to the whitespotted char in Asia.

17102019 Dolly Varden fish are notorious for being strong fighters and will make you work for that catch. The bull trout is known as the most serious predator on young salmon and a bounty was long paid on them in Alaska. First Prev 2 of 3 Go to page.

Old Man A very Old Man. Bull Trout are found in the Clark Fork and Flathead drainages of western Montana and their slowly declining trend has led to their designation as a threatened species. 31102012 The Dolly Varden and bull trout can generally be distinguished by their size and habitat.

The Department completed a stock status report for bull trout and Dolly Varden in 1998 which identified 80 stocks statewide. Generally this species lives 10-12 years. Found in lakes rivers streams and sometimes migrating back and forth between fresh and salt water but not always Dolly Varden bull trout and Arctic char have puzzled fisheries biologists and ichthyologists people who specialize in the study of fish for decades.

Bull trout and Dolly Varden were once considered the same species. Published in 1978 identified bull trout as distinct from Dolly Varden. This designation was accepted by the American Fisheries Society in 1980.

For a long time it was believed that these fish were all strains of Arctic char. They are both chars but are different species. 19012011 I recently read that a method of telling the apart is as Bull will have a flatter head with a mouth that extends slightly aft of the eye.