Dolly Varden Bull Trout

They are native to Idaho and have actually been cultured reared and stocked at various times from our State fish hatcheries.

Dolly varden bull trout. 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. For this reason they are extremely vulnerable to angling. When the two populations met in the pacific northwest they have manage to coexist ever since.

The geographic range of S. 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. Bull Trout Dolly Varden.

This is a. Although they were once thought of as nuisance fish that ate the eggs of more high-profile species dollies are now prized by fly. 05072018 Like the two species to which is it closely relatedArctic char Salvelinus alpinus and bull trout Salvelinus confluentusthe Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma is a true char that is found throughout a wide range in the North Pacific watershed.

Confluentus has been known as the Dolly Varden. This designation was accepted by the American Fisheries Society in 1980. Salvelinus alpinus but.

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. They are aggressive fish eaters almost exclusively when they reach between 8 - 12. Confluentus in sympatry Hagen John 2000 Your browser doesnt seem to have a PDF viewer please download the PDF to view this item.

Bull trout and Dolly Varden were once considered the same species. The plan does not represent a consensus of all entities managing native char. Gaming is my passion and my way of sharing my craziness with the world.