NonConsumptiveNeedsAssessmentPresentationBlakesleeandVertrees10

• Basin Roundtable: Yampa/White
• Title: Non-Comsumptive Needs Assessment Presentation
• Date: 10/18/2006
• Author: Geoff Blakeslee, Kent Vertrees
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Presentations

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· Stable temperatures, oxygen levels, flows and insect populations.
· Highly desirable, cold water, destination fishery.
· Naturally reproducing stocks of fish.
· Private water dominant, with plenty of public access.
· Many public and private water fishery improvements.

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· Bear River - commercial and public fishery.
· Stagecoach Reservoir - Colorado state record northern pike recently
caught.
· Stagecoach Tailwater - .6 mile public access, 2 - 3000 fish per mile, high
levels of naturally reproducing rainbow trout.
· Catamount Tailwater - private access.
· Chuck Lewis State Wildlife Area - recent improvements will link high quality
tailwater fishery to downtown Steamboat Springs.
· Steamboat Springs - lots of public access.
· Milner and Hayden - lots of private water, an incredible fishery
· Elk River - public and private
· Little Snake - some public in forest, mostly private water.
· All Tributaries - National Forest lands.