Trout at Transition River Trip The Data We Collected

Mouse Health Mouse Water TAXA=23 ASPT=5.74 BMWP=132 ASPT EQI=A2 (Good) TAXA EQI=A1 (Excellent) Expected TAXA=24.8 ASPT=6.16 BMWP=153 ASPT EQI=A1 (Excellent) TAXA EQI=A1 (Excellent)

Mouse Fish Mouse Water 0+ = 0 1+ = 3 Total Fish = 3 Expected 0+ = = 11 Total Fish = 28

Mouse Substrate Mouse Water Fine Sand=0% Coarse Sand=60% Pebble=20% Cobble=20% Expected Silt= 0-3% Sand=10-15% Pebble=40-50% Cobble=40-50%

Glengonnar TAXA=16 ASPT=7.13 BMWP=114 ASPT EQI=A1(Excellent) TAXA EQI=A2(Good) Expected TAXA=21.4 ASPT=6.58 BMWP=140.9 ASPT EQI=A1(Excellent) BMWP=A1(Excellent)

Glengonnar Fish Glengonnar 0+ = 0 1+ = 20 Total Fish = = = 9 Total Fish = 135 Expected

Glengonnar Substrate Glengonnar Fine Sand=0% Coarse Sand=5% Pebble=25% Cobble=70% Expected Fine Sand=0-3% Coarse Sand=10-15% Pebble=40-50% Cobble=40-50%

Camps Health Camps Water TAXA=19 ASPT=6.0 BMWP=114 ASPT EQI=A2 (Good) TAXA EQI=A1 (Excellent) Expected TAXA=17.1 ASPT=6.63 BMWP=113.8 ASPT EQI=A1 (Excellent) TAXA EQI=A1 (Excellent)

Camps Fish Camps Water 0+ = 6 1+ = 10 Total Fish = 16 Expected 0+ = = 6 Total Fish = 36

Camps Substrate Camps Fine Sand=0% Coarse Sand=0% Pebble=15% Cobble=85% Expected Fine Sand=0-3% Coarse Sand=10-15% Pebble=40-50% Cobble=40-50%

Improve Mouse Problems Plant Trees Along Bank For Fish Cover Put Fence Along Side To Prevent Animals Coming In Add Cobble And Pebbles To Make Cover For Fish Eggs Response Not Enough Bank Cover For Fish Animals Polluting the Water Not Enough Cobble for Fish to Lay their Eggs In

Improve Glengonnar Problems Lead being dissolved by acidic water. Response Plant trees on bank of river. Put alkaline rocks in the upstream in water and check pH regularly

Improve Camps Problems Reservoir Affecting the Flow of Water Not Enough Bank Cover Response Take away the reservoir Plant trees for the fish to take cover under.

The Best River The Easiest River To Improve: The Mouse Water The Healthiest River: Camps Water

Mouse Water Pictures

Glengonnar Water Pictures