Native Brook Trout Restoration, Lynn Camp Prong Great Smoky Mountains National Park Steve Moore and Matt Kulp

Lower Lynn Camp Prong

Parking Area Lynn Camp Prong – Project Map Plan to treat 8.5 miles of Lynn Camp Prong in Sept Already completed 1.5 miles of Indian Flats Prong Transplant 100% pure southern Appalachian brook trout in spring 2009

Project Accomplishments to Date  Completed trout distribution surveys  Completed the collection of stream gradient data  Completed initial dye flow studies  Collected discharge data  Collected trout population data  Moved brook trout to Indian Flats Prong

Planned accomplishments for 2008  Initiate Aquatic Insect Monitoring, May 2008  Allow anglers to harvest rainbow trout, June  Re-survey fish population monitoring sites, July  Treatment with antimycin September 7 – 12 and September

Opportunity for Training in the use of Antimycin  The draft “Field Manual for the Use of antimycin for the Restoration of Native Fish Populations” states that all Project Managers must have participated in two projects or one project and the training taught at NCTC.  This project offers each partner in the EBTJV the opportunity to have one or two staff members to receive training in a field project  If interested, contact Steve Moore, or (865) 436 –

Partners EBTJV Little River Chapter of TU TU National TN and NC Councils of TU Wal Mart Orvis Friends of Great Smoky Mountains Federation of Fly Fishers TN Wildlife Resources Agency NC Wildlife Resources Commission GA Department of Natural Resources Mountain Bridge Chapter of TU Dogwood Anglers Chapter of TU Little River Outfitters