Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Proceedings of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society
Publisher
American Fisheries Society
Publication Date
1987
Keywords
rainbow trout, underwater observation, water pattern
First Page
1
Last Page
1
Abstract
The distribution and movement patterns of fingerling rainbow trout stocked into reservoirs in Utah were investigated with · SCUBA observations and by vertical gill netting. For several weeks after stocking, fingerling trout (ca. 80 mm standard length) were strongly oriented to the shore, and selected habitats providing cover. During the underwater observations, no fish were seen below depths of 2 meters. Two weeks after stocking, the fingerlings were most abundant under docks near where they were planted, indicating that dispersal was relatively slow. Jacob's electivity indices for natural substrates in water 0-1.5 meter deep were in sand, gravel, cobble, boulders and inundated vegetation.
Recommended Citation
Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A. and Tabor, Roger, "Microhabitat Selection and Diel Movements of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri) Introduced Into Mid-Elevation Reservoirs in Utah" (1987). Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications. Paper 529.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/529
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This work made publicly available electronically on July 16, 2012.