PART III: RESTORATION-RELATED TRIBUTARY ASSESSMENTS (cont.) 



Monture Creek 40 



(Murphy) Spring Creek. 41 



Nevada Spring Creek 43 



Nevada Creek 45 



North Fork Blackfoot River 46 



Pearson Creek 47 



' Poorman Creek 48 



Rock Creek 49 



Snowbank Creek 50 



Stonewall Creek 51 



Warren Creek 52 



Wasson Creek 53 



PART IV: ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS 



1 ) Whirling disease status 57 



2) Preliminary summary of spawning migrations and tributary use of 

 telemetered rainbow trout in the lower Blackfoot River basin: An initial 

 evaluation of WD risk 62 



3) A hierarchical assessment of bull trout spawning areas in the 



Blackfoot River basin: a baseline for identifying potential ^ 



spawning areas 69 



4) McNeil core spawning site surveys in the Blackfoot River basin 76 



5) Angler surveys in native trout recovery areas within the 



Blackfoot River basin 83 



6) A summary of an integrated stream restoration and native fish conservation 

 strategy for the Blackfoot River basin 96 



7) A preliminary summary of lake surveys in the backcountry of the 

 Blackfoot River basin 101 



RECOMMENDATIONS 108 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 109 



LITERATURE CITED 110 



APPENDIX 114 



Exhibit A: Summary of catch and size statistics for Blackfoot River tributaries, 2004-05. 



Exhibit B: Summary of two pass estimates for Blackfoot River tributaries, 2004-05. 



Exhibit C: Mark and recapture estimates for the Blackfoot River, 2004 and 2005. 



Exhibit D: Summary of stream discharge measurements for 2004 and 2005. 



Exhibit E: Restoration streams and table of activities through 2005. 



Exhibit F: Potential restoration projects in the Blackfoot drainage through 2005. 



Exhibit G: Restoration streams and cooperators through 2005. 



Exhibit H: Summary of water temperature in the Blackfoot drainage, 2004 and 2005. 



Exhibit I: Westslope cutthroat trout genetic sampling sites and results. 



