LEES FERRY 

RECREATIONAL TROUT 

FISHERY MANAGEMENT 

RECOMMENDATIONS: 

The Voice of Lees Ferry Recreational Anglers, Guides, and Businesses 

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Table of Contents 

Executive Summary............................................. 1
 

The Lee’s Ferry Trout Fishery ............................. 2
 

Purpose and Need............................................... 3
 

Goals and Objectives .......................................... 3
 

Recommendations............................................... 4
 

Aquatic food base enhancement
 

Glen Canyon Dam operations
 

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Riparian vegetation restoration
 

Trout stocking
 

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Temperature control device
 

Bypass tube electrical generation
 

Turbidity enhancement
 

Monitoring and Management Triggers................. 8
 

Summary and Conclusions.................................. 9
 

Literature Cited.................................................. 11
 

Appendix............................................................ 12
 

Get Involved Today............................................ 13
 

Funding for this report made possible by a grant from Wildlife for Tomorrow
 

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Executive Summary: Lees Ferry Recreational Trout Fishery Recommendations 

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and visitor services. 

A primary purpose of the Lees Ferry Recreational Fisheries Management Recommendations is to complement and
 

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key purpose is to help shape alternatives in the Glen Canyon Dam Long Term Experimental and Management Plan 

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Photo: George Andrejko 

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Land, water, and wildlife 

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Canyon are managed by 

multiple authorities. 

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Reclamation manages water and dam operations, in 

concert with Western Area 

Power Administration, for 

hydroelectric generation. 

NPS – The National Park 

Service manages the lands 

and compatible uses on 

the land, including wildlife 

resources in Glen Canyon 

National Recreation Area 

and Grand Canyon National Park. 

USFWS – The US Fish 

and Wildlife Service 

manages threatened 

and endangered species, 

including the endangered 

humpback chub. USFWS 

and AZGFD have a joint 

responsibility to advise 

USBR on the effects of water projects on all wildlife. 

AZGFD –Arizona Game 

and Fish Department is 

the primary management 

agency for resident fish 

and wildlife in the State of 

Arizona. 

AMWG – The Adaptive 

Management Working 

Group is a Federal Advisory Committee formed as a 

result of the 1996 EIS. They 

advise the Secretary of the 

Department of Interior 

on matters related to the 

operations of Glen Canyon 

Dam. 

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Management Plan and help achieve the desired future conditions established by the Glen Canyon Dam 

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and operations of Glen Canyon Dam. 

Goals and Objectives 

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Glen Canyon Dam was constructed 

pursuant to the 

 of 1956 (CRSPA) 

which provided for the reclamation 

of arid and semiarid land, the control 

of floods and the generation of 

hydroelectric power. Modification 

of Colorado River flows due to the 

construction and operation of Glen 

Canyon Dam has impacted fish, wildlife 

and their habitats through reduction 

or elimination of overbank flooding, 

channelization, water depletions and 

water quality. Mitigation for these 

impacts is authorized through CRSPA. 

The 

(GCPA) of 1992 directed the Secretary of 

the Interior to operate Glen Canyon Dam 

and exercise other authorities “in such 

a manner as to protect, mitigate adverse 

impacts to, and improve the values for 

which Grand Canyon National Park 

and Glen Canyon National Recreation 

Area were established including, but 

not limited to, natural and cultural 

resources and visitor use.” The GCPA also 

specifies that it should be implemented 

consistent with various laws that govern 

water allocation and development in the 

Colorado River. 

The of 1973 

prohibits Federal agencies from taking 

actions that are likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of threatened and 

endangered species. The impacts of GCD 

operations on the endangered humpback 

chub is a significant consideration. 

The 

 (GCDAMP) 

was established in 1997, under the 

direction of the Secretary of the Interior, 

in compliance with the GCPA and the 

1996 Record of Decision. The GCDAMP 

provides for adapting the dam’s 

operations to facilitate management 

actions, scientific research, and 

monitoring consistent with the purposes 

for which the dam was constructed. 

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beaches in Marble and Grand canyons immediately before 

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conservation needs. A spring HFE could be used in lieu of 

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about the collateral damage that TMFs could have on other resources especially the aquatic food base 

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trout. Mitigation measures such as emergency stocking of trout need to be in place prior to the implementation 

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population has exceeded the carrying capacity of the river. Public education and outreach campaigns 

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management goals. 

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those in the Lees Ferry reach. The CFMP provides for using angling to remove trout in Marble Canyon as 

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business opportunities in the local community. 

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implemented in a timely manner. 

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levels should be made publically available at Glen Canyon Dam in addition to at the Lees Ferry gage. 

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species into the Marble and Grand canyons. There is clear evidence from the upper Colorado River basin that 

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during their utilization for HFEs. 

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the Little Colorado River. We recommend investigating the possibility 

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sediment in that drainage and increasing turbidity in the main stem. 

Monitoring and Measurement of Management Triggers 

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should be monitored on a periodic basis. 

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