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Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: The Beav] #7857902
05/02/23 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by The Beav
Beaver ponds and trout. I've caught 100s of brook trout In beaver ponds but never any browns or rainbows.
The WI DNR spends Millions of dollars each year on removing beaver and beaver dams on trout streams. I believe that browns and rainbows need flowing water that Is well oxygenated to survive In numbers.


WDFW stocks many lake with rainbow trout every year before the opening of the season. Most of the lake in my area have minimal outflow during the summer months.
It is not uncommon to catch large tripods, that are hold overs from year past.

We do get significant amounts of rain that oxygenate the water, but I believe it is water temperature that creates the habitat that rainbow need.


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Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: USMC47 🦫] #7858007
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That's probably true. I know we have a lot of trout In the bigger rivers around here that hold trout In the cooler weather. But soon as summer rolls around those trout migrate up Into the smaller streams where the water Is a lot cooler.

But lakes are a whole lot different then those small beaver ponds that may only be 3' or 4' deep. In those deep water lakes you will have cooler water temps the deeper you go.


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Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: USMC47 🦫] #7863351
05/11/23 03:55 AM
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Interesting topic that I know nothing about but Beav how did rainbows and browns survive way back when there wasn't a DNR and beavers have been around forever just wandered what your take on this is now that you all got my interest.

Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: jalstat] #7863399
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Originally Posted by jalstat
Interesting topic that I know nothing about but Beav how did rainbows and browns survive way back when there wasn't a DNR and beavers have been around forever just wandered what your take on this is now that you all got my interest.

Rainbows aren't native east of the of Rocky Mountains and browns are from europe.

Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: USMC47 🦫] #7863823
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So they are an invasive species that need wiped out.


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Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: USMC47 🦫] #7863834
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Nobody has said that other than brookie fanatics.

Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: SNIPERBBB] #7863865
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Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB
Nobody has said that other than brookie fanatics.


Native brook trout are the holy grail for some here in the southern appalachians.


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Re: Trout access through beaver dams [Re: USMC47 🦫] #7866787
05/16/23 10:52 PM
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Other than browns and brookies, cutties and rainbows spawn in the spring and when they do, generally there is enough water flowing in the spring to let them get upstream. Depending on how big your water is and how big the damns are, they may bail back downstream when waters lower and warm up. I thought I remember you saying you were out east. Depending where, those trout move a lot chasing spawning grounds and cool water. Ive seen cutties jump 3’ water falls. Theyll do it if they need to.

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