The influence of chemical reclamation on a small brown trout stream in southwestern Wisconsin

Author

Avery, Eddie L.

Date

• 1978

Publisher

Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Summary

• The present study was initiated to more thoroughly quantify effects of chemical treatment and total fish removal on a domesticated brown trout (Salmo trutta) population, the sport fishery, and the aquatic invertebrate community in a small southwestern Wisconsin trout stream. A culvert-type fish barrier was installed in the middle of the study zone prior to chemical treatment to determine its effectiveness in preventing reinvasion of forage fishes and to quantitatively document added benefits this practice might have over and above those derived from chemical treatment alone.