Blackfoot River and Reservoir

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If they did that it could adversly effect the health of the cutthroat population?? From much of what I have seen around they manage for the cutthroat if it was native to a particular drainage and had a stronghold on it. A few western states seem to have that frame of mind. Some of this may have to do with money from the feds. Not sure about that but I think that may influence some of the decisions. I do not know much or anything of fisheries management but I would think some common sense in there would go a long ways and there could be some successful fisheries out there that have fallen off in recent history for what ever reasons by trying some different things. I think some tiger muskie would help Alexander and would think that something other than trout would do good in Blackfoot when the next drought hits. Perch or bluegill? Catfish? How much issue would perch or bluegill cause to the trout? Catfish probably more so I would think. I don't think there are any of these fish in the Blackfoot drainage so they could get into that and maybe that wouldn't be good?? Would those kind of fish spawn out of the reservoir if they made it out? I don't know but it does make sense something else may thrive in there without doing anymore damage than the pelicans do.
Same with me, I don't know and am just thinking out loud from my observations.
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