Ted Trueblood Chapter Meeting

Wood River Redband Trout: A Unique and Resilient Legacy

of Idaho’s Native Species

[This is a rescheduled meeting and at a different location and weekday then normal]

Many of us have experienced the terrific trout fishery of the Wood River in central Idaho. But when you have brought a salmonid to hand how many have thought there may be a unique and important heritage to these denizens? As research into the redband trout in this area has progressed scientists are finding a distinctive history of the trout inhabitants in the Wood River Basin. We will get the newest information from genetic studies and potential implications for management of the population.

For our February 16, 2023 meeting we will have a presentation by Matthew Campbell, the Fisheries Genetics Program Coordinator with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and lead author of a forthcoming paper on Wood River trout origins. Matt is based at the Eagle Fish Genetics Lab [www.eaglefishgeneticslab.com] conducting research to provide comprehensive genetic information to address central questions related to the conservation and management of Idaho’s native fish species (one of five sections under the IDFG Research Division).

Yes, this meeting is a mulligan since we had to cancel our January 11 meeting.

LOCATION CHANGE

For this meeting we will be at the Idaho Fish & Game Headquarters, 600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712
Enter via the south door (closest to the MK Nature Center)

Doors open 6:30 p.m. and meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.