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Show lower section is of Class IV qualitye Currant Creek supports populations of brown, rainbow, brook and cutthroat trout. About 6,000 " catachable" size rainbow trout were stocked in 1972. ( 11) Strawberry River About 1 mile of stream above Soldier Creek Dam is rated Class III and 20 miles immediately downstream are classified as Class II„ An additional 10- mile section just above Starvation Dam is rated Class IV. About 20 miles of the river, between Willow Creek and Red Creek tributaries, have been designated as a " Quality Fishing" stream. The only other stream containing a " Quality Fishing" section ( about 5 miles) is the Blacksmith Fork River in northern Utaho To qualify for " Quality Fishing" status a stream must produce reasonable numbers of native fish having a wide range of sizes and must not be too accessible. Strawberry River contains brown, brook, cutthroat, and rainbow trout as well as some whitefish0 During 1972 about 2,500 " catchable" size rainbow trout and about 10,000 cutthroat fry were planted. ( 12) Duchesne River The upper 36 miles of the river above the confluence with Rock Creek are classified as Class II and III while the lower 64 miles are rated Class IV. The Class II and III sections contain thriving populations of brown, cutthroat, and rainbow trout and whitefistu The poorer quality sections support reduced populations of these species and larger populations of non- game fish. In 1972 about 3,000 " catchable" size rainbow trout and 18,000 cutthroat fry were stocked„ ( 13) Sixth Water Creek The fishery is presently severely deteriorated in this stream because of scouring by annual high flows resulting from the existing Strawberry Valley Project irrigation program. However, there is good fishing at the outlet of West Portal„ The dominant game fish are cutthroat and rainbow trout„ Further discussion of this aspect is presented in paragraphs C4c( 3) and D2ac 136 |
