Re-Into Of Pure Cutts In Banff Park

[monger]

https://vimeo.com/168648574

[murray]

That was a great video Rob.

 

[Dangus]

So did they wipe out rainbows in the stream system too then? Not familiar with the geography, but what's stopping the bows from coming back up?

[Flyfisher]

So did they wipe out rainbows in the stream system too then? Not familiar with the geography, but what's stopping the bows from coming back up?

 

Probably a natural barrier? Must be one or more protecting Sawback since no rainbows are there. Rainbow Lake was stocked with rainbow, gene pool may be moving downstream only out of the lake if there is a barrier protecting it from upstream migration. The video left me with similar questions to yours. The bow and tributaries are full of rainbow. A recent study in the USA Rockies showed that there is less occurrence of hybridization in higher in elevation cutthroat populations.

[McLeod]

The rainbows were eliminated downstream from the lake.

[maddog]

Cool story. I wonder if the cutthroats in Sawback lake have been there since the last ice age or did someone did someone do some coffee can stocking a 100 years ago. Just curious

[ÜberFly]

Sawback Lake has naturally reproducing pure strain cutthroats, so they were not stocked. Also, Picklejar Lakes in Kananaskis has naturally reproducing pure strain Cutthroats, as well. There are a few other lakes in the province, also.

[monger]

Most stocked Cutt lakes get fish that originated from Job lake

[Sage]

well worth the watch!

[halcyonsancta]

Excellent. Thanks for posting this. What a fine initiative. Kudos to you all! Gerry - great narration.

[McLeod]

Most stocked Cutt lakes get fish that originated from Job lake

 

The fish in Job came from Marvel in 1965 and the fish in Marvel came form Spray in 1927.

[Dxh]

Great video thanks for posting