Clearwater Restoration is the principal fishery and habitat biologists for The Bar Z Riverside Ranch in Montana. Just North of White Sulphur Springs, the ranch has 30 miles of water on over 10,000 acres. As a fishing lodge and working cattle ranch, the owners have made maintaining a wide variety of fishing experiences their management priority. We have been able to meet their goals through annual population estimates, habitat assessments, and reservoir management. These activities have helped the ranch to sustain a healthy population of brown, brook and rainbow trout, with individuals attaining sizes of 20" and over.

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:

•  Large scale ranch management coordination

•  Baseline studies prior to upstream mine exploration

•  Water rights investigation for reservoir updating

• Annual fisheries, invertebrate, and bio-film survey*

• Fish barrier design and installation

*in association with Montana Biological Survey​

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