East Fork Little Colorado River - Little Colorado River to fish barrier COA

The East Fork Little ColoradoRiver downstream of the fish barrier to the confluence with the West Fork will be managed as a self-sustaining, wild, cold water sport fishery. Wild populations of Apache trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout will sustain the fishery in this management unit. There is a secondary management objective to support self-sustaining populations of speckled dace and bluehead sucker. This management unit will be managed against any warm water species which may be illegally introduced in downstream reservoirs.

Watershed

Little Colorado River

Map

Conservation Potential

Medium

Management Priority

Sport Fish Recreation (Sport Fish Cold Water-Wild Fish); Native Aquatic Species Management (Native Fish-Self-sustaining)

Primary Strategy Species

Fish

Apache Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Secondary Strategy Species

Fish

Bluehead Sucker, Speckled Dace