Native Fish Coalition Vermont Chapter

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Native Fish Coalition is a nonpartisan, all-volunteer, grassroots, donor-funded, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation, preservation, and restoration of native fish.

08/10/2026

While checking hobo loggers yesterday I did my best to identify the trout that seemed to be surprisingly feeding during sunny midday hours. To my knowledge they were all brown trout although the temperatures seem friendly to brook trout on this zone.

I just wanted to remind people that just because a stream flows above 1000’ elevation does not mean it is not at risk fo...
08/09/2026

I just wanted to remind people that just because a stream flows above 1000’ elevation does not mean it is not at risk for habitat loss. Increasingly the state of Vermont has gone back into streams to reintroduce habitat. It’s not always clear that the interventions will work. Success is measured over time. https://youtu.be/1xqsJXhtZ5E?si=JZFTui6kGPEID_g7

08/08/2026

By paring back its original proposal to loosen wetland protections, the administration won support from an environmental group that had threatened a lawsuit.

This is a temperature graph of our study stream at our upper most reach. This site shows much higher temperature spikes...
07/19/2026

This is a temperature graph of our study stream at our upper most reach. This site shows much higher temperature spikes compared to our lower sites. Considering that temperatures here appear much warmer than downstream, we were surprised to see native brook dominating this zone as a rate of nearly 4x's the number of brown trout. The gradient here is similar to our lower site where brown trout account for over 90% of the trout population. This upper site shows all year classes of brook trout including 8"+ fish. The brown trout in this zone were all below 6" and only found in 2 year classes. The warming is likely due to wetlands and shallow open areas associated with older beaver impoundments a short distance upstream.

07/09/2026

One other native species we should mention is the slimy sculpin. These fish are indicators of cold clean water and we found them in abundance.

07/09/2026

Here is a video of our upper site which is more of a “step across,” than “jump across” stream. The holding water was not very predictable. The brook trout are doing well, but the brown trout population has increased here despite no stocking of any species for years.

07/09/2026

Non native brown trout exist in our study stream almost to the origin and appear to extend to a man made dam just below a swamp. Above the man made dam it appears to be purely brook trout. The brown trout seem to grow bigger and badly outnumber brook trout in our lower study zone despite cooler temperature. The brown to brook trout ratio is around 9 browns to 1 brook trout. Our board member, Paige, brought his trout net for aesthetics I suppose!

07/09/2026

Brook trout are the dominant trout in our upper study area although the population of brown trout appears to have tripled since 2022. The temperatures appear much warmer in our Brook trout dominated site. This is counter intuitive. The Brook trout are also healthy and exceed 8”.

07/09/2026

Some nice brook trout encountered while sampling with Vermont Fish and Wildlife.

Due to the extreme heat, Vermont NFC decided to perform a cursory check of our Hobo temperature loggers. Interestingly,...
07/03/2026

Due to the extreme heat, Vermont NFC decided to perform a cursory check of our Hobo temperature loggers. Interestingly, our upper site appeared to be the warmest site. A site located at old, silty, beaver work was the coldest site. We noted a spring roughly 30’ above our Hobo at this site. Note pictures of our beaver site with a spring input and a hobo secured to a brick by a zip tie.

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Pownal, ME
04069

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