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Brown Trout Succeeding in Rouge

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently conducted a fish survey in the Rouge River. One exciting discover was this 17 inch, 5 year old brown trout they caught during the survey of Johnson Creek.

The reason this is exciting is that brown trout are a "cold water fish", which means water quality has to be high, and stream temperatures low in order for them to survive. The age of this fish is evidence that brown trout can survive for extended periods in Johnson Creek, perhaps long enough to reproduce. This is very electrifying news! The challenge will be to make sure that resource protection steps are taken to protect this valuable Creek to insure the trout continue to flourish.
Last Updated: 8/31/01

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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants #XP995743-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -08 and C-264000-01.