Quote Originally Posted by ScottP View Post
http://fwp.mt.gov/news/publicNotices...b/pn_0124.html

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released an Environmental Assessment for a proposal to restore Arctic grayling into several waters in Southwestern Montana. Unlike the Grayling Creek project in YNP, where NPS is instituting a "clean slate" approach (killing all non-native fish prior to release of grayling and westslope cutthroats), Montana FWP is not planning to "manipulate" existing trout populations in the targeted streams/lakes.

Regards,
Scott
Funny, but I must object to the notion this is a reintroduction... They are simply substituting another non-native fish more like the originals. Remeber, fish and wildlife agencies are the ones touting the need to save every strain of salmonid for its unique ability to thrive in specific waters and conditions.

By definition, planting another species is "manipulating" existing populations...

That said, I do not disagree with the idea of getting grayling back in the water, just would rather see them go the extra and use the actual fish that were there.