ARE BEAVERS GOOD OR BAD FOR TROUT? IT DEPENDS! LOW GRADIENT MIDWEST STREAMS. (e.g. Mitchell Creek) is turned into a shallow, swampy, troutless mess. Summer warmth and less oxygen make a stream unsuitable for trout survival. Research shows removing nuisance beaver dams: cools the water; increases brookies populations & size; increases fish over 7 inches by 311%. In the Mountain West, steep streams may benefit from beaver dams’ deeper pools for larger fish.
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