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The scientific name of the Arctic grayling is Thymallus arcticus.It was named in 1776 by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas from specimens collected in Russia. The name of the genus Thymallus first given to grayling (T. thymallus) described in the 1758 edition of Systema Naturae by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus originates from the faint smell of the herb thyme, which emanates from the flesh.
The Big Hole River watershed drains 2,800 sq mi (7,300 km 2). [11] [12]The source of the mainstem Big Hole River is Skinner Lake in the Beaverhead National Forest in the Beaverhead Mountains of the Bitterroot Range at the Continental Divide along the Montana-Idaho border in western Beaverhead County.
The race record for the current course is 13:54:09, set by Jorden Wakeley of Grayling, MI and Matt Meersman of South Bend, IN in 2021. The record for most wins individually is 18 by Serge Corbin (1977 and 1979 w/ Claude Corbin; 1987–1988, 1990-1992 w/ Brett Stockton; 1994-1995 w/ Solomon Carriere; 1996–2003, 2005 w/ Jeff Kolka).
Winning times have ranged from 14 to 21 hours. The race was first run in 1947. River Road, running parallel with the Au Sable River, is a designated National Scenic Byway. There are six hydro-electric power plants in the Au Sable River basin, with a total installed capacity of 41 MW and an average annual energy output of 500 GJ. The six ...
The middle and lower sections contain good populations of rainbow, cutthroat and brown trout. In late fall, the Gardner is known for its annual run of spawning browns which travel up the river from the Yellowstone. The Gardner River's pocket water, bouldered pools and runs offer good dry fly and nymph fishing, especially in the late summer and ...
The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word whose derivation is uncertain. [4] However, it may be from ministigweyaa, "river with islands at its mouth". [5] [6] The Ojibwe (Chippewa in the United States) and Ottawa peoples lived along the river, with the Ottawa having a reservation on the river from 1836.
When Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872, 40% of the park's waters were barren of fish, including most alpine lakes and rivers above major waterfalls. Only 17 of 150 lakes held fish. Only 17 of 150 lakes held fish.
The lower river receives a good run of spawning browns in the fall. [6] [7] The Gibbon River is fly fishing only and catch and release below Gibbon Falls. Above the falls, any grayling or cutthroat trout caught must be released. An unlimited number of brook, rainbow or brown trout may be harvested daily in the waters above the falls. [8]