A Blue Ribbon fishery is a designation made in the United States by government and other authorities to identify recreational fisheries of extremely high quality. Official Blue Ribbon status is generally based on a set of established criteria which typically addresses the following elements:
Water quality and quantity: A body of water, warm or cold, flowing or flat, will be considered for Blue Ribbon status if it has sufficient water quality and quantity to sustain a viable fishery.
Water accessibility: The water must be accessible to the public.
Natural reproduction capacity: The body of water should possess a natural capacity to produce and maintain a sustainable recreational fishery. There must be management strategies that will consistently produce fish of significant size and/or numbers to provide a quality angling experience.
Angling pressure: The water must be able to withstand angling pressure.
Specific species: Selection may be based on a specific species.
Many quality recreational fisheries are informally referred to as Blue Ribbon by government agencies, tourist, media, environmental, sportsman organizations and writers, but are not officially designated as such by established criteria.
States with official Blue Ribbon fishery designationsedit
Wisconsin – classified as Class I trout streams[6]
Wyoming – classifies according to the number of pounds of trout per mile[7]
Booksedit
Sunderland, Bill (1991). California: Blue Ribbon Trout Streams. Portland, OR: Frank Amato. ISBN1-878175-00-9.
Dentry, Ed (1994). Blue ribbon rivers of the Rockies: Rocky Mountain News fishing guide to the West's best streams. Denver: Denver Publishing Company. ISBN0-914807-13-7.
McLennan, Jim (1999). Blue Ribbon Bow a Fly Fishing history of the Bow River, Canada's Greatest Trout Stream. Red Deer, Alberta: Johnson Gorman Publishers. ISBN0-921835-51-5.
Shewey, John (1999). Washington Blue-Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. ISBN1-57188-134-4.
Hanley, Ken; Shewey, John (1999). Mexico Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide: Largemouth Bass to Big Game. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. ISBN1-57188-154-9.
Murray, Harry (2000). Virginia Blue-Ribbon Streams-A Fly Fishing Guide. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publishers. ISBN1-57188-159-X.
Cook, Steve (2001). Rocky Mountain Fly Fishing: Blue Ribbon Rivers of the American West. Salt Lake City: Utah Outdoors. ISBN0-9671738-6-8.
Hicks, Danny (2002). Ozark Blue-Ribbon Trout Streams. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. ISBN1-57188-163-8.
Rutter, Ian (2003). Tennessee Trout Waters: Blue-Ribbon Fly-Fishing Guide. Portland, OR: Frank Amato. ISBN1-57188-294-4.
Williams, Mark D. (2007). So Many Fish, So Little Time: 1001 of the World's Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes, Trout Rivers, Blue Ribbon Waters, Bass Lakes, and Saltwater Hot Spots. Scarborough, Ontario: Harper Collins Publishers Canada Limited. ISBN0-06-088239-5.
Referencesedit
^Utah Blue Ribbon Fisheries May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^"Stream Classification and Mitigation". Wyoming Game and Fish Department. from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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blue, ribbon, fishery, designation, made, united, states, government, other, authorities, identify, recreational, fisheries, extremely, high, quality, official, blue, ribbon, status, generally, based, established, criteria, which, typically, addresses, followi. A Blue Ribbon fishery is a designation made in the United States by government and other authorities to identify recreational fisheries of extremely high quality Official Blue Ribbon status is generally based on a set of established criteria which typically addresses the following elements Water quality and quantity A body of water warm or cold flowing or flat will be considered for Blue Ribbon status if it has sufficient water quality and quantity to sustain a viable fishery Water accessibility The water must be accessible to the public Natural reproduction capacity The body of water should possess a natural capacity to produce and maintain a sustainable recreational fishery There must be management strategies that will consistently produce fish of significant size and or numbers to provide a quality angling experience Angling pressure The water must be able to withstand angling pressure Specific species Selection may be based on a specific species Criteria as used by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 1 Specific criteria may vary by state Many quality recreational fisheries are informally referred to as Blue Ribbon by government agencies tourist media environmental sportsman organizations and writers but are not officially designated as such by established criteria States with official Blue Ribbon fishery designations editMichigan 2 Missouri 3 Montana 4 Montana recently converted their blue red ribbon designations to a class system Pennsylvania has a Class A Wild Trout Waters system Utah 5 Wisconsin classified as Class I trout streams 6 Wyoming classifies according to the number of pounds of trout per mile 7 Books editSunderland Bill 1991 California Blue Ribbon Trout Streams Portland OR Frank Amato ISBN 1 878175 00 9 Dentry Ed 1994 Blue ribbon rivers of the Rockies Rocky Mountain News fishing guide to the West s best streams Denver Denver Publishing Company ISBN 0 914807 13 7 McLennan Jim 1999 Blue Ribbon Bow a Fly Fishing history of the Bow River Canada s Greatest Trout Stream Red Deer Alberta Johnson Gorman Publishers ISBN 0 921835 51 5 Shewey John 1999 Washington Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 134 4 Hanley Ken Shewey John 1999 Mexico Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide Largemouth Bass to Big Game Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 154 9 Murray Harry 2000 Virginia Blue Ribbon Streams A Fly Fishing Guide Portland OR Frank Amato Publishers ISBN 1 57188 159 X Cook Steve 2001 Rocky Mountain Fly Fishing Blue Ribbon Rivers of the American West Salt Lake City Utah Outdoors ISBN 0 9671738 6 8 Thomas Greg 2001 Wyoming Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 164 6 Halla R Chris 2002 Wisconsin Blue Ribbon Trout Streams Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 161 1 Linsenman Bob 2002 Michigan Blue Ribbon Trout Streams Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 160 3 Beck Barry Beck Cathy 2002 Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 158 1 Hicks Danny 2002 Ozark Blue Ribbon Trout Streams Portland OR Frank Amato Publications ISBN 1 57188 163 8 Rutter Ian 2003 Tennessee Trout Waters Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide Portland OR Frank Amato ISBN 1 57188 294 4 Williams Mark D 2007 So Many Fish So Little Time 1001 of the World s Greatest Backcountry Honeyholes Trout Rivers Blue Ribbon Waters Bass Lakes and Saltwater Hot Spots Scarborough Ontario Harper Collins Publishers Canada Limited ISBN 0 06 088239 5 References edit Utah Blue Ribbon Fisheries Archived May 16 2008 at the Wayback Machine Michigan s Blue Ribbon Trout Streams Missouri Department of Conservation Archived October 8 2008 at the Wayback Machine MFWP Stream Fishery Classification Archived from the original on 2011 04 17 Retrieved 2011 05 17 Map of Utah s Blue Ribbon Fisheries Archived May 16 2008 at the Wayback Machine Wisconsin Trout Streams Archived July 17 2009 at the Wayback Machine Stream Classification and Mitigation Wyoming Game and Fish Department Archived from the original on 2016 01 06 Retrieved 2019 11 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blue Ribbon fishery amp oldid 1072898958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
