FISHMT :: Waterbody Details

Species	Family	Class	Native to MT
Largemouth Bass	Sunfish	Warmwater	Introduced
Rainbow Trout	Trout	Coldwater	Introduced

Region 7 Fish Manager

Mike Backes
mibackes@mt.gov
(406) 234-0925

Region 7 Fish Biologist

Mathew Rugg
mrugg@mt.gov
(218) 205-6132
Southeast Montana

Background:

Mat received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Minnesota State University. He received a master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln studying shovelnose sturgeon reproductive ecology in the Platte River of Nebraska. He has worked for FWP as the Glendive area fisheries biologist since 2013. Mat was born and raised in Minnesota where his passion for the outdoors was cultivated. In Montana, he most enjoys the diversity of hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities available to him, his wife, and 3 sons.

Survey Data

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	Waterbody	Section	Field Form Type	Date	Purpose	Species

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Species	Count	Avg	StdDev	Min	Max	AvgWgt	StdDevWgt	MinWeight	S/L	Sects	Surveys	Waterbody

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Waterbody	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Waterbody	Year	Section	Species	Count	AveLength	StdDevLength	MinLength	MaxLength	AveWeight	StdDevWeight	MinWeight	MaxWeight

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Year	Species Abbrv	Length	Weight	M/C	Count	Sex	Mort	Hook Scar	Disease	Scales	Otolith	Fin Clip	Tag	Comment	Genetics	Age	Stomach	Intercept	Slope	Gear	Equipment	Trip	Date	Pass/Run	Water	Section	Lat/Down	Lon/Down	Lat/Up	Lon/Up	Agency	Start Depth	End Depth

Plant Information

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Search Results:

Plant Date	Region	Species	Strain	# Fish	Fish Size(in)	Hatchery
2023-05-19	7	Rainbow Trout	Arlee	1000	2.27	Miles City Fish Hatchery
2021-06-07	7	Rainbow Trout	Arlee	1000	2.51	Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery
2020-07-17	7	Largemouth Bass	Miles City	1000	0.76	Miles City Fish Hatchery
2019-07-19	7	Largemouth Bass	Miles City	1000	1.56	Miles City Fish Hatchery
2019-04-24	7	Rainbow Trout	Arlee	1000	1.88	Bluewater Springs Trout Hatchery

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Plan Information

Length Measurement: Inches/Millimeters

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County	Species	Size(in)	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	Strain	Hatchery
	Rainbow Trout	2	1000	0	1000	0	1000	0	Arlee	Miles City Fish Hatchery

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Size:	7.54 acres
Elevation:	2519.69 ft
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section:	10N 55E 18
Latitude/Longitude:	46.62632 -104.8545
FWP Region:	Region 7
County:
Fishing District:	Eastern

MONTANA

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MONTANA

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Ayers Pond

Waterbody Information

Current Waterbody Report

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Contact Information

Region 7 Fish Manager

Mike Backes
mibackes@mt.gov
(406) 234-0925

Region 7 Fish Biologist

Mathew Rugg
mrugg@mt.gov
(218) 205-6132
Southeast Montana

Background:

Survey Data

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

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This is a preview, all fields will be visible by selecting a download option. For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams.

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Ayers Pond

Region 7 Fish Manager

Mike Backes mibackes@mt.gov (406) 234-0925

Region 7 Fish Biologist

Mathew Rugg mrugg@mt.gov (218) 205-6132 Southeast Montana

Background:

Click on rows to select them for use in other tabs.

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams

To see this data, first select one or more rows from the Collection Info tab.

This is a preview, all fields will be visible by selecting a download option. For Comparative analysis all Length Units are millimeters : all Weights are grams.

Plant Information

Plan Information

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Fishing Information

Mike Backes
mibackes@mt.gov
(406) 234-0925

Mathew Rugg
mrugg@mt.gov
(218) 205-6132
Southeast Montana