| | REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF BROWN TROUT IN TENNESSEE TAILWATERS Executive Summary of Final Report to TWRA ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Over 30% of female brown trout collected from the Hiwassee River and the Clinch River contained atretic or unused ova, compared to only 5% of trout from the Watauga River and South Fork of the Holston River, which indicates that many mature trout were not attempting to spawn in the Clinch and Hiwassee Rivers. |
 | | Brown trout reproduction in the Hiwassee River was hampered by the lack of suitable spawning substrate, extended periods of high flow during the winter spawning season, and poor adult fitness. |
 | | Although adult fitness was good in the Watauga River, and suitable flows and water depths were sometimes present during the spawning season, spawning substrate was very scarce in that tailwater. |
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