A Big Hole arctic grayling. Photo courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
Pick up an issue of American Angler’s newest March / April edition and turn to page twenty. The folks at American Angler were kind enough to publish an article of mine titled “Ghost Fish” – the story of the Big Hole Arctic grayling and their fight for survival.
The last adfluvial (river-dwelling) Arctic grayling in the continental United States, the Big Hole Arctic grayling population has been fighting for survival for many decades. Despite the hard efforts of many agencies and individuals, the future of this unique species does not look bright. Current estimates place the Big Hole population at just 1,000 individual fish – certainly not enough to grow or even sustain the population numbers.
Pat Munday, professor of science and technologies at Montana Tech in Butte has taken to calling the Big Hole Arctic grayling “ghost fish.” Conservation efforts to aid the grayling have brought together a truly unique and sometimes divergent group of individuals with one thing on their minds – to help save the Big Hole Arctic grayling population.
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