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Yellowstone
National Park - Fishing Bridge - Off the Hook
Location
of sign - Fishing Bridge at the Lake Village in Yellowstone National Park
Photo
taken June 2008
Text
of sign:
Cutthroat
After
the ice sheet on Yellowstone Lake breaks up in May and grinds downstream
beneath Fishing Bridge, you can witness a
spawning
frenzy. Cutthroat trout lay millions of eggs in the riverbed gravel
within sight of the bridge. Spawning season has a
powerful
effect on other wildlife in the Fishing Bridge area, as a variety of birds
and animals are drawn to the feast.
Ospreys
dive for immature cutthroats, less than 13 inches long; pelicans take adult
fish. Looking for seasonal protein, grizzly bears
snatch
spawning trout.
So much depends on a healthy spawning population of cutthroat trout.
Graphics
on the sign
In
addition to the text there is a picture of two cutthroat trout and an inset
picture of a bald eagle.
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