Clymer Private Pond License Review FWP-CEA-FSH-R3-24-065

Sep 20, 2024 2:45 PM

A private landowner is applying for a Private Fish Pond License and proposes to stock Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in an unnamed private pond. The pond is a 0.25-surface acre pond located off Bridger Hollow Road in Park County. The pond is south of Livingston in the vicinity of East River and Sixmile Creek Roads. The pond is about 70 yards east of Sixmile Creek, which is a tributary to the Yellowstone River. Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout have been documented in Sixmile Creek and the Yellowstone River. The pond has no inlet. The pond is filled by a groundwater well located at the site. There is a small outlet ditch running from the southwest corner of the pond. There is no structure on the outlet which flows into a dry basin with little chance of reaching Sixmile Creek. The Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout could be removed from the pond via chemical treatments or through senescence.

The project is sponsored by the private landowner, and the license would be active for a period of 10-years from the year of issuance (2024). The license can be renewed for additional 10-year intervals at the end of each term and the license is transferable.