LET THE TROUT TELL THE STORY.
Fish Tale Restoration LLC is a small Montana-based consulting firm that specializes in the ecological restoration of cold-water trout streams. Here at Fish Tale, we assess wild trout populations and habitat conditions in damaged streams so that restoration plans can be individually tailored to the habitat potential of the natural stream system. Depending on the specific nature of the problem, we bring an expert team to help develop/implement restoration projects. In addition to assessment and design, we offer agency/landowner coordination, permitting services, construction oversight, monitoring and evaluation.
RON PIERCE - owner of Fish Tale Restoration
Ron Pierce is an AFS certified professional (emeritus) fisheries biologist with 37-years of field experience. His work history includes 30-years as fisheries biologist in the Blackfoot Basin Montana. His stream restoration work is nationally recognized, broadly published and highly applicable to problems afflicting western trout streams. Fish Tale specifically investigates how altered channels, low flows, elevated water temperature and sediment (and other human-induced conditions) adversely influence trout habitat and populations. We also monitor and evaluate completed restoration projects using a variety of biotic metrics.