Something we all need to be concerned about is the effects of stream hording in the future.  Here is something alarming from their alpineriverclub site.  Where the beaver is trying to gobble up as much of Colorado as he can.

estimated fishing beat* program – minimum goals

*A “Beat” is a section of stream that is large enough to support two anglers fishing for an entire eight-hour day.  It should be of sufficient capacity to have both anglers say at the end of every day, “Wow, this was great…let’s stay and fish a couple more hours.”  In our experience, a beat can be as long as one mile on a small tributary run or as short as a couple hundred yards on a large main stream.  Across a typical portfolio of large and small streams, we
calculate an average of three beats per mile.  Our trout water portfolio will offer a diverse mix from small and technically challenging to sprawling big waters.

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