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<br />,I 'j1, j"l ') .., -:- Q <br />..... _ ...'.... oJ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the \Vcstc~.n longno~j(: sucker. During the 1<J7() survey, brown trout. were <br /> <br />caught \vhich rang~d in size fronl 12 to 20 inchc!-:i anc1 <-t'..Tr.:1.gcd nearly <br /> <br />16 inches. 1'1'001, trout r"nr,cd in si70e froITl 6 to 13 inches and averaged <br /> <br />nearly 16 inches. Brook trout r.tn~~cd in si.ze [raIn (1 to 13 inches anc1 <br /> <br />aycrageu o\'('r 10 ir-:cllCS. <br /> <br />These laJ~es aloe acccs~~Ldc 0111.)" by I"rail and therefore receive only <br /> <br />l.i~~ht [j.!:.hinG pressure. Actually they cannot aCC()~nlnocJatc heavy fishing <br /> <br />pressurc. uec:~l.usc of tbeir Sl1lCltl si:/,c and location nC<lr timberline '\vhcre <br /> <br />the g rO\'l:.'ing seaSOn is short. <br /> <br />NUJl~crl)\lS \)f'.;]\"f'l" ponu::J alSc! c:..:.i~t in the Enc<:t)""':::lpl"l1cnt D.iyer drainage <br /> <br />and 5011"10. ~;llppOl'l. popuJ.atior~s of 11l'oo1c tl.4ouL Fishing pressure on these <br /> <br />p()nrJ~ is jJ0gli:;blc. <br /> <br />CONCL US10i,S <br /> <br />Both the Fncan-:pnlcnt ru...,c)" and its \Vest FOl"J~ cont2in out.standingLy <br /> <br />r,::Jnar].:;-tl.lle fish 2nd \'.'ildlifc vdlucs. The entire drainage provides vital <br /> <br />hctbita(: fOJ" an llnusu~J. cli\"ersity of wildlife including hig gnlnc, sn1all <br /> <br />gZtn""ie ar~c1 nong?-lY....~ species. BCC::1\.1sc:: the area cncomp~1.sses se'."cral <br /> <br />'0/ <br />in1port.ant L~ic~ f.onct' 'lPIl rl.ni")rl.'_j.~;.to.po.s.i.ti.Grf{ food, cover and \'\'atcr <br /> <br />,..,;0' <br />is..} ) <br />..-, <br /> <br />3.hlll1cliJ.n1. E.:.scnti,:] ,J,l'CClS exist I01. Pl"op<1gation, l11i;;ra.tion and isolation <br /> <br />necessary fOJ: the lli2intClJv.J:Cc of \vildJ.ifc species. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />-12- <br /> <br />(:)"" <br />,- -' <br />~ <br />J <br /> <br />t> <br />