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CDOW ANGLER 01/96 lU tJ 000540 (1-3) Hello, ~ name is , with Standage Research calling FOR the Colorado Division of Wildlife. We are talking to licensed anglers in Western Colorado. May I speak to"____please? (ARRANGE FOR CALLBACK IF NECESSARY) (WHEN CORRECT PERSON ON LINE SAY) May I ask you a few questions, please? 1. Approximately how many days did you fish in Colorado in 19951 None.. TERMINATE i1 of days ( 4-6) The Colorado Division of Wildlife is responsible for managing lakes,ponds, reservoirs and rives forsportfishing and acquatic wildlife in Colorado. The Division provides several types of fishing opportunities. These opportunities are: - Coldwater fishing, that is trout or salmon fishing, AND - Warmwater fishing, that is fishing for bass.catfish,crappie,bluegill,northern pike,yellow perch and tiger musky. This survey is about warmwater fishing in your area. 2. You mentioned that you fished__days in Colorado in 1995. How many, if any, of those days were spent fishing for warmwater fish as I just described. None.. TERMI NATE , of days (7-9) prefer to fish "for most often? (READ LIST/CHECK ONE) Northern Pike...........OS Smallmouth Bass.........06 (10/11) Tiger Musky.............07 Yellow Perch............08 3. Which ONE kind of warmwater fish do you Bluegill...........Ol. Catfish............02 Crappie............03 Largemouth bass....04 OR some other warmwater fish? OK/No preference........99 4. Of the waters that have warmwater fishing, which do you fish? (READ LIST/MULTIPLE CHOICE) Small gravel pits or ponds managed by the state.........l The Colorado River......................................2 Larger reservoirs like, Crawford,Highline, or Elkhead...3 The Gunnison River......................................4 Smaller reservoir~ like Juanita,Kenny or Mack Mesa......5 P~ivately owned small ponds.............................6 OR some other type of water? ( Sped fy ) (12-20) (SPECIFY) Very Satisfied........... 1 Somewhat Satisfied.......2 Somewhat Oissatisfied....3 (21) Very Satisfied...........4 Ok/No Oplnlon............5 More Small Ponds.......... 1 More Small Reservoirs.....2(22) More Large Reservoirs.....3 5. Overall, would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the warmwater fishing opportunites that are available in your local area? 6. I would like to read three types of warmwater fishing opportunities. Please tell me which ONE type you would like to see more of in your local area? OR some other type? ( SPEC I FY ) OK/no opinion..............9 Very Important............l Somewhat Important........2 Not At All Important......3(23) OK/Doesn't Matter.........4 6a. How important is it ~o you to have warmwater fishing opportunities within an hour's drive of where you live? Is it very important,somewhat important, or not at all important? 7. The lower Colorado River in the Grand Junction area has endangered fishes like the Colorado Squawfish and razorback sucker. There is some evidence that warmwater fishes like bass,catfish and green sunfish that escape into the river from adjacent ponds or reservoirs may cause harm to endangered fishes. One of the proposed projects to help recove~ the endangered fishes is to remove all the warmwater fish from ponds close to the rlver and do one of three things with those ponds....... - either not stock fish at all - stock only with trout at certain times of the year, - or stock only bass, crappie and bluegill if the fish can't escape from the pond.