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000521 Results of a Survey of Colorado Warmwater Anglers Residing in Delta, Garfield, Mesa and Montrose Counties Introduction As part of the analysis relating to the development of stocking procedures for non~ native species in the upper Colorado River Basin, The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) felt there was a need for up-to-date information on preferences of west slope anglers who warmwater fish, as well as a need for information on their understanding of the proposed pond reclamation effort to help recover endangered fishes of the Colorado River. Therefore, in conjunction with Standage Market Research of Denver, Colorado, CDOW designed a survey which was conducted by Standage Market Research. The survey queried anglers who indicated that they had fished for warmwater fish species in the past 12 months, basically the 1995 fishing season. Warmwater species are generally defined as bass, bluegill, channel catfish, yellow perch, northern pike, tiger musky, sunfish, crappie or similar species. Methodoloav The survey instrument was developed and finalized cooperatively by Standage Market Research and the CDOW. Stand age Market Research was provided with a randomly selected list of anglers from the CDOW 1995 license sales data base with pre- determined telephone prefixes that represented the telephone prefixes common to Delta, Garfield, Mesa and Montrose counties. Stand age Market Research conducted telephone interviews during the month of January, 1996. Anglers were queried as to whether or not they had fished for warmwater species in Colorado in 1995. If the anglers indicated they had not fished for warmwater species, the interview was terminated. If they reported fishing for warmwater species 1 day or more, the interview continued. This report details the results of surveying 300 anglers who indicated they had fished for warmwater species in Colorado during 1995. 667 contacts were made to complete the 300 surveys, yielding a 45% response rate. The results are statistically valid at the.:!:.. 5.7% accuracy level. The survey instrument is shown in Appendix I. Results Results of the survey are depicted in two parts. The first part deals with angler preferences, the second deals with their response to the pond reclamation project. 1