7324

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7324
• Author: Schmidt, B., et al.
• Title: Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Green River Post-Impoundment Investigations Annual Performance Report 1977.
• USFW Year: 1978.
• USFW - Doc Type: Publication No. 78-4,
• Copyright Material: NO

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Table 10. Mean length of a completed fishing trip (hr ), Flaming
Gorge tailwater, 1977.
Area
Raft Shore
Tailrace - 2.37
Little Hole 4.75 2.58
Brown's Park 5.11 3.80
Areas Combined 4.85 2.77
Fishing success, as indicated by creel rates, differed among the
access points on the river with results similar for both raft and shore
fishing. Rafting creel rates were 0.53 fish per fisherman-hour from
the tailrace to Little Hole, but only 0.25 below Little Hole. Similarly,
shore fishing creel rates declined downstream, with 0.55, 0.44, and 0.33
fish per fisherman-hour at the tailrace, Little Hole, and Brown's Park,
respectively. The decreasing creel rates downstream may be due partially
to the practice of planting all catchable trout in the upper portion of
the river. The low creel rates in Brown's Park might also be a result
of habitat degradation and therefore lower standing crop. Heavy bed-
loads of silt and sand from Red Creek have blanketed much of the bottom
below the mouth of the creek and in all but the fastest water, most of
the rocks and crevices have been covered. This has effectively elim-
inated much cover in the Brown's Park area, in contrast to the deep,
rocky pools and riffles in the upper part of the river.
As in past years, rainbow trout dominated the catch (Table 11).
Overall, they comprized almost 97% of the harvest, while Snake River