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<br />Table 3. Trout population numbers and mortality estimates and Sand Creek, Ranch A. Estimates for <br />Station 1 and 2 are combined and adjusted for the area open to fishing in 1985. <br /> Number/mile Pounds/acre <br /> Brown Rainbow Sum Brown Rainbow Sum <br />November 1984 4,346 336 4,682 668 112 780 <br />% Mortality (+ 9%) 19% (+ 7%) 6% 10% 7% <br />Apri11985 4,747 271 5,018 628 101 729 <br />% Mortality 24% 43% 25% 32% 56% 36% <br />November 1985 3,600 155 3,755 426 44 469 <br /> <br />An estimated 255 brown and 163 rainbow were harvested per mile from the area open to <br />fishing on Ranch A for the 1985 season (Table 4). This represents 5% and 60% of the April 1985 <br />brown and rainbow populations, respectively. Correspondingly, the harvest of brown and rainbow <br />represents 22% and 141% of the reduction (mortality) in numbers between April and November <br />1985. <br /> <br />Table 4. Pre-fishing season population estimates, harvest and catch, pre-to-post season mortality and <br />. harvest as a percent of mortality. <br /> <br /> May - August 1985 <br /> Pre-Season Pre-post Harvest <br /> Population Harvest Catch Season as % of <br /> (April 85)1 (% of Pop.) (% of Pop.) Mortality Mortality <br />Brown <br />Number/mile 4,747 255(5.4%) 1,022(21.5%) 1,147 22.2% <br />Pounds/acre 628 33(5.3% ) 132(21.0%) 203 16.3% <br />Rainbow <br />Number/mile 271 163(60.1 %) 381(140.6%) 116 140.5% <br />Pounds/acre 101 60(59.4%) 139(137.6%) 57 105.3% <br />1 Estimates for Stations 1 and 2 are weighted and combined into one estimate for the area open to <br />fishing. <br /> 12 <br />