8099

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8099
• Author: American Fisheries Society.
• Title: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Meeting, Colorado - Wyoming Chapter, American Fisheries Society.
• USFW Year: 1986.
• USFW - Doc Type: March 5-6, 1986.
• Copyright Material: NO

TABLE 1. Lake trout harvest per surface acre in Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
Average Number of Number Number of Lake Trout Pounds Pounds of Lake Trout
Year Surface Acres Harvested Harvested/Surface Acre Harvested Harvested/Surface Acre
1978 30,410 5,653 0.19 32,061 1.05
1979 31,698 10,435 0.33 72,650 2.29
1980 33,052 10 , 404 0.32 58,343 1.77
1981 34,957 7,831 0.22 43,303 1. 24
1982 36,309 8,997 0.25 60, 712 1.67
TOTAL 166,426 43,320 0.26 267,069 1.61

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TABLE 2. Observations based on the condition of. released tagged lake trout during the spring of 1985, versus
how the fish in these condition categories returned to the creel as of February 14, 1986.

EXCELLENT

GOOD

FAIR

POOR

CONDITION UPON RELEASE (N=400)

64%

25%

7%

4%

PERCENT RETURNS (N=6l)

69%

21%

7%

3%