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The seining effort was conducted during lower flow periods in summer when the area and depth of backwater habitats would be reduced to improve seining effectiveness. The upper reach was sampled for one day in July 1991 and in July 1992. The lower reach was sampled only in July 1991 over a two day period. Each backwater in the lower reach was sampled onetime by seining as described above except for one large backwater at the very lower end of the reach (RK 121.6) which was sampled on July 12 and 19 by seining and on July 12 by blocking the mouth with a trammel net and electrofishing the inside area. Trammell (1991) reported recovering large numbers of stocked Colorado squawfish from this backwater. By 1992 this backwater had filled with silt and was nonexistent. In the reservoir, electrofishing was conducted along the shoreline for six hours in the afternoons on July 10 and 11, 1991, and for 45 minutes in the afternoon and 45 minutes after dark on June 29, 1992. Trammel and gill nets were fished interchangeably around the reservoir periphery. All nets were set near waterline and run perpendicular to the bank toward deeper water. All visible habitat types were identified and sampled. Habitat types included bays, the inlet delta, steep banks, shallow banks, and riprap. In 1991 trammel and gill nets were set on July 10, 11, and 12 for a total effort of 200 hours during daytime and nighttime hours. Trammel and gill nets were set on June 19, 22, 23, and 30, 1992, for a total effort of 250 hours during daytime and nighttime hours. The majority of trammel and gill netting effort occurred during overnight sets. Very little of the reservoir basin was shallow and unobstructed enough to be seined. Therefore the seining effort was limited and will not be reported on further. RESULTS Kennev Reservoir -- 1991 and 1992 SaMina Table A-2 shows the trammel and gill net catch for 1991 and 1992. No Colorado squawfish were captured either year. Table A-2 also compares the trammel/gill net catches of 1991 and 1992 with earlier catches in the reservoir by Trammell (1991) using gill nets. This comparison shows data from 1991 for flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, black crappie, and common carp being anomalous to data from the other years. There is no apparent explanation for such a deviation in the catch. Disregarding 1991 data, some trends appear. Roundtail chub are decreasing. Black crappie, black bullhead and common carp are increasing. Colorado squawfish and largemouth bass are no longer present. In more recent sampling (1993-1996), Colorado squawfish and largemouth bass are still not found, bluegill are no longer present, and black crappie and common carp are still very common (author, unpublished data) . 6