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catfish would not be suitable as a sportfish if their escapement from Kenney Reservoir could conflict with recovery of endangered fish. IV. Methods and Materials The study focused on sampling fish populations in two waterbodies: Kenney Reservoir and the White River downstream of Kenney Reservoir. A. Reservoir sampling 1~ Kenney Reservoir was sampled July 20 and 26-30, August 10-13, and September 1-3. Sampling was conducted using five methods: gill nets, trammel nets, baited hoop nets, trotlines, and electrofishing. Gill nets were experimental with six different mesh panels from 12.7 mm to 51 mm (1/2 to 2 inches) and were 46 m long x 1.2 m deep (150 feet x 4 feet). Trammel nets were 46 m long x 1.2 m deep, 25 mm (1 inch) inner wall x 305 mm (12 inch) outer wall mesh. Hoop nets were 0.8 m (2.5 feet) diameter x 3.6 m (12 feet) long, and 1.1 m (3.5 feet) diameter x 4.6 m (15 feet) long nets with two throats each. Trotlines were 30.5 m (100 feet) long with 25 hooks per line. Electrofishing was conducted using a 4.9 m (16 foot) flat bottom boat with a 5,000 watt portable generator, a Coffelt VVP 15 voltage pulsator, two spherical anodes, and 10.4 m (34 feet: in 8 and 9 ft sections) of trailing steel cable cathode. The plan -for selecting gill and trammel netting sites was to sample all reservoir habitat types around the shoreline. Mid-reservoir surface, bottom, or mid-water column areas were not sampled. Habitat was characterized or typed according to (1) the physical location of the set within the reservoir; i.e., main lake, cove, or inlet; (2) the substrate along the shoreline; i.e., bedrock, riprap, dirt with predominately large rock (>0.3 m diameter), dirt with predominately small rock (<0.3 m diameter), and dirtlmud bar; and (3) the shoreline grade; i.e., steep or shallow. The purpose of this categorization was to insure that all discernible habitat types were sampled. All nets were placed near shoreline and set perpendicular from the shoreline into deeper water. Effort represents a combination of primarily overnight sets (12 hours each) and day time sets (4 hours each). The electrofishing procedure was to sample along the shoreline during day and night periods. The entire reservoir shoreline was sampled by electrofishing except for the inlet area which was very shallow. Effort was measured in seconds of operation by a timer on the voltage pulsator and later converted to hours. Hoop nets were placed in areas with flowing water and parallel to the direction of flow to spread scent from the bait through the opening. These areas were located in the inlet area of the White River. Mackerel flavored cat food, carp chunks, and raw shrimp were used as bait. Two hoop nets of each size (four nets) were used for sampling. Effort represents 24 hours per set.