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whether the proportions of small and large sguawfish found in bass stomachs is equal to the proportion of each in the total population. Also, a lab experiment will be set up to determine if largemouth bass display a preference for a particular size of first-year squawfish. An analysis of variance using a randomized block design will be used to test for a preference. H3: There is no difference in overall survival between small (X=59 mm TL) and large (}=83 mm TL) stocked first-year squawfish. Samples of squawfish collected at the end of the season will have size-coded microtags examined to determine the percent of the total remaining population that is made up of each original size-group. These percents will be compared to the percents of each size-group at the time of stocking. A binomial chi-square test will be used to determine whether the proportions of small and large groups at Time 1 equals the proportions of each at Time 2. H4: Largemouth bass do not display a preference for a particular prey species when young squawfish and an alternative fish species are both available. A lab experiment will be set up whereby individual bass of three general size-groups will be placed in tanks and offered equal num- bers of squawfish and similar-sized-alternative prey species. The tank environment will be such that differences in vulnerability between prey species will be reduced so that preference can be isolated as the cause of prey selection by bass. H5: There is no difference in overall survival between squawfish stocked in the spring and those stocked in the fall. A known number of squawfish will be stocked into five ponds, and later the size of the populations will be estimated to determine percent survival. Percent survival of squawfish stocked in the fall will be estimated the following spring. Those stocked in the spring will have their survival estimated when they reach the mean 30