7375

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7375
• Author: Wengert, M. W.
• Title: Flaming Gorge Reservoir Fisheries Management Investigations Six Year Completion Report ‎(1977-1983)‎.
• USFW Year: 1985.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 25. Summary of pounds of sport fish harvested per surface acre from Flaming Gorge Reservoir
(1978 through 1982).

Year
Surface Acres Annual Harvest in
Sport Fish in Pounds
Pounds Harvest/Surface Acre
1978 30,410 162,722 5.35
1979 31,698 1691644 5.35
1980 33,052 137,523 4.16
1981 34,957 121,299 3.47
1982 36,309 192,883 5.31
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Table 26. Mean length (inches) and mean weight (pounds) of fish creeled from Flaming Gorge Reservoir
(1978 through 1982).
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Species Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight Length Weight

Rainbow Trout 12.6 0.81 13.0 0.84 12.8 0.75 11.3 0.49 12.7 0.83
Brown Trout 16.6 2.58 17.2 2.60 17.9 2.35 14.7 1.33 15.9 1.87
Lake Trout 22.1 5.36 23.9 6.96 22.7 5.87 22.3 6.33 21.4 6.75
Cutthroat Trout 15.9 1.45 14.5 1.00 15.0 0.72 11.4 0.60 14.8 1.30
Kokanee Salmon - - 12.8* 0.63* 12.0 0.70 14.4 1.16 15.1 1.55
Smallmouth Bass 11.5 0.76 9.7 0.53 9.4 0.52 9.9 0.53 9.4 0.49
Channel Catfish - - - - - - - - 12.7 0.75
* Based on the length and weight of one fish.