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CONCLUSIONS • Smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch are escaping from Starvation Reservoir. Given the information collected in 2005, it appears all three species are escaping from the reservoir at a rate of less than 0.01 fish/AF (0.0028 fish/AF for smallmouth bass, 0.0005 fish/AF for walleye, and 0.0006 fish/AF for yellow perch). Since 1985, the reservoir has spilled an average of 5,017 AF/year for an average escapement of less than 20 fish each year (14 smallmouth bass, 3 walleye, and 3 yellow perch) based on information collected in 2005. • Fish captured from the outlet basin were predominantly those of a Coldwater species assemblage similar to those found in the Strawberry River (though escapement here could be underestimated), whereas those captured from the spillway basin were predominantly of a cool water assemblage similar to those found lower in the Duchesne River drainage (beginning around RM 41). • It is likely that smallmouth bass currently reproduce in the Duchesne River below the Myton Diversion and it is certain that they reproduce in the middle Green River. Smallmouth bass removal efforts conducted by the Recovery Program may offset the need to prevent escapement of nonnatives from Starvation Reservoir. However, with the increased emphasis on removing smallmouth bass beginning in 2007, it may be more important now to eliminate the reservoir as a potential source of smallmouth bass. • The Division normally sees a few adult walleye each year during sampling efforts in the Green River. In 2006, however, Division crews working in the lower Green River captured 48 walleye during the spring Colorado pikeminnow abundance estimates. While 21