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<br />. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Continue specific early spring removal efforts to effectively manage northern pike prior <br /> <br /> <br />to their spawning period. More specifically, be ready to use electro fishing, trammel <br /> <br /> <br />netting, and/or fyke netting to capture nonnative fish as soon as the river is navigable <br /> <br /> <br />after ice-off. <br /> <br />· Discontinue age analysis using cleithra as northern pike numbers in the middle Green <br /> <br />River are low and have been for a number of years. Given the uncertainties associated <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />with this technique, if aging is still needed, fin rays or otoliths might be a more reliable <br />. method. <br /> <br />· Discontinue collection and analysis of stomach samples. If more information is desired <br /> <br />on predatory effects of northern pike, initiate a gape analysis. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· Begin the season by using fyke nets to capture northern pike and set nets in both <br /> <br />backwaters and tributary mouths. If problems are encountered with the nets or with either <br /> <br />of these habitats, turn the focus more to electrofishing and trammel netting for northern <br /> <br />pike. Our results show that these methods were the most effective in terms of catch rate <br /> <br />over the course of the study and should therefore not limit our ability to capture northern <br /> <br />pike if fyke-netting becomes problematic. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />31 <br />