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<br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Continue intensive removal of small mouth bass in high density areas such as <br />Little Yampa Canyon and Lily Park <br />Remove smallmouth bass from other reaches in conjunction with other on-going <br />studies. <br />Continue annual abundance estimates of smallmouth bass to monitor changes in <br />smallmouth bass abundance. <br />Continue to monitor escapement of translocated fish. <br />Due to the invasive nature of smallmouth bass we highly recommend not <br />translocating them to novel locations within the Yampa River basin or to other <br />basins. <br />Maintain fish community sampling at study sites to monitor changes in species <br />composition. <br />Increase number of removal occasions by starting earlier in the year. <br />Provide field crews with technical assistance in testing and maintaining <br />electrofishing equipment to insure that it operates at maximum potential. <br />Increase angler education to encourage anglers not to remove tags and to <br />explain the benefits that tagged fish provide for reservoir management. <br />Study the biology and ecology of smallmouth bass in the Yampa River and <br />examine why there are differences between Little Yampa Canyon and Lily Park. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />27 <br />