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MCCONAUGHY EVEN MORE A'ITRACTlVE TO SPOilT FISHERMEN. RAINBOWS UP TO 16 INCHES SHOULD BE CO~ION IN 1987. LARGEMOUTH BASS IN MCPHEE WILL USUALLY BE FOUND IN WATER LESS THAN TWENTY FEET DEEP, IN AREAS WITH ABUNDANT AQUATIC PLANTS AND SUNKEN DEllRlS TO l'URNISH COVElL l'AVORITE llAITS l'OR llASS ARE CRAYFISH, SURFACE AND UNDERWATER LURES, POPPERS, AND FLIES FISHED AROUND BRUSH, WEEDS, AND UNDERWATER STRUCTURES IN EARLY MORNING OR EVENING, ALL BASS UNDER 15 INCHES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER IMMEDIATELY. THE SIZE RESTRICTION SHOULD ALLOW BASS TO GROW LARGE ENOUGH TO SPAWN BEFORE THEY ARE CAUGHT BY ANGLERS. SMALLMOUTH BASS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN ROCKY LOCATIONS WITH DEEP WATER NEARBY. IN CONTRAST TO THE LARGEMOUTH BASS, THE UPPER JAW DOES NOT EXTEND BEYOND THE EYE, AND THE DORSAL FIN HAS A VERY SHALLOW NOTCH. FISHING METHODS ARE SHULAR TO THOSE USED FOR LARGEMOUTH. AGAIN, ALL BASS UNDER 15 INCHES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE WATER IMMEDIATELY. BLACK CRAPPIE PREFER CLEAR, WEEDY AREAS. WHEN THESE GREGARIOUS FISH GATHER IN LARGE SCHOOLS DURING THE SPRING, S~~LL JIGS FISHED AROUND SUBMERGED BRUSH PILES ARE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR CATCHING ~:. THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ANCHORED LARGE PILES OF BRUSH ALONG THE SHORELINE EAST OF THE SAGEHEN FISHERMAN ACCESS TO ATTRACT CRAPPIE AND OTHER W~: WATER FISH. WAKELESS BOATING IS ENFORCED IN THIS AREA. BLUEGILL ARE THE MOST POPULAR OF THE PANFISH. THEY ARE EASILY CAUGHT ON ALMOST ANY S~~LL BAIT, EITHER NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL. THEY ARE FOUND IN SCHOOLS, USUALLY IN SHALLOW WATER. BEST FISHING IS IN EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. CHAh~L CATFISH WILL BE FOUND IN THE UPPER END OF MCPHEE, NEAR THE DOLORES RIVER INLET. THEY FEED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF AQUATIC LIFE. NIGHT FISHING PROVIDES THE BEST SPORT, AND A VARIETY OF BOTTOM BAIT--NIGHT CRAWLERS, CRAYFISH, CHICKEN INNARDS, AND DOUGH BALLS--ALL WORK WELL. IN CONTRAST TO THE SMALLER BULLHEAD CATFISH, THE CHANNEL CAT HAS A FORKED TAIL AND DARK SPOTS ON THE BODY. OTHER SPECIES PRESENT IN THE DOLORES RIVER BEFORE MCPHEE RESERVOIR WAS FILLED INCLUDE FATHEAD MINNOWS, CRAYFISH, GREEN SUNFISH, AND BULLHEAD CATFISH, ALL OF WHICH ARE IMPORTANT FORAGE FOR THE OTHER SPORTFISH. USE OF LIVE FISH AS BAIT IS PROHIBITED IN MCPHEE RESERVOIR. 2. Boat in!!; All types of boating occur on the reservoir including low and high speed boating, sailing, canoeing, rafting, and kayaking. With the narrow configuration of the reservoir, conflicts between these boating 13