LITTLE SAINT GERMAIN LAKE...Panfish year round 25 Rock Bass year round none none 20"-24" Protected...

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CREEL SURVEY REPORT

LITTLE SAINT GERMAIN LAKE VILAS COUNTY

2015-16

Treaty Fisheries Publication

Compiled by Jason Halverson & Jeff Blonski

Treaty Fisheries Technicians

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 1 GENERAL LAKE INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 2 Location ........................................................................................................................... 2 Physical Characteristics ................................................................................................... 2 Seasons Surveyed ............................................................................................................. 2 Weather ............................................................................................................................ 2 Fishing Regulations ......................................................................................................... 2 SPECIES CATCH AND HARVEST INFORMATION ........................................................ 2 CREEL SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .............................................................. 3 Survey Logistics ............................................................................................................... 3 General Angler Information ............................................................................................. 3 SPECIES INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................................................................... 4 SUMMARY TABLES Table 1. Sportfishing effort summary .................................................................................... 5 Table 2. Creel survey synopses .............................................................................................. 6 SPECIES CATCH AND HARVEST INFORMATION Gamefish Figure 1. Walleye ............................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2. Northern Pike .................................................................................................... 8 Figure 3. Muskellunge ..................................................................................................... 9 Figure 4. Smallmouth Bass .............................................................................................. 10 Figure 5. Largemouth Bass .............................................................................................. 11 Panfish Figure 6. Yellow Perch .................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7. Bluegill ............................................................................................................. 13 Figure 8. Black Crappie ................................................................................................... 14 Figure 9. Pumpkinseed ..................................................................................................... 15 Figure 10. Rock Bass ....................................................................................................... 16 Cover Art: Steve Hilt, Portland, OR Fish Graphics: Virgil Beck, Stevens Point, WI

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INTRODUCTION Fish populations can fluctuate due to natural forces (weather, predation, competition), management actions (stocking, regulations, habitat improvement), inappropriate development (habitat degradation), and harvest impacts. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries crews regularly conduct fishery surveys on area lakes and reservoirs to gather the information needed to monitor changes, identify concerns, evaluate past management actions, and to prescribe fishery management strategies. Netting and electrofishing surveys are used to gather data on the status of fish populations and communities (species composition, population size, reproductive success, size/age distribution, and growth rates). The other key component of the fishery that we often need to measure is the harvest. On many lakes in the Ceded Territory of northern Wisconsin, harvest of fish is divided between sport anglers and the six Chippewa tribes who harvest fish under rights granted by federal treaties. The tribes harvest fish mostly using a highly efficient method, spearing, during a relatively short time period in the spring. Every fish in the spear harvest is counted – a complete “census” of the harvest. We measure the sport harvest to assess its impact on the fishery. However, it would be highly impractical and very costly to conduct a complete census of every angler who fishes on a lake. Therefore, we conduct creel surveys. A creel survey is an assessment tool used to sample the fishing activities of anglers on a body of water and make projections, or estimates, of harvest and other fishery parameters. Creel survey clerks work on

randomly-selected days and shifts, forty hours per week during the open season for gamefish from the first Saturday in May through the first Sunday in March. Creel surveys are not conducted in November when fishing effort is low and ice conditions are often unsafe. The survey is run during daylight hours, and shift times change from month to month as day length changes. Creel survey clerks travel their lakes using a boat or snowmobile to count the number of anglers at predetermined times, and to interview anglers who have completed their fishing trip. Data is collected on what species they fished for, catch, harvest, lengths of fish harvested, marks (fin clips or tags), and hours of fishing effort. Collecting completed-trip data provides the most accurate assessment of angling activities, and it avoids the need to disturb anglers while they are fishing. A computer program is used to make estimates of total catch and harvest of each species, catch and harvest rates, and total fishing effort by month, as well as for the year in total. Keep in mind that these are only estimates based on the best information available, and not a complete accounting of effort, catch, and harvest. Accurate estimates require that we sample a sufficient and representative portion of the angling activity on a lake. The accuracy of creel survey results, therefore, depends on good cooperation and truthful responses by anglers when a creel clerk interviews them. You may have encountered a DNR creel survey clerk on a recent fishing trip. We appreciate your cooperation during an interview. The survey only takes a moment of your time and it gives the Department valuable information needed for management of the fishery.

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This report provides estimates of: 1. Overall fishing effort (pressure) 2. Fishing effort directed at each species 3. Catch and harvest rates 4. Numbers of fish caught and harvested Also included are a physical description of Little Saint Germain Lake; discussion of results of the survey; and detailed summaries, by species, of fishing effort, catch and harvest. GENERAL LAKE INFORMATION

Location Little Saint Germain Lake is located in Vilas County in the Town of Saint Germain. Physical Characteristics Little Saint Germain Lake is a 980 acre drainage lake with a maximum depth of 53 feet. Littoral substrate consists primarily of sand, with lesser amounts of muck and gravel. Little Saint Germain Lake contains soft, slightly alkaline, clear water of moderate transparency. Seasons Surveyed The period referred to in this report as the 2015-16 fishing season ran from May 2, 2015 through March 6, 2016. The open water creel survey ran from May 2 through October 31, 2015, and the ice fishing creel survey ran from December 1, 2015 through March 6, 2016.

Weather Ice-out on Little Saint Germain Lake was around April 14, 2016. Fishable-ice formed on Little Saint Germain Lake in late December. Fishing Regulations The following seasons, daily bag limits, and length limits were in place on Little Saint Germain Lake during the 2015-16 fishing season:

Species SeasonBag

LimitMin. Size

Largemouth Bass 5/2-3/6 5 14"Smallmouth Bass 5/2-6/19 Catch&Release

6/20-3/6 5 14"Musky 5/23-11/30 1 45"Northern Pike 5/2-3/6 5 noneWalleye 5/2-3/6 3 15"

Panfish year round 25

Rock Bass year round none none

20"-24" Protected Slot, 1>24"

No More Then 10 of Any Species

SPECIES CATCH AND HARVEST INFORMATION Angling effort, catch, and harvest information is summarized for each species in Table 2 and Figures 1-10. Table 2 also includes a comparison of these statistics with the previous creel survey. Information presented about species whose fishing season extends beyond March 6 should be considered minimum estimates. Each species page has up to five graphs depicting the following: 1. ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT Total calculated number of hours

during each month that anglers spent fishing for a species.

2. ESTIMATED SPECIFIC CATCH

AND HARVEST RATES Calculated number of hours it takes

an angler to catch or harvest a fish of the indicated species. Only information from anglers who were

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specifically targeting that species is reported.

3. ESTIMATED CATCH AND

HARVEST Calculated number of fish of the

indicated species caught or harvested by all anglers, regardless of targeted species.

4. LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF

HARVESTED FISH All fish of a species that were

measured by the clerk during the entire creel survey season.

5. LARGEST AND AVERAGE

LENGTH OF HARVESTED FISH Monthly largest and average length

of harvested fish of a species. Only those fish measured by the creel survey clerk are reported.

CREEL SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Survey Logistics The creel survey went well. We encountered no unusual problems conducting the survey or calculating the estimates contained in the report. This was the third time the department conducted a creel survey on Little Saint Germain Lake. The last creel survey took place in 1997-98. General Angler Information Anglers spent 99,326 hours, or 101.4 hours per acre, fishing Little Saint Germain Lake during the 2015-16 season (Table 1). That was more than the Vilas County average of 35.5 hours per acre. June was the most heavily fished month (23,417 hours). Fishing effort was lightest in December (615 hours) for those months when the entire month was creeled. Anglers spent slightly more time (106.4 hours per acre) fishing

during the 1997-98 creel survey. The creel clerks were able to conduct 608 interviews throughout the survey. RESULTS BY SPECIES Walleye (Table 2, Figure 1) Anglers spent 17,811 hours targeting walleyes during the 2015-16 season. The greatest fishing effort for walleyes was in June (3,154 hours). October had the least amount of walleye fishing effort (138 hours). Total catch of walleyes was 2,187 fish with a harvest of 310 fish. Highest catch (1,253 fish) and harvest (205 fish) occurred in June. Anglers fished 12.9 hours to catch, and 85.5 hours to harvest, a walleye during the survey. The mean length of harvested walleyes was 18.8 inches, and the largest walleye measured was a 26.3-inch fish. Northern Pike (Table 2, Figure 2) Fishing effort directed at northern pike was 18,168 hours during the 2015-16 season. Northern pike fishing effort was greatest in July (3,808 hours). Total catch of northern pike was 6,513 fish with a harvest of 728 fish. The mean length of harvested northern pike was 23.1 inches, and the largest northern pike measured was a 30.5-inch fish. Muskellunge (Table 2, Figure 3) Anglers spent 12,826 hours targeting muskellunge during the 2015-16 season. Muskellunge fishing effort was greatest in June (4,282 hours). Total catch of muskellunge was 295 fish, and the highest catch (125 fish) occurred in June. Anglers fished 69.0 hours to catch a muskellunge, and there was no documented harvest during the survey.

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Smallmouth Bass (Table 2, Figure 4) Fishing effort targeted at smallmouth bass was 26,035 hours during the 2015-16 season. Smallmouth bass fishing effort was greatest in July (6,949 hours). Total catch of smallmouth bass was 1,266 fish, and there was no documented harvest during the survey. Highest catch (404 fish) occurred in May. Anglers fished 39.5 hours to catch a smallmouth bass during the survey. Largemouth Bass (Table 2, Figure 5) Largemouth bass received the most fishing effort for any gamefish species during 2015-16 season. Fishing effort directed at largemouth bass was 29,699 hours. Largemouth bass fishing effort was greatest in July (8,547 hours). Total catch of largemouth bass was 21,082 fish, with a harvest of 561 fish. Highest catch (5,964 fish) occurred in June. Anglers fished 1.9 hours to catch a largemouth bass during the survey. Panfish (Table 2, Figures 6-10) Yellow perch received 18,985 hours of directed fishing effort. Total catch of yellow perch was 10,196 fish, with a harvest of 2,773. The mean length of yellow perch harvested was 8.5 inches. Bluegills received 33,196 hours of directed fishing effort. Total catch of bluegills was 109,658 fish, with 25,351 being harvested. The mean length of bluegills harvested was 7.0 inches. Black crappies were the most sought after panfish species during the survey. Fishing effort directed at black crappies was 46,641 hours. Anglers caught 71,062 black crappies, with a harvest of 24,933 fish. The mean length of black crappies harvested was 9.0 inches.

Pumpkinseeds received 7,190 hours of directed fishing effort. Total catch of pumpkinseed was 10,777 fish, with 3,842 being harvested. The mean length of pumpkinseed harvested was 7.0 inches. Rock bass were also caught and harvested during the 2015-16 season in low numbers. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Completion of this survey was possible because of the efforts of the following fisheries management and treaty fisheries staff: Lawrence Eslinger, Jeff Blonski, Joelle Underwood, Jason Halverson, Tim Tobias, Steve Gilbert, Steve Timler, Dave Farrow, and Eric Brown. Andrew Disch and Dave Farrow were the creel clerks on Little Saint Germain Lake during the survey period. We thank all the anglers who took the time to offer information about their fishing trip to the survey clerk. Without their cooperation the survey would not have been possible. The department thanks our cooperators, Ken and Tom Jackson of Jackson Lakeside Cottages, who generously allowed the department to keep a boat and snowmobile on their property during this survey. This creel report was reviewed by Steve Gilbert and Lawrence Eslinger of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Woodruff, Wisconsin. Additional copies of this report, and those covering other local lakes, can be obtained from the Woodruff DNR or online at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/north/trtycrlsrvys.html

Table 1. Sportfishing effort summary, Little Saint Germain Lake, 2015-16 season.

Month

Number of Angler Party

InterviewsTotal Angler

HoursTotal Angler Hours/Acre

1997-98 Total Angler

Hours/Acre

Vilas County Average

Hours/Acre

Ceded Territory Average

Hours/AcreMay 106 14144 14.4 11.2 5.4 5.0June 92 23417 23.9 31.6 7.1 6.4July 74 23241 23.7 23.0 7.5 6.8August 66 16229 16.6 20.2 6.6 5.5September 51 11323 11.6 8.5 4.3 3.3October 59 3236 3.3 5.4 2.0 1.5December 10 615 0.6 3.3 0.6 1.1January 84 3195 3.3 1.2 0.8 1.7February 54 3656 3.7 1.8 1.0 1.6March 12 270 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2*Summer Total 448 91589 93.5 100.0 32.9 28.5*Winter Total 160 7737 7.9 6.4 2.6 4.6Grand Total 608 99326 101.4 106.4 35.5 33.1

*"Summer" is May-October; "Winter" is December-March

County Average Hours/Acre is the average angler effort in hours per acre for county lakes that have been surveyed since 1990. This value is useful for fishing pressure comparisons with other waters.

Ceded Territory Average Hours/Acre is the average angler effort in hours per acre for inland lakes in the ceded territory that have been surveyed since 1990. This value can be used to compare Little Saint Germain Lake to other lakes in northern Wisconsin.

Number of Angler Party Interviews is the number of groups of anglers interviewed by the creel clerk. A party is considered the members of a group who fish together in the same boat, ice shanty, or from shore. The clerk fills out one interview form for each group of anglers. The number of individual anglers actually contacted by the clerk is usually much greater than the number of groups listed in this table since most groups consist of more than one angler.

Total Angler Hours is the estimated total number of hours that anglers spent fishing on Little Saint Germain Lake during each month surveyed.

Total Angler Hours/Acre is the total angler hours divided by the area of the lake in acres. This is useful in order to compare effort on Little Saint Germain Lake to other lakes.

1997-98 Total Angler Hours/Acre is the total angler hours divided by the area of the lake in acres. This is from the previous creel survey that took place on Little Saint Germain Lake.

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Table 2. Comparison of creel survey synopses, Little Saint Germain Lake, 2015-16 and 1997-98 fishing seasons.

CREEL YEAR: 2015-16

SPECIES

DIRECTEDEFFORT(Hours)

PERCENTOF TOTAL

TOTALCATCH

SPECIFICCATCHRATE

(Hrs/Fish) *TOTAL

HARVEST

SPECIFICHARVEST

RATE(Hrs/Fish) **

MEANLENGTH OFHARVESTED

FISHWalleye 17811 8.5% 2187 12.9 310 85.5 18.8Northern Pike 18168 8.6% 6513 4.1 728 25.9 23.1Muskellunge 12825 6.1% 295 69.0 0Smallmouth Bass 26035 12.4% 1266 39.5 0Largemouth Bass 29699 14.1% 21082 1.9 561 119.0 15.5Yellow Perch 18985 9.0% 10196 4.3 2773 15.1 8.5Bluegill 33196 15.8% 109658 0.4 25351 1.4 7.0Black Crappie 46641 22.2% 71062 0.7 24933 1.9 9.0Pumpkinseed 7190 3.4% 10777 0.8 3842 2.2 7.0Rock Bass 0 0.0% 1253 52 7.0

* A blank cell in this column indicates that no fish of a given species were caught by anglers who specifically targeted that species.6

** A blank cell in this column indicates that no fish of a given species were harvested by anglers who specifically targeted that species.

CREEL YEAR: 1997-98

SPECIES

DIRECTEDEFFORT(Hours)

PERCENTOF TOTAL

TOTALCATCH

SPECIFICCATCHRATE

(Hrs/Fish)TOTAL

HARVEST

SPECIFICHARVEST

RATE(Hrs/Fish)

MEANLENGTH OFHARVESTED

FISHWalleye 15406 8.1% 1973 11.4 213 92.6 17.7Northern Pike 29696 15.7% 21152 2.7 2220 16.6 20.8Muskellunge 23405 12.4% 658 69.0 39 588.2 36.3Smallmouth Bass 10375 5.5% 1225 14.2 23 909.1 11.7Largemouth Bass 9939 5.2% 2035 17.1 60 204.1 14.3Yellow Perch 25264 13.3% 27279 1.2 7760 3.8 7.7Bluegill 26915 14.2% 42525 0.7 12125 2.4 6.9Black Crappie 36545 19.3% 45010 0.8 19245 1.9 8.9Pumpkinseed 11309 6.0% 17477 0.7 6694 1.8 6.7Rock Bass 600 0.3% 1152 1.3 94 31.3 6.7

7

23.1

3.6 8.9

78.1

0.0 0.0

45.5

0.0

46.5

0.0

69.4

21.8

0.0

156.3

0.0 0.0

45.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

20.040.060.080.0

100.0120.0140.0160.0180.0

MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.

HO

UR

S PE

R F

ISH

MONTH

ESTIMATED SPECIFIC CATCH AND HARVEST RATES

CATCH HARVEST

193

1253

640

26 17 0 14 0 46 0 37 205

42 13 0 0 14 0 0 0 0

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LENGTH DISTRIBUTION OF FISH MEASURED BY THE CREEL CLERK

15.8

18.6 18.9 19.7 17.8

19.6

15.8

19.9 18.9 19.7

17.8

26.3

7

12

17

22

27

32


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AVERAGE AND LARGEST LENGTH OF FISH HARVESTED

AVERAGE LARGEST

2549

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2811

2002

2822

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615

1564

2156

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ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT

WALLEYE

Figure 1. Walleye sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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0.9 3.7 7.6

38.2

5.1 15.2

7.6 8.9 4.6 0.0 3.9

106.4

0.0 0.0

82.6

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17.6

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20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0


HO

UR

S PE

R F

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MONTH


CATCH HARVEST

2929

905 944

309 611

122 81 145 466

0

503

20 0 0 50 0 81 73 0 0 0

500100015002000250030003500


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23.5 21.8

20.7 22.0 22.9

24.2 23.7 25.0

21.8 22.3

26.0

30.5 28.6

25.1

10

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30

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1902 2147

3808

2973 2790

476 615

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2162

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ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT NORTHERN PIKE

Figure 2. Northern pike sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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33.4

103.1

54.1

0.0

26.2

83.3

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100.0

120.0


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9

125

42 26

67

26

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20406080

100120140

MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR.N

UM

BER

OF

FISH

MONTH


CATCH HARVEST

307

4282

2264 2025

1760 2187

0500

10001500200025003000350040004500


ANG

LIN

G H

OU

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MONTH

ESTIMATED FISHING EFFORT MUSKELLUNGE

Figure 3. Muskellunge sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

10

15.6

49.0 34.8

50.0

192.3

38.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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404

353

252

156

78

24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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100150200250300350400450

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FISH

MONTH


CATCH HARVEST

2734

6101

6949 6522

3264

465

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8000


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SMALLMOUTH BASS

Figure 4. Smallmouth bass sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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1.5 1.7 2.4 1.7 2.8 1.0 5.6 2.0 0.0 0.0

78.7

64.1

0.0 0.0

54.1

0.0 7.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

10.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0


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UR

S PE

R F

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CATCH HARVEST

4129

5964

4121 4296

1780

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13.5

14.5

15.6

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3628

6639

8547

6731

3299

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LARGEMOUTH BASS

Figure 5. Largemouth bass sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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2.5 2.9 5.9

14.5

2.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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14.5

0.0

28.5

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CATCH HARVEST

1404

3397

2380

1339 1422

143 95 0 0 16

651 920 775

300 84 0 27 0 0 16

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8.4

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YELLOW PERCH

Figure 6. Yellow perch sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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1.3

0.4

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CATCH HARVEST

20530

34037

14865

5589 6863

336 0

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BLUEGILL

Figure 7. Bluegill sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16 season.

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0.0 2.5 1.9

0.0 1.0 3.0 1.7

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CATCH HARVEST

21073

14877

23102

5265 5022

68 0 963 547 145

8861

3872

8051

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17

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17

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8.8 8.6 8.7 9.0

8.5 8.8

9.4 9.5 9.3 9.6

10.7

9.3 10.0

10.5

9.1 9.5

10.1 10.3 10.0 10.1

5

6

7

8

9

10

11


INC

HES

MONTH


AVERAGE LARGEST

9077 10830

13385

6252

3199

532 2363

1003

02000400060008000

10000120001400016000


ANG

LIN

G H

OU

RS

MONTH


BLACK CRAPPIE

Figure 8. Black crappie sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

15

0.6

2.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7

4.8

13.2

7.5

0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.2 1.6

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0


HO

UR

S PE

R F

ISH

MONTH

PROJECTED SPECIFIC CATCH AND HARVEST RATES

CATCH HARVEST

679

2053

576 770

34 0 0

4336

2227

101 303 802

84 105 0 0 0

1531 989

28 0

500100015002000250030003500400045005000


NU

MB

ER O

F FI

SH

MONTH

PROJECTED CATCH AND HARVEST

CATCH HARVEST

2

78

95

0102030405060708090

100

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

NU

MB

ER O

F FI

SH

INCHES


7.0

6.5 6.2

6.5 6.7

7.0 7.0 7.1 7.5

7.3

6.2

7.4

6.7

7.9

7.4 7.2

5

6

7

8

9


INC

HES

MONTH


AVERAGE LARGEST

63

2184

1107

391

8

2180

1212

45 0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500


ANG

LIN

G H

OU

RS

MONTH

PROJECTED FISHING EFFORT

PUMPKINSEED

Figure 9. Pumpkinseed sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

16

156

774

0

299

0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

100200300400500600700800900


NU

MB

ER O

F FI

SH

MONTH

PROJECTED CATCH AND HARVEST

CATCH HARVEST

1

0

1

2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

NU

MB

ER O

F FI

SH

INCHES


7.0 7.0

5

6

7

8


INC

HES

MONTH


AVERAGE LARGEST

ROCK BASS

Figure 10. Rock bass sportfishing effort, catch, harvest, and length distribution, Little Saint Germain Lake, during 2015-16.

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