ABUNDANCE AND AGE OF KVICHAK RIVER RED SALMON SMOLTS 



cork line 



1/2" mesh in throat and cod end 

 S'dio. metal hoops 



2 X 10^ 

 mefal"^ 

 rectangles 



303 



10 ft. 



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4 ft. 



-X^ 2 72 ft. ^ K-2 ft. ^fe- 2 ft. -Si 



Figure 2. — Fyke net used in Kvichak River for assessing red salmon smolt abundance, 



1955 through 1959. 



knotted cotton webbing ; the wings and body of 

 1-inch mesh (stretched measure) and the re- 

 mainder of the net of 1 o-inch mesh. The fyke 

 net is shown anchored in place in the river in 

 figure 3. 



Fyke-Net Site 



Smolts contributed by both Iliamna Lake and 

 Lake Clark must descend the Kvichak River on 

 their way to the sea. The upper 4 miles of river 

 from Iliamna Lake to Kaskanak Flats offer the 



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Figure 3. — Fyke net anchored in fishing position in the Kvichak River. 

 ( I'hotii liy C. D. Becker. I 



