Table 13. Comparison of Hourly Rates of Catch in Numbers and Pounds of Fish for the Madison HiTer Fishery with 



Other Western Trout Streams 



Stream 



Number of 



Fish per 



Hour 



Number of 



Pounds per 



Hour 



Reference 



Little Salmon 



North Platte River, Upper Section 



Clacknas River 



Colorado River 



W. Gallatin River, Upper Section 



Gunnison River 



Gunnison River 



Republican River 



Colorado River 



Taylor River 



Colorado River 



Beaver Creek (North Fork Sun River) 



Big Thompson River 



Cache La Poudre 



North Fork Sun River, Lower River 



MADISON RIVER, MIDDLE SECTION 



Gunnison River 



W. Gallatin River, Middle Section 



Pishkun Canal (North Fork Sun River) 



MADISON RIVER, UPPER SECTION 



Rio Grande 



V. Gallatin River, Middle Section 



Arkansas River 



North Fork Sun River (Middle River) 



North Fork (North Fork Sun River) 



South Fork (South Fork Sun River) 



MADISON RIVER, LOWER SECTION 



Colorado River 



Yellowstone River 



0,79 



0.32 

 0.L2 

 0.1,5 

 0.1.0 

 1/0.36 



1/0.36 

 0.32 

 0.18 



1/0.18 



5/0. 20 

 0.30 

 0.9. 



1/0.29 

 0.36 

 0.19 

 0.1.7 



1/0.22 

 0.35 



1/0.30 

 0.13 

 0.33 

 0.33 

 0.1*1, 



Murphy 1953 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



Nielsen 191*1 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows 



Hess and Klein 191.6 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows 



Hess and Klein 191.6 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



Hess and Klein 191*6 



Hess and Klein 191.6 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



19530 



191*9 

 195la 

 191*9 

 191.9 



191*9 



191*9 

 1953d 



1953d 



Hess and Klein 191*6 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1951* 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Hess and Klein 19l*6 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1951a 



Hess and Klein 191*6 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrows, 191*9 

 Moore, Cope, and Beckwith 1952 



1/ Computed, when only the average length was indicated the assumption was made that fish from this area had the 

 same length-weight relationship as fish taken from the Madison. 



Table lit. 



Comparison of Hourly Rates of Catch in Numbers of Fish and Pounds of Fish for the Madison River 

 Fishery with Other Western Cold-water Lakes and Reservoirs 



Lake or Reservoir 



Surface 

 Acres 



Reference 



Fish Lake 

 Fish Lake 

 Fish Lake 

 Taylor Reservoir 

 Vallecito Reservoir 

 Valleclto Reservoir 

 Taylor Reservoir 

 Fish Lake 



Vallecito Reservoir 

 Gibson Reservoir 

 HEBGEN RESERVOIR 

 MADISON RESERVOIR 

 Vallecito Reservoir 

 Green Mountain Reservoir 

 Green Mountain Reservoir 

 Green Mountain Reservoir 

 Willow Creek Reservoir 

 Strawberry Reservoir 

 Green Mountain Reservoir 

 Alcova Reservoir 

 Pishkun Reservoir 

 Pathfinder Reservoli 



Wright 191,3 



Wright 191*3 



Wright 191*3 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrow 191*9 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrow 191*9 



Hess, Seaman, and Borrow 191*9 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrow 191*9 



Anonymous 191*8 



Hess and Klein 19l*6 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Hess and Klein 191*6 



Hess and Klein 191*6 



Hess and Klein 19l*6 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrow 191*9 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Anonymous 191*9 



Hess, Seaman, and Barrow 191*9 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1952 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1953d 



Fish and Wildlife Service 1952 



y See footnote 1, Table 13. 



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