various areas on the stream and from 0„30 to 0.32 and 0,37 to 

 O 39c. respectively; on the two reservoirs „ 



So The percent of resident fishermen varied from 9k in the Lower 

 Section to h$ in the Upper Section. The Upper Section was 

 closest to Yellowstone National Park, 



6„ Results of the fisherman-expenditure study indicated an average 

 per day expenditure of s Lower Section and Madison Reservoir s 

 $7.90$ Middle Section s $7.95j and Upper Section and Hebgen Reser^ 

 voir, $13.08. The average expenditure per pound of fish for 

 each section of river and reservoir wass Lower Section River s 

 $3o31> Madison Reservoir, %3„Ul', Middle Section, $3.39; Upper 

 Section,-, $7o97; and Hebgen Reservoir, $8.21. The total average 

 annual expenditure by fisherman was estimated to be $Ul2 ? 500,, 



7„ Comparisons were made of the Madison River fishery with other 

 Rocky Mountain streams and reservoirs and of fisherman expendi- 

 ture data for the Madison River fishery with those for other 

 cold-water fisheries. 



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