in each area except Willimansett Bridge 

 which slightly decreased. 



1957 Creel Census 



The sport fishing season extended for 



10 weeks, from April ZO through June 

 27, and during this period an estimated 

 34,310 shad were caught and kept (table 2). 

 Of this total, 20,169 were males and 14,141 

 were fen-iales. The estirnated fishing effort 

 was 19,901 fisherman-days. Of this total, 

 8,831 were bank fishermen; 6,735 were 

 bridge fishermen; and 4,335 were boat 

 fishermen. Average catch per fishermen- 

 day was 1.7 shad. Fisherman -days repre- 

 sent the actual number of anglers fishing 

 on any one day; therefore, an individual 

 fishernnan may have fished more than 1 

 day. 



1958 Creel Census 



The sport fishing season extended for 



11 weeks, fron^ April 19 through July 2, 



and during this period an estimated 38,570 

 shad were caught and kept (table 3). Of 

 this total, 20,242 were males and 18,328 

 were females. The estimated fishing effort 

 was 22,706 fisherman-days. Of this total, 

 11,117 were bank fishermen; 6,424 were 

 bridge fishermen; and 5,165 were boat 

 fishermen. The average catch per fisher- 

 man-day was 1.7 shad. 



Comparison of Results 



The 1958 season showed increases 

 of 4,260 fish (12.4 percent) and 2,805 

 fisherman -days (14.1 percent) over 1957. 

 Part of the increase may be due to the 

 longer season in 1958. The number of 

 bank and boat fishernnen in 1958 showed 

 a substantial gain over that in 1957, 

 whereas the number of bridge fishermen 

 decreased. 



Table 4 summarizes the weekly shad 

 catch by state for the two seasons. The 

 Connecticut catch in 1958 increased 2,799 



'ftible 2. — Summary of estimated shad catch and effort by fishing area, 

 Connecticut River sport fishery, 1957. 



