the catch of fish. Some of these factors are 
associated with seasons and physical conditions 
in the lake. Others are associated with changes 
in the fish population and with the amount of fish- 
ing “know-how” of the anglers using the water. 
Most anglers who were unsuccessful either did 
not know how to fish or persisted in fishing for 
the kinds of fish that were either not biting or 
were scarce. 
— —— — AEE EISHES 
WATER LEVEL 
In order to help Lake Chautauqua anglers 
catch more fish we held a fishing ‘‘college’’ for 
them at the lake in June, 1951. At this ‘“‘college,’’ 
experienced local anglers demonstrated methods 
they use to catch fish at Chautauqua. 3 
In the following section, we have listed the 
kinds of fishes of greatest interest to anglers at 
Lake Chautauqua, with something of their relative 
importance to the fish population in 1950 and) 
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AUGUST JUNE JULY AUGUST 
1951 
Fig. 6. -- Weekly averages of water levels and corresponding catches of all fishes per fisherman-day, 
at Lake Chautauqua in the late spring and summer months of 1950 and 1951. It is apparent from the 
graph that fishing improved with rising water levels. 
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