THIRTY-SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT 13 



fish — information which is more important in fisheries management than 

 the absolute values. 



TABLE III 



ESTIMATED TOTAL CATCHES OF INLAND WATER FISH 



19351 1936 19372 ]()3^< 1939.1 1940 19113 



Number of licensees,. 223,098 298,736 312,969 346,661 366,452 388,472 458,177 



Trout: Catch 11,700,000 12,000,000 11,900,000 12,900,000 12,800.000 15,700.000 



Successful anglers- 142,000 149,000 151,000 160,000 179,000 238,000 



Average catch 81 80 78 79 71 66 



Striped Bass: Catch_. 2,130,000 2,070,000 1,970,000 1,900,000 2,035,000 



Successful anglers-- 85,000 83,000 94,000 91,000 111,000 



Average catch 25 25 21 21 18 



Black Bass: Catch— 930,000 840,000 1,190,000 1,340,000 1,529,000 



Successful anglers-- 34,400 32,700 45,800 67,000 75.400 



Average catch 27 26 26 20 20.3 



Crappie: Catch 1,040,000 917,000 1,210,000 1,720,000 2,177,000 



Anglers 23,300 24,100 28,200 52,200 69,700 



Average catch 47 38 43 33 31 



Sunfish: Catch 590,000 1,164.000 934,000 2,090,000 2,771,000 



Anglers 10,900 22,700 17,000 51,000 62,500 



Average catch 54 51 55 43 44 



Salmon: Catch 196,000 160,000 178,000 215,000 253,000 



Anglers 24,600 20,000 22,300 30,700 37,800 



Average catch 8 8 8 7 6.7 



Catfish: Catch 2,040,000 2,810,000 3,480,000 4,330,000 6,100,000 



Anglers 37,700 43,200 48,300 74,600 97,400 



Average catch 78 65 72 58 63 



1 Estimates were not prepared for other species than trout in the 1935 catch. 



2 1937 estimates are derived from "First" and "Second" Call combined. 



s 1939 and 1941 figures derive from mailed questionnaire instead of license applica- 

 tion form ; also, the method of estimate is different. As a result, the estimates for trout 

 catch and anglers are lower than they would have been by the old methods (which 

 would have Riven 19,000,000 trout caught by 256,000 anglers for an average of 74 trout 

 per angler). At the same time, the estimates for minor species are increased, due to 

 the tendency of reporters to give more complete records on the mailed questionnaire 

 than on the application form. 



TABLE IV 



LEADING COUNTIES OF TROUT CATCH 



Showing Riuik in Each Year 



19SG i.9S7* 1938 1939** 1941** 



* By "First" and "Second" Call combined — 1937. 

 ** Postal card questionnaire — 1939 and 1941. 



The statistical department of the Division of Fish and Game, thanks 

 to its excellent personnel and equipment, is able to produce reports giving 

 from all angles information on the number of fish of each kind caught in 

 each county by residents of every county in the State. These detailed 

 data have many uses. They are available in annual catch record reports, 

 but are too lengthy to present here. Only the major results are sum- 

 marized in the accompanying tables. Certain clarifying comments seem 

 desirable. 



1. The 1940 catch has not yet been analyzed. Reported on the old 

 application blank system while the new mailed questionnaire was being 



