Results . - .. 



The 19-location circuit was surveyed 29 times over a 14-week period between 

 June 1 and August 31, 2004, averaging twice per week. Two hundred and sixty two 

 interviews were conducted (Table 17). We interviewed a total of 237 (90.6%) anglers, of 

 which 101(42.6%) were resident Montana anglers, 136 (57.4%) non-resident anglers and 

 25 (9.5%) guides/outfitters. Two anglers and three guides were repeat interviews and 

 two guides were interviewed four 

 times each. One guide, also fishing, 

 was included as an angler. 



The highest numbers of 

 interviews occurred during July with 

 1 15 (44%), followed by June with 97 

 (37%) interviews and August with 50 

 (19%) interviews. The highest 

 concentration of interviews 



conducted occurred at MFWP fishing 

 access sites (Table 1 7). 



Sixty-seven percent (n=158) 

 of the interviews were with 

 bank/wade anglers, while 33% (n=79) 

 were angling exclusively from a boat. 

 Of the 136 non-resident anglers, 53 

 (39%) used a guide/outfitter, 

 compared to two of 101(2%) resident anglers. Overall, seventy-nine percent (n=185) of 

 all anglers interviewed were exclusively fly-fishing, followed by 9% (n=22) lure fishing 

 and 8% (n=20) bait fishing. Four percent (n=10) of the anglers used a combination of 

 gear (Figure 59). Eighty-seven percent (1 1 8 of 1 36) of non-resident and sixty-six percent 

 (67 of 101) resident anglers interviewed were using barbless hooks while twenty-three 

 percent (43 of 185) used barbed hooks; seven percent (14 of 185) used both. Seventy-six 

 percent of all lure and bait anglers used barbed hooks. 



Figure 59. Type of fishing gear used by anglers 

 on Blackfoot River in 2004. 



Fish Identification 



Thirty-eight percent 

 (89 of 237) of all anglers 

 interviewed properly 



identified all five trout 

 species. Fifty-eight percent 

 of resident Montana anglers 

 correctly identified all five 

 trout species compared to 

 only 24% of non-resident 

 anglers. On identifying 

 native trout species, 76% of 

 resident anglers correctly 



I Catch & release anglets 

 I Harvest anglers 



WSCT DV LL RBT EBT 

 Species 



Figure 60. Percent of anglers that identified trout species 

 correctly. 



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