c) Condi tion 



Fish condition is derived as a ratio between fish weight and length. 

 It generally describes the "heft" or "fatness" of a fish at a given length 

 or length range. Condition factors can be used to compare fish populations 

 between streams and from different stations within the same stream. Mean 

 condition factors for brook trout five inches long and larger are given in 

 Table 7 for the Mount Haggin stream study sections. Brook trout condition 

 ranged between a low of 37.89 in Deep Creek to a high of 43.04 in Tenmile 

 Creek. The average condition factor for all Mount Haggin streams sampled 

 in 1980 was 41.01. Rainbow trout conditions varied between 37.48 in 

 American Creek and 46.56 in Sixmile Creek and averaged 41.38. Condition 

 factors for cutthroat trout from Willow Creek averaged 38.55. 



Table 7. Mean condition factors for estimated populations of trout five 



inches long and larger collected in the Mount Haggin stream study 

 sections. 



Cutthroat Trout 

 Condition Factor 



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38.55 



*MDFWP data collected by J. Decker-Hess 1979. 



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