Table 12. Summary of electrofishing survey for a 1,000 foot section of 



California Creek (T2N, R12W, Sec IB) on August 4 and August 18, 

 1980. 



Species No. Captured Length Range (inches) 



Brook Trout 97 3.6 - 10.2 



Rainbow Trout 23 2.4-8.9 



Mountain Whitefish 9 6.8-12.6 



Burbot 1 11.0 



Mottled Sculpin 

 Longnose Sucker 

 Longnose Dace 



Standing crops of brook trout and rainbow trout in the study section 

 were estimated using a mark-recapture method (Table 13). The section supported 

 approximately 130 brook trout and 30 rainbow trout representing a combined 

 biomass of 19 pounds. Catchable fish (6 inches and longer) composed 55 percent 

 of the brook trout and 47 percent of the rainbow trout populations. Brook 

 trout condition (length to weight ratio) was above average for Mount Haggin 

 streams and other streams in the Big Hole River drainage (MDFWP unpublished 

 data). A 325 foot section of California Creek was electrofished in 1976 

 (MDFWP unpublished data). Game fish captured during this survey included 

 19 brook trout (length 4.8 - 9.1 inches) and one burbot. As a result of the 

 inventory, the fishery potential of California Creek was rated as good. 



Table 13. Estimated standing crops of brook and rainbow trout in a 1,000 foot 

 section of California Creek {J2H, R12W, Sec IB) on August 4, 1980. 

 Eighty percent confidence intervals are in parentheses. 



Per 1 ,000 f t 

 Species Length Group (inches) Number Pounds 



Brook Trout 3.6-6.9 86 



7.0 - 10.2 44 



^ 130(+20) 16(+2) 

 Rainbow Trout 3.9-8.9 30 



30(+10) 3(+l) 



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