Numbers of northerns taken by gill net during the summer sampling period 

 declined from 1.2 fish/net in 1973 to 0.1 fish/net in 1975, increasing slightly 

 to 0.2 fish/net in 1976 (table 27). 



TABLE 27. Catch statistics of 18 overnight gill net (bottom) sets. Tongue 

 River Reservoir, July 1975 and 1975. 



CONVERSIONS: 1 mm = .0394 in 

 1 g = .0022 lb 



Young-of-the-year northerns were taken by electrofishing coincidental ly with 

 smallmouth bass sampling in 1976. By September the young northerns had attained 

 a length of 298 mm (11.7 in). While it was not possible to estimate survival of 

 the 1976 spring plant, subsequent recapture of marked fish suggests a good surviv- 

 al rate and the possibilities of good year-class strength. 



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