WEIGHTED GRAND MEAN^ 81 



189 



264 



354 



39? 



444 



459 



CONVERSIONS: 1 rrni = .0394 in 



^Weighted on basis of percentage of year class in population. 



Tagging . One thousand smallmouth bass and 166 largemouth bass were tagged 

 in the reservoir from 1973 through 1976 (tables 38 and 39). As with the other 

 species in the reservoir, tag return rates by anglers have been low. Smallmouth 

 bass averaged 1.7 percent return, while largemouth averaged 1.8 percent. The low 

 rate of return suggests a good population of bass not being exploited by anglers. 



TABLE 38. Sunmary of smallmouth bass tagging and angler returns by year, 

 Tongue River Reservoir, 1973-76. 



NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are the percentage of fish tagged in the 

 year indicated. 



NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are the percentage of fish tagged in the 

 year indicated. 



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