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Steps to correct this situation by intrudiiL-in<r trolden sliiii.'rs aiul otli.T 

 forage fishes were being taken at the end of the bicniiiuni. Otli.T work 

 in connection with the warm-water fisheries is described elsewhere in 

 this report. 



Figure 19. Fish tagging at Millerton Lake, Fresno and Madera Counties. A num- 

 bered metal strap tag is being attached to the upper jaw of a larRemouth black l>n«s. 

 Tags are used when information regarding individual fish Is needed, ritotoijraph by 



C. K. Fisher. 



STRIPED BASS 



The catch record system for this important fi.sher>' wa.s coord inntod 

 and placed on a firm foundation. A large volume of party boat records 

 which had accumulated since 1938 was analyzed and ijitfTj»n*t.'d, The 

 handling of records of this type was put on a routine niaiiitfuain't' ba.sis. 

 Together with the statewide postal card estimates they now provide a 

 continuous, up-to-date inventory of the fishery. 



A fairly ambitious tagging program ainx-d at cvalnatinir tlu- rate of 

 harvesting bv anglers was begun early in !!».')(). It was made possible by 

 the acquisition of the 28-foot boat "Striper." A total of l,89f> stripe(l 

 bass was tagged late in the biennium. Special studies were also nuule to 

 test the resistance to corrosion of various metals used with disk tnjjs. 

 Such corrosion has proved to be a serious problem. 



Surveys of the abundance of finger) ing striped ba.ss on the nursery 

 grounds in June and July revealed the presence of large numbers in 

 1948, 1949, and 1950. There have not been enough of these surveys to 

 establish a norm, but there is every indication that spawn in-.' and survival 



