Erinis Dam Hot Springs Elk Creek 



Section Name 



GreyclifiF 



Total 

 (average) 



Figure 3. Catch rates in fish per hour for the four sections surveyed on the lower Madison River during 

 the 1995 creel survey. 



4.1.2 Angling Pressure 



Angling pressure was heaviest in the Quake Lake section of the upper river, where almost all of 

 the anglers were shore anglers. Angling pressure in the Quake Lake section was almost twice 

 that of any other upper river section (Figure 4). In the other three upper sections angling appears 

 to have been evenly split between shore and boat fishing. 



Angling pressure was much lighter in the lower sections of the Madison River during 1995. Two 

 sections, Elk Creek and Greycliff, displayed a similar split between shore and boat fishing, but 

 the first two sections downstream of the Ennis Dam recorded no boat anglers all summer (Figure 

 5). 



Evaluation of 1995 and 1996 Creel Data and its Implications related to Whirling Disease 

 In the Madison River, Montana 



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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks 

 March 12, 2002 



