70,000 

 60,000 

 S 50,000 

 1> 40,000 

 ¥ 30,000 

 P 20,000 



Quake Lake Lyons Bridge Ruby Creek Vamey Bridge 

 Section name 



Figure 4. Angling pressure in total angler hours fished for the four sections of the upper Madison River 

 surveyed during the 1995 creel survey. 



70,000 



60,000 



^ 50,000 



1> 40,000 



§ 30,000 



I 20,000 



10,000 







Ennis Dam Hot Springs Elk Creek 

 Section name 



Greycliff 



Figure 5. Angling pressure in total angler hours fished for the four sections of the lower Madison River 

 surveyed during the 1995 creel survey. 



4.1.3 Angler Characteristics and Satisfaction 



The 1995 attitude survey was completed by 833 anglers. In general, anglers were satisfied with 

 their experience (Figure 6). Within the "dissatisfied" and "satisfied" responses were evenly split, 



Evaluation of 1995 and 1996 Creel DaU and its Implicalions related to Whirling Disease Montana Fish. Wildlife and Paries 



In the Madison River. Montana M»rch 1 2. 2002 



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