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restrictions in Segment A). The few commercially-guided shore fishers we encountered 

 entered at Little Hole. 



During the fishing seasons, two-thirds of our sample entered at Little Hole and almost all 

 of them also exited there. This pattern is even more pronounced during the offseason, but 

 in the floating season a bare majority enter at the Spillway. Almost ail those who enter at 

 the Spillway exit at Little Hole; very few are multi-segment users. Most users in segments 

 B and C exit from the same segment in which they entered, but some walk up to Little Hole 

 to exit. 



Including Little Hole, 90% of all fishers and 86% of all nonfishers used Segment A. 

 Segment A is dominated by the shore fishers at Little Hole. Boat fishers account for one 

 quarter of Segment A use. but only 5% is attributable to commercial boat fishers. In 

 Segment B. by contrast, almost half of all use is attributable to commercial boat fishers, 

 where they comprise the largest single component of use. Boat fishing in total amounts to 

 nearly two-thirds of Segment B use, and shore fishing (almost entirely private) accounts for 

 the remaining third. Almost all nonfishing floaters are found in Segment A. whe7e they 

 comprise 6% of all use. In Segment C, almost all users are boat fishers, divided foughly 

 evenly between private and commercial use. 



Fishing is the dominant use during all seasons, and floating is not reported as the "riTost 

 important activity" by more than 10% of respondents during any season. Although they do 

 not comprise a dominant river user group, nearly 60% of all rafters come during the floating 

 season. 



Visitors from Utah and Colorado come least often during the fishing seasons and most often 

 during the floating season. Visitors from Wyoming are relatively scarce (compared to those 

 from other states) during the peak season; half came during the offseason. Those from 

 outside the region (Californians and other states) come almost entirely during the peak 

 season. 



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