in 1 995 when 1 species made the 95% list for weight. Common carp CPUE^ was 

 highest at 71.15 (65.9% of the total). This is the highest CPUE^v observed in La 

 Grange Reach for this species since the beginning of project F-101-R; low CPUE^. 

 for common carp was 6.33 in 1991 (Lerczak et al. 1994, 1995, and 1996). Bigmouth 

 buffalo ranked second with a CPUEwOf 15.86 (14.7% of the total), a rate similar to 

 other segments of project F-101-R 



Peoria (middle river). Ten species accounted for 95 6% of the total catch by 

 weight in Peoria Reach (Tables 8 and 9) Common carp CPUEw was highest at 

 14.05 (27.9% of the total). This catch is similar to other segments of project F-101- 

 R; high common carp CPUE^^ was 24.48 in 1 989 and low CPUE^ was 7.34 in 1 995 

 (Lerczak et al. 1994, 1995, and 1996). Bigmouth buffalo ranked second with a 

 CPUEw of 1 1 .29 (22.4% of the total) and smallmouth buffalo ranked third with a 

 CPUE,^ of 5.81 (1 1.5% of the total) Bigmouth buffalo ranked first in catch by weight 

 in 1 995 but CPUE,^, was lower (7.63, 1 9.32% of the total). Smallmouth buffalo catch 

 in 1996 was similar to 1995, when CPUE^v was 4.37. 



Starved Rock (upper river). Five species accounted for 94. 1 % of the total 

 catch by weight in Starved Rock Reach (Tables 8 and 9) Smallmouth buffalo 

 CPUE^,, was highest at 8.97 (45.6% of the total); this is the only reach where this 

 species ranked highest in 1996. These results were similar to other segments of 

 project F-101-R. In 1995 smallmouth buffalo CPUE^., was 8.42, lowCPUE^.was 0.47 

 in 1989 and high CPUE^.^was 12 11 in 1994 (Lerczak et al. 1994, 1995, and 1995). 



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