A successful application of catch and release regulations on a Wisconsin trout stream
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Hunt, Robert L.. Hine, Ruth L., Editor
A successful application of catch and release regulations on a Wisconsin trout stream
(Technical bulletin. (Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources), No. 119)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 1981
30 pgs.
This study assessed the impact of restrictive angling regulations that emphasize release of most trout caught on a stocked brown trout (Salmo trutta) fishery. It is the first completed evaluation of deliberately imposed catch and release regulations in Wisconsin that provides field data on both the sport fishery and the trout populations. Angling regulations imposed were the use of artificial flies and lures only, a minimum length limit of 13 in., and a daily bag limit of one trout. Assessment procedures involved a partial season-long creel census and spring and fall trout population estimates during a 4-year period, the first year (1976) under normal statewide angling regulations and the following 3 years under the special regulations. Parallel data were also obtained from a reference zone where statewide regulations prevailed throughout the entire 4-year period.
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Contents
[Front cover] A successful application of catch and release regulations on a Wisconsin trout stream
Contents, p. [1]
Introduction, pp. 2-3
Description of study area, pp. 4-5
Procedures, p. 6
Results, pp. 7-22
Discussion, pp. 23-25
Management considerations and recommendations, p. 26
Summary, pp. 27-28
Appendix, pp. 28-29
Literature cited, pp. 30 ff.
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