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Helene Lake, barren until stocked with hatchery reared rainbow trout in 1980, was opened to sport fishing in June, 1982. a creel census was conducted during July 1982 to provide angler use and catch information, and to extablish some baseline data with which future information could be compared. This report summarizes the reults of this creel census and provides details of age and growth of rainbow trout stocked in a barren lake.
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Author: Hatlevik, S.P.
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Old Reference Number: sk41
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Date Published: Mar 1982
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Report ID: 2551
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Audience: Government and Public
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Helene Lake, barren until stocked with hatchery reared fainbow trout in 1980, was opened to sport fishing in June, 1982. a creel census was conducted during July 1982 to provide angler use and catch information, and to extablish some baseline data with which future information could be compared. This report summarizes the reults of this creel census and provides details of age and growth of rainbow trout stocked in a barren lake. During the month of July, 1982, Fish and Wildlife personnel interviewed anglers on Helene Lake during fifteen of the possible thirty one days.A total of 252 anglers were interviewed. They accounted for 929 angler hours (or 252 angler days) and caught 877 rainbow trout (of which 613 were killed) for an average catch of .94 fish per angler hour (3.48 fish per angler day). The Fish and Wildlife survey crew angled a total of 120 hours, caught 256 fish of which 18 were killed, for an average catch of 2.13 fish per angler hour. An exclusion of their information results in an effort of 809 angler hours with a total catch of 621 fish, of which 595 (96 percent) were killed. The success rate is
reduced to .77 fish per angler hour. Based on the data gathered, the estimates of total effort and catch for July, 1982, are projected to be 1900 angler hours (or 514 angler days) with a catch of 1794 fish of which 1246 were estimated to be
killed. If it is assumed that the July totals are representative of an average angling month, and that the sport fishery extends from June 1to October 31, then the projected totals for the 1982 fishery (5 months) are as follows, a total effort of 9,500 angler hours (1260 angler days) and a catch of 8970 fish of which 6230 were killed. Of the anglers interviewed, 63 percent were local resident, 31 percent were B.C. residents and 6 percent were non-residents of B.C. The most frequently used terminal tackle was a combination of willowleaf
and worm or willowleaf and fly, accounting for 58.5 percent of the total effort. The willow leaf and worm was the most productive, with an average catch of 1.46 fish per angler hour. Lures were the least
productive, with an average catch of .51 fish per angler hour. All the fish caught were hatchery stock transplanted into Helene Lake in the fall of 1980 and were two years old. From a subsample of 364 fish, about 42 percent were within the 35 cm to 39.9cm length class. The minimum length was 25 cm, the maximum length 47 cm and the average length 36 cm. The sex ratio was 1 male to 1.7 females.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Subject
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Fish Species - Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss |
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Region - Skeena |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Angler Use |
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Fish and Fish Habitat - Lake |
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Watershed Groups - 480 - Babine River |
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