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A complementary roving access point creel survey of Tchesinkut Lake was performed in 2000, 2001. The study lasted from July 31, 2000 until September 15, 2001.
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Author: Maniwa, Terry, Darcy Leach and Peter Hall
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Old Reference Number: sk133
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Old Reference System: Skeena Fisheries Report
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Date Published: Oct 2001
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Report ID: 2639
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Audience: Government and Public
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A complementary roving access point creel survey of Tchesinkut Lake was performed in 2000, 2001. The study lasted from July 31, 2000 until September 15, 2001. During this period 587 angler parties were interviewed. In the summer fall portion of the survey 83 percent of all anglers originated from BC, with 63 percent of these anglers originating from the Lakes District. In the winter all anglers originated from BC, with 93 percent coming from the Lakes District. The most common angling method on Tchesinkut Lake in the open water
fishery and the winter fishery, was using lures only. A much higher proportion of anglers used lures only in the winter fishery. The preferred species of fish for the majority of anglers in the open water fishery were lake trout and rainbow trout. However, lake trout was overwhelmingly the most popular species in the winter fishery. Anglers spent on average, 3.2 hr per day on Tchesinkut Lake in the summer, but only 2.5 hr per day in the winter. Fishing effort peaked in July and declined through to October, but increased during the ice fishery.
Rainbow trout were by far the most common fish species caught in Tchesinkut Lake for the open water portion of 2000 2001 season. Lake trout were the second most common fish caught at 20 percent of the total catch, while kokanee constituted only 16 percent of the catch. In the winter, all but one reported fish caught was a lake trout. On average, the harvested lake trout were longer and heavier in the ice fishery than in the summer fishery. The lake trout harvested in the summer of 2000 2001 were not significantly different in size than those harvested in 1988. An
annual estimate of 775 lake trout and 1,191 rainbow trout was estimated to be harvested
from Tchesinkut Lake in 2000 2001. Age data were analyzed for lake trout and it was found that the average age of harvested fish was 13.8 years old. The average age of sampled young lake trout was younger in 2000 2001 than in 1988, but the lengths were not significantly different, indicating that young lake trout are growing faster than they were 13 years ago.
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Fish and Aquatic Habitat Information |
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Subject
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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 - 180 - Nechako |
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