Survey of the rainbow trout sport fishery on the upper Alagnak river, Alaska, during June 1997
Jaenicke MJ. 1998. Survey of the rainbow trout sport fishery on the upper Alagnak river, Alaska, during June 1997. Fisheries Data Series. 98-27. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish Research and Technical Services. Anchorage, AK
(Adapted from author abstract) A cooperative project to monitor the rainbow trout fishery in the upper Alagnak River was conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game-Division of Sport Fish and the National Park Service-Katmai National Park and Preserve. A creel census was conducted from 8-30 June 1997 and documented that 159 angler-days (792.5 hours) of effort occurred at the upper Alagnak River, and that 935 rainbow trout Oncorhynchs mykiss were caught and released. Overall CPUE was 1.18 fish per hour. No sport fishing effort via trolling for lake trout Salvelinus namayusch occurred during the June 1997 creel census period at the outlet of Kukaklek Lake. Typical anglers on the upper Alagnak River were guided, nonresident, and fished from shore. A continued monitoring of the fishery and changes to the sampling design ate recommended to ensure that the rainbow trout population remains healthy in the Alagnak River.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jaenicke, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 1998
- Publisher
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish Research and Technical Services
- Units
- ALAG , KATM
- Keywords
- Alagnak River, Alagnak Wild River, angler demographics, Animal Studies, Aquatic Studies, biological composition, Creel Census, Freshwater Fish, Kukaklek Lake, Lake Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Rainbow Trout, Salvelinus namaycush, Salvelinus namayusch, Southwest Alaska