Basic StructureBasic StructureStation:

General lake stationor

Stream section(start location)

Survey 15/1/1990 – 5/3/1990

Survey 2 8/20/2000 – 9/5/2000

Basic StructureBasic Structure

Survey (time, purpose)/Station (location)

Visit (effort)

Fish Data

Spring Electrofishing IWalleye Catch per EffortVersion 1 – Small lake

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Visit 1 Substation 1

Visit 2 Substation 2

Visit 3Substation 3

Spring Electrofishing IWalleye Catch per EffortVersion 2 – Large lake

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #1

Substation 1 Target: Walleye

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #2

Substation 2Target: Walleye

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #3

Substation 3Target: Walleye

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Spring Electrofishing IWalleye Catch per EffortVersion 2 – Large lake

Visit #2

Spring Electrofishing IICentrarchid Catch per effort

Visit #1

Visit #3

Visit #4

Visit #2

Enter all panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, common carp captured in substation where panfish-gamefish are the primary target and common carp are the secondary target Visit #1

Enter all largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, common carp collected in all sections where gamefish are the primary target and common carp are the secondary target in this substation.

Spring Electrofishing IICentrarchid Catch per effort

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #1

Target: Gamefish

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #2Target:

Panfish-Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #4Target:

Panfish-Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #3

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Spring Electrofishing IICentrarchid Catch per effort

Fyke Net #2

Fyke Net #1

Spring Netting I/Spring Electrofishing IWalleye population estimateVersion 1 – Small lake

Fyke Netting - MarkingElectrofishing - Recapture

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

NET DESCRIPTIONS

NETTING VISITDAY #1 Marking

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

DAY #3Recapture

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

NETTING VISITDAY #2Marking

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*Catch Summary*PSD

Spring Netting I/Spring Electrofishing IWalleye population estimateVersion 1 – Small lake

Substation 1

Substation 2

Substation 3

Spring Netting I/Spring Electrofishing IWalleye population estimateVersion 2 – Large lake

Fyke Net #1

Fyke Net #2

Fyke Netting - MarkingElectrofishing - Recapture

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

NET DESCRIPTIONS

NETTING VISITDAY #1 Marking

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

DAY #3Substation 1

Recapture

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

NETTING VISITDAY #2Marking

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

DAY #3Substation 2

Recapture

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

DAY #3Substation 3

Recapture

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Spring Netting I/Spring Electrofishing IWalleye population estimateVersion 2 – Large lake

Fyke Net #2

Fyke Net #1

Summer Netting Panfish

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

NET DESCRIPTIONS

NETTING VISIT DAY #1

Target: Panfish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

NETTING VISIT DAY #2

Target: Panfish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Summer Netting Panfish

Fall electrofishing – juvenile assessmentsVersion 1 - small lake

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Fall electrofishing – juvenile assessmentsVersion 1 – small lake

Visit 1 Substation 1

Visit 2 Substation 2

Visit 3Substation 3

Fall electrofishingJuvenile assessmentVersion 2 – large lake

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #1

Target: Gamefish

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #2

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #3

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*Catch Summary*PSD

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Fall electrofishingJuvenile assessmentVersion 2 – large lake

Hwy B

Start

End

Enter all fish data collected in this section

Trout assessment – All species

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

Target: all species

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSDIBI

Trout assessmentAll species

Hwy B

Start

End

Enter all gamefish data collected in this section

Trout assessmentTarget – Gamefish

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Trout assessmentTarget – Gamefish

Hwy B

Start

End

Distance = 35 x MSWSub-station Name: IBI Station

Enter all fish data collected in this section, including gamefish counts and lengths.

Distance = 800 m – 35X MSWSub-station Name: Gamefish Station

Enter all gamefish counts and lengths collected in the remaining stream section.

Smallmouth bass assessments

The distance shocked, survey type, and targeted species specified in the electrofishing visits will differentiate the two stream sections. Total length of station = 800 m (1/2 mile).

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #1

Target: Gamefish

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #2

Target: All species

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Smallmouth bass assessment

Outputs

*IBI

Hwy B

Start

End

Enter all fish data collected in this section

Non-wadable IBI Target – All species

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

Target: all species

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD*IBI (not automatically calculated yet)

Non-wadeable IBI Target – All species

Hwy B

Start

Distance = 35 x MSWSub-station Name: IBI Station

Enter all fish data collected in this section, including gamefish counts and lengths.

Distance = 800 m – 35X MSWSub-station Name: Gamefish Station

Enter all gamefish counts and lengths collected in the remaining stream section.

Smallmouth bass assessments

The distance shocked, survey type, and targeted species specified in the electrofishing visits will differentiate the two stream sections. Total length of station = 800 m (1/2 mile).

SURVEY &STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #1

Target: Gamefish

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT #2

Target: All species

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Non-wadable IBI and extended daytime electrofishing

Outputs

*IBI (not automatically calculated yet)

Hwy B

Start

End

Enter all gamefish data collected in this section

Non-wadableNighttime electrofishing

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Non-wadableNighttime electrofishing

Hwy B

Start

End

Enter all gamefish data collected in this section

Non-wadableFall tailwater electrofishing

SURVEY & STATION

SUB-SAMPLELength-Weight-Age

ELECTROFISHINGVISIT

Target: Gamefish

INDIVIDUAL FISH DATA

Outputs

*Relative Weight*Mean Length at Age

Outputs

*Length Frequency*Catch per Effort*PSD

Non-wadableFall tailwater electrofishing

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