(1989) Mississippi River Investigations: Annual Performance Report, Project No. F-109-R-4 prepared by John Pitlo, Jr, March 1989. Natural Resources, Department of
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Abstract
Largemouth bass is an important game fish inhabiting Upper Mississippi River backwater complexes and is highly sought by anglers. The mean weight of largemouth bass creeled by Upper Mississippi River anglers in 1962 and 1967 was 1.22 and 1.3lbs, respectively (Nord 1964 and Wright 1970). In contrast, Ackerman ( 1978) found the mean weight of harvested bass was 0 .7lbs in Pool 10 while Van Vooren (1983) found the mean weight was 0.65lbs for bass harvested from Pool 17. These figures suggest a 50¼ reduction in the mean weight of bass harvested by anglers.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Iowa Conservation Commission, fishing, Mississippi River, Fish investigations, Fisheries Section |
| Subjects: | Natural resources and environment Natural resources and environment > Ecology Natural resources and environment > Water resources |
| ID Code: | 48540 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 09 Apr 2024 20:03 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Apr 2024 20:03 |
| URI: | https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/48540 |