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The relationship between stock and catch and the effect of bait on catch as determined for a UK recreational catch and release fishery
Author(s) -
SMITH P. A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
fisheries management and ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1365-2400
pISSN - 0969-997X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2002.00311.x
Subject(s) - rutilus , fishery , recreational fishing , netting , fishing , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , business , finance
Twelve anglers fishing in a UK navigation canal for a total of 42 h caught 567 fish, mainly gudgeon, Gobio gobio (L.) ( n =306) and roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.) ( n =253) at an average catch rate of 13.4 fish angler‐h −1 or 128.5 g angler‐h −1 . The species and size of fish caught were compared with the numbers determined by depletion estimates at six sections of canal using micromesh seine netting. Fifty four percent of fish caught in the net were < 60 mm FL. Gudgeon (60–99 mm) were over‐represented in the anglers' catches whilst roach (60–99 mm) were under‐represented. The size distribution of roach and gudgeon caught by anglers using two types of bait (small maggots and chironomid larvae) was examined and smaller fish were found to be caught using the latter.