Fishermen contacted were asked the following questions: home address (or residence at the time of the fishing trip); time they started fishing; kind of fish sought; number and kinds of fish in possession; and baits used. Also, the number of poles and type of fishing (from the bank, from boat, etc.) were recorded. Fishes caught were examined to confirm identifications. About 80 per cent of all fishermen seen were contacted.
Fish per man-hour, as used in this report, refers to the average number of fish of all species caught by one fisherman in one hour. Fisherman-day is the average time spent fishing in one day by one person. Because some fishermen used more than one pole, the data are also expressed as catch per pole-hour.
COLLECTING STATIONS
In the list that follows, stations are numbered consecutively from the mouth of the Big Blue River, listing stations on each tributary as it is ascended. The letters following station-numbers indicate the general type of stream: S = sandy; M = muddy; and G = gravelly. The Big Blue River is the boundary between Riley and Pottawatomie counties, Kansas, along part of its length. Stations in this area have been designated Riley County. The legal description of each station is followed by the date(s) of collection, and each station is plotted in [Figure 2].
Fig. 2. Collection stations in the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas, 1957 and 1958.
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Fig. 1. Big Blue River at Station 3-S. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photograph No. 563697.