. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. •2')'2 CALIP^ORNIA FISH AND GA^IE Succoss rates Avere loAvcst in I lie siiimncr and lii<;host in Xovonihor fdi- all bnt shore anglers. The low suniiiici- i-ate ])r()bab]y resulted from ihc intlux of noviee an<i-lers. The Xovcinhci- peak probably resulted from incivased fish activity ;in(l or absnu-e of all but relatively expert local anjz'lers. An examinalion of success rates b\- species for each anp'ler eate<:'ory lielps to
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. •2')'2 CALIP^ORNIA FISH AND GA^IE Succoss rates Avere loAvcst in I lie siiimncr and lii<;host in Xovonihor fdi- all bnt shore anglers. The low suniiiici- i-ate ])r()bab]y resulted from ihc intlux of noviee an<i-lers. The Xovcinhci- peak probably resulted from incivased fish activity ;in(l or absnu-e of all but relatively expert local anjz'lers. An examinalion of success rates b\- species for each anp'ler eate<:'ory lielps to explain seasonal vai'iations. Topline Anglers Success rates for these ang'lers for combined species were relatively uniform the year around except for a pronounced peak in October, November, and December (Figure 5). Variations among species were considerable. 0 300r. 0010 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC FIGURE 5. Topline catch per hour by species; from boat census, 1962 and 1963 combined (whitefish excluded: in June and in July). Rates for rainbow followed the pattern for combined species in each year of the census. ]\Iean monthly catches per hour were just under for most months bnt rose to about during October, Novem- ber, and December. T^ake trout success rates had similar monthly trends each year from !*)()() through 1963. Success was lowest (less than fish per hour) in July. August, September, and October. We believe that warm water drives lake trout from the shallows at this time. Spawning in October may also influence success rates. I^ake trout move into the shallows in November, December, and January, and greatly increase success rates. Success declines in February and March but rises again in April, Maj', and June. This increase probably occurs because lake trout become more active and pursue forage fish whicli concentrate in the shallows during these spring months. Topliners took a few" brown trout thi-oughout th
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