. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. BLACK BASS FISHING TOURNAMENTS tr O t- z u O a. u Q. FEB APR JUN 1985-87 AUG 1988-89 OCT DEC Figure 2. Comparison of monthly initial mortality of black bass from California black bass tournaments before and after imposition of "Special Conditions" in 1988. States and the unweighted mean CPH for these contests was The mean CPH for 1,203 Alabama bass club tournaments from 1986-1989 was
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. BLACK BASS FISHING TOURNAMENTS tr O t- z u O a. u Q. FEB APR JUN 1985-87 AUG 1988-89 OCT DEC Figure 2. Comparison of monthly initial mortality of black bass from California black bass tournaments before and after imposition of "Special Conditions" in 1988. States and the unweighted mean CPH for these contests was The mean CPH for 1,203 Alabama bass club tournaments from 1986-1989 was and the average size bass weigh-in was kg (McHugh and Reeves 1990). Mean CPH estimated in this study was less than reported for southeastern waters, but comparable to Kansas tournaments. Mean CPH has not indicated any trends over the 5-y period and suggests the quality of fishing did not change. The mean weight offish weighed-in during this study was comparable to weights reported in other studies. The annual increase in weight was most likely due to more tournaments fishing imder self imposed 330-mm TL minimum length limits rather than changes in the fish population. Annual initial mortality rates exceeded 2% prior to 1988 and declined in 1988 and 1989 after initiation by the CDFG of the "Special Conditions" for black bass tournament permits. Highest initial mortality rates generally occurred during the late spring each year with the exception of very high rates reported for January and March 1985. These high rates were the result of high mortalities reported for one event conducted during January 1985 and for one of two tournaments conducted during March 1985. Elevated late-spring mortalities were probably the result of additional stress placed on post- spawn bass and concurrent high water temperatures. Lowest mortality rates were generally reported during October. Total mortality in catch-and-release black bass tournaments has been reported to. Please note
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