Text

Lake Norman Creel Survey
	ML20198P045
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire, Mcguire
Issue date:	12/31/1997
From:	; DUKE POWER CO.
To:	;
Shared Package
ML20198P037	List: ML20198P034; ML20198P038; ML20198P045;
References
	NUDOCS 9801210315
	Download: ML20198P045 (24)
	v • d • e

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _

1 O

LAKE NORMAN CREEL SURVEY O

DUKE POWER HAGEPS FERRY ROAD HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28078 DECEMBER 1997 V

822*188n Peeb R

PM

- INTRODUCTION-(

AE outlined in the Fisheries Chapter 5 of the McGuire Nuclear Station Lake Norman: 1993 i

Sununary Report Maintenance Monitoring Program a roving angler survey was conducted on Lake Norman frorn March 1994 through February 1995 to determine angler harvest, pressure, and success (Duke Power Company 1994). The following is a data summary of the 1994-95 Lake Norman angler survey.

6 METHODS AND MATERIALS L

Lake Norman was partitioned into five zones (Figure 1) representing areas of the lake affected by Marshall Steam Station and McGuire Nuclear Station and representing the main drainage areas of the reservoir. Fishing pressure (angler hours / ha), total pressure (angler hours), intended pressure (engler hours targeted for a specific species) and targeted success (number of fish caught and released and number and weight of fish harvested per hour for a

(

targeted species), harvest (kilograms and number / ha), total harvest (kilograms and number) and composition of the catch were estimated acasonally (spring = March through May 1994, summer = June through August 1994, fall = Septeniber through November 1994, winter =

t Decernber 1994 through February 1995). Fishing pressure sad success were estimated by counting and interviewing fishermen. A total of 240 countrmterview days were allocated equally across seasons and five designated zones. A total of 12 sample days (8 weekdays

[

and 4 weekend / holidays) were sw.doiiily chosen for each of the five zones per season. Each sample day was divided into two count periods. The count period for each day was chosen by coin toss. Within a season, sample days were is.doviily selected for each month to ensure a more even spread of sample days.

For all taxa classifications, except striped bass, weights of harvested fish were calev!sted via length weight regression equations from lengths obtained during the interview (Table 1-0).

[d For striped bass, lengths and weights were obtained during the interview.

i As part of the Lake Norman angler survey fishermen were asked to estimate their daily trip expenses. De expenses estimated were for items to be consumed during that days trip i.e.

fuel, food, lodging. From these estimates a cast per angler hour by targeted taxa and type of fisherman, boat or bank, were extrapolated.

RESULTS Pressure Total fishing pressure on Lake Nonnan was estimated at 634,794 angler houre with the area based pressure estimated at 50 angler hrs /ha. Boat fishermen fished an estimated 405,647 hours0.00749 days 0.18 hours 0.00107 weeks 2.461835e-4 months (64%) and bank fishermen 229,147 hours0.0017 days 0.0408 hours 2.430556e-4 weeks 5.59335e-5 months (36%) during the year. De major portion of the total annual fishing effort occurred during spring accounting fe 52% of the boat fishing and 56% of the bank fishing (Table 2-0).

Species preferences varied seasonally. Thirty-two percent of the total annual fishing effort was for largemouth bass while crappie and striped bass received 27% and 16%, respectively.

Largemouth bass received the greatest amount of effort for all seasons except during winter when striped bass accounted for 42% of the fishing effort (Table 3-1 thru 3-3 ).

Harveet Fishermen caught an estimated 751,823 fish and harvested 351,0?8 (28.6 fish /ha) weighing 90,867 kilograms (7.4 kg/ha). Crappie accountal for 72 percent of the harvest by number (Table 4-1 thru 4-5) followed by largemouth bass, white bass, and sunfish each accounting for approximately 7 percent of the harvest. Crappie accounted for 49 percent of the harvest.

.by weight followed by largemouth bass (13.4%), striped bass (12.9%) and blue catfish (12.3%).

. k 4

2

Lengths were obtained for most fish harvested by intervit d anglers. For crappie, over half observed in the harvest were between 190 and 241mm (8 to 9 inches) (Figure 2). Thirty two percent oflargemouth bass harvested were at the legal size limit of 14 inches (356mm) while approximately 51 percent of largemouth bass harvest was under the 14 inch limit (Figure 3).

Current regulations allow for the harvest of two largemouth bass per day per angler under 14 inches. Striped bass harvest was dominated (75%) by fish just at or above the legal limit (20 to 24 inches, 508 to 610mm) (Table 5-0).

7 Of the estimated 751,823 fish caught 400,724 were released by anglers. For the three most preferred species, largemouth bass, crappie, and striped bass, anglers released 89.4%,

28.6%, and 80.6% percent of their catch, respectively (Table 4-5)

Success Anglers fishing for crappie had the highest wccess rate (harvest + catch and release per angler hour) of all fishermen with an estimated annual catch rate of 1.77 fish / hour (Table 6-1

(

thru 6-3).

Success rates were highest during fall for crappic fishermen, spring for largemouth bass fishing and varied little throughout the year for striped bass fishing, although 49 percent of the striped bass harvest occurred during spring. For all anglers during the survey the success rate was estimated at 1.18 fish per hour.

Fishine exnenses As part of the Lake Nonnan angler survey fishermen were asked to estimate their daily trip expenses. The expenses estimated were for items to be cons'uned during that days trip i.e.

fuel, food, bait, lodging. From these estimates a cost per angler hour by targeted species and type of fisherman, boat or bank were extrapolated. The total estimated expenditures during the survey were $2,864,865 of which largemouth bass fishermen accounted for $1,195,289 (Table 7[

l'

\\

3

Anglers contacted

\\

A total of 4,599 anglers were contacted during the survey pe-iod. January and November yielded the least number of anglers interviewed for boat and bank fishing, respectively (Table 8-0).

LITERATURE CITED Duke Power Company.1994. Lake Norman:

1993 maintenance monitoring program, McGuire Nuclear Station.

f

.Y 4

(

11 l

L TABLE 1-0. - Lagdi(nun) / weigh 4) regression eqpations used to alml* weights of harvested fish taxa measured fran Lake

(

Norman angler inwrviews during the period n'ach la94 through February 1995.

[

3

-19 4

CARP = 12.82 - 0.17

L + 1.17e ~3

d+ 1.04e -5

L - 6.09e

L l

- BLUE CATFISH = -530 + 0.10

L - 8.94ed

d + 6.57ed

d + 9 56e #

L - 2.02e42, d + 3.08e *L' 4

' ?

CHANNEL CATFISH = -14.24 + 0.22

L - 1.47e ~3

d + 9.72e - d + 2.45e #

L' I

-l

FLATHEAD CATFISH = (0.000107 * (U25.4)3 **)

454 OTHER CATFISH = -14.24 + 0.22

L - 1.47e -'

d + 9.72e4

d + 2.45e *

L' WHITE BASS = -0.M + 6.98e -'

L - 2.21e ~8

d + 132e4

d + 1.77e ' L' w

e STRIPED BASS = WEIGHTS TAKEN FROM ACTUAL FIELD MEASUREMENTS l

SUNFISH = -0.28 + 0.01* L - 2.95ed* d + 1.78e4

d + 1.74e #

L' 4

L + 6.73e #

L'- 1.75e42

L8 i

LARGEMOUTH BASS = -1.20 + 0.04

L - 6.84ed

d+ 130e i

CRAPPIE = -4.77 + 0.15

L - 2.00e

d + 1.62e4

d + 2.07e *

L'

.t I

YELLOW PERCH = 035 - 0.01

L + 1.45ed

d + 8.99e -'

d b

1 1

i

[

m m

p I

Table 2-0. E=timated fishing pressure by anglers fishing Lake Norman, March 1994 through February 1995. RSE is the percent relative standard error. (Lake area = 12,265 ha).

Boat F'=; 6g Pressure W mter Sp6g Soiiss Fall Annust Total Zone Hours RSE Hoursma Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours RSE Hoursma Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours Hoursma 1

11,957 25.3 5.24 23.303 15.6 10.21 7,000 18.9 3.09 5.M 20.5 2.28 47,525 20.83 2

0,235 35.2 3.00 31,860 17.0 10.35 12,677 12.1 4.12 7,913 16.8 2.57 61,685 20.03 3

13,444 23.0 4.06 42,434 17.9 12.88 28,393 10.2 8.62 23,703 20.9 7.19 107,974 32.77 4

10.033 37.2 5.03 53,723 14.4 26.95 12,699 22.1 6.37 10,064 22.1 5.05 86.518 43.40 5

10.551 24.4 5.31 59,669 16.3 30.06 15,347 13.9 7.73 16,379 25.7 8.25 101,946 51.35

!ake 55.220 12.8 4.37 210,968 7.6 16.70 76,175 6.6 6.03 63,263 11.2 5.01 405,647 32.11 Bank Fishing Pressure Winter Sr69 Stwss Fall AnnualTotal Zone Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours RSE Hours'ha Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours RSE Hoursme Hours HoursMa 1

5,472 24.8 2.40 32,965 21.2 14.46 7.850 12.2 3.44 3,818 8.9 1.67 50,125 21.97 2

964 42.7 0.31 11,962 14.4 3.89 18,007 27.9 5.20 2,035 43.1 0.66 30,968 10.06 3

2,020 33.3 0.61 28,109 27.6 8.53 20,034 18.3 6.08 7,821 21.1 2.37 57,964 17.00 4

3,249 25.2 1.83 21,994 16.8 11.03 11,378 19.9 5.71 6,184 27.9 3.10 42,805 21.47 5

2,007 32.6 1.01 33,071 15.4 16.66 8,986 16.6 4.53 3,182 30.2 1.00 47,245 23.80 Lake 13,714 13.8 1.09 128,140 9.6 10.14 64,254 10.0 5.09 23,040 11.9 1.82 229,147 18.14 Total Fishing Pressure Winter Sp6g Summer Fall Annual Total Zone Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours RSE Hoursma Hours RSE Hoursma Hours RSE Hours /ha Hours Hours /ha 1

17,429 18.6 7.64 56,288 18.0 24.67 14,909 12.0 6.54 9,023 12.5 3.96 97,649 42.80 2

10,199 33.6 3.31 43,842 13.6 14.24 N,684 17.3 9.32 9,948 13.7 3.23 92,673 30.10 J

15,465 23.4 4.69 70,544 17.8 21.41 43,426 8.0 14.70 31,524 20.0 9.57 165,058 50.36 4

13,282 26.8 6.66 75,716 9.0 37.96 24.076 19.9 12.08 16,248 21.3 8.15 129,323 64.87 5

12.559 21.7 6.33 92,739 14.3 46.71 24,333 12.0 12.26 19,560 23.8 9.85 149,191 75.15 Lake 68,934 10.8 5.46 339,129 6.6 26.84 140,429 6.1 11.11 86.303 10.1 6.83 634,794 50.24

.~.

.. ~..

~.

(~

i

}

t I

.t Table 3-1. F.stimmten of targeted fishing pressure for bO8t anglers fishing I de N0rman, Merch 1994 through Fetmuery 1995. -

)

Eene1 Bene 2 Bone 3 Bone 4 Some S 4,ste Tame Geemen News Hrms Muse Hows Naps Hews j

SLUE CATFISH 594NG 0

0.0 0 SO O RO 2,35T 44 4,13 ES 6,43B 11-

[

{

mmasst 0 ' RO O

O.0 0

0.0 0 &O M

1.2 -

~ M 0.3 l

CHM 8 DEL CATFISH W4NeG 0

0.0 -

0 0.0 0

0.0 0 0.0 751 1.3 751. 0.4 m masst 117 1.7 0

0.0 0

0.0 0 ' RO 308 10 434 0.6

'i OTHER CATFISH

" FALL 0

0.0 0

0.0 3.219 13.6 410 4.1 783 4A 4.412 ' 7.0 i

WRB0G 0

0.0.

'O RO 4,000 11.0 44 0.1 2.95 5.0 7,850. 3.6 '

[

SURAE!R 1M 23 342 13 1.354 4.8 1.199 9.4

4. M 2E9 7.104. 13-j VWW8TER 0

0.0 0

0.0 34 0.3 0 00 34 0.1 j

l VWHITE BASS FALL 0

0.0 0

0.0 23 02 0 &O 23, 0.0 SPRDeG 216 0.9 0

0.0 0

0.0 1.19B 22 8.0W 115 9,485 ' 4 3

-l l

m ammet 103 1E O

0.0 0 00 SE &7 304 E4 1.179 13.

[

VWWWER 281 2.2 0

0.0 0

0.0 51 03 SOS 9.2 1.282 2.3 l

j.

STRIPED BASS FALL 820 15.7 581 7.1 9,442 3&S 1.500 17A 3,119 - 1& O 16,742. 34 9 i

SPRpfG 432 '1D 2.151 6.8 4,178 18 5,748 147 6,522 10.9 19.59. 10 y

f j

m aasst 334 4.7 1,835 12D 1,831 6.4 SBT 4E 1,73 11.2

6. CST SO l

VWINTER 2,021 1&9 6.284 STA 7,55 M.4 4,2B1 42.7 5,000 47.4 25,151 453 e

SUNFISH FALL 0

0.0 64 0.8 0

0.0 91 OD 0

0.0 195 0.2 l

SPRING 0

0.0 0

0.0 248 0.5 751 1.3 1.000 03 v

m mas 8t 0

0.0 0

0.0 80 0.3 0 0.0 455 12 578 0.8

.[

t i

IARGEMOUTH BASS FALL 3.180 80.7 6,830 81L4 2,3BT 10.1 4.55T 45.3 7.019 42.9 23,881 3T.9 '

SPhJ8G 12.10T S2.0 16.419 51 5 16,372 413 32.417 803 18,7 5 31E 98.105 4&S e amm8t

- 4,344 81 3 7.428 58.6 16,243 57.2 8,188 84.3 4,313 23.1 40.405 532 i

VWINTER 7,130 99.7 2.282 24.8 4,388 32.6 4,522 45.1 2,170 20.6 20,512 37.1-

[

CRAPPIE FALL 551 10.6 440 5.7 0,855 38.5 2.987 23.5 5,158 31 3 17.7MB ' 28.1 I

SPRING 9,001 30 0 13,291 41.7 14.041 33.1 10,874 20.2 17.118 2&7 84.415. 30.5 l

m mas 8t SOS 13.6 2,743 21.6 7,174 25.3 2,083 1&4 2.832 18 5 15.450 20.3 VWINTER 1.250 10.5 SIS 17 1,471 10.9 1,076 10.7 2,3F/ 225 6,887 12.1 NO PREFERENCE FALL 675 13.0 0

0.0 0

0.0 218 2.2 302 1 81 1,185 1D -

[

SPRING 1.457 6.3 0

0.0 1,105 2.7 858 1A 555 0.9 4,051 1D

mas 8t 1.02T 14 5 830 5.0 1.712 6.0 SES 4.6 -

670 4.4 4.827 E1 VWINTER 1.205 10.7 151 1.6 0

0.0 GB 0.7 40 0.4 1.545 28 f

t k

i

~. -

Y

(

m Table 3-2. Estimates ofi pd fishing pres 8ure for bank :nglers fishing Lake Norman, March 1994 through February 1995.

Zens 1 2sns 2 2ene 3 Zone 4 2one 8 Laho

~

Tams Seeena Hows Hows Hows Hows Hows Hows C NtP SPftlNG 0 00 0

0.0 0

0.0 274 12 0 00 274 02 CHANNEL, CATFISH FALL 0

0.0 0

0.0 277 15 100 16 tM &1 832 2.7 SUWER 0

0.0 3,194 19 8 0

0.0 0 00 SOS &7 3,783 19 OTHER CATFISH FALL 299 7.8 947 248 1,703 44.8 2.152 SR4 1,749 45.8 8,949 179.4 SPRING 1,154 3.5 389 11 812 22 5.290 24.1 1.t" 19 9.389 7.3 SUhWER 1,389 17.4 3,308 2tL7 4.930 24.6 3,733 32.8 2,4to 27.8 15,824 24.6 WINTER 143 2.8 382 37.5 14 0.7 183 &6 1.289 612 1,971 14.4 WHITE BASS FALL 0

0.0 0 00 0

0.0 0

0.0 148 48 148 0.6 SPRING 1.025 3.1 0 00 0

0.0 4,882 22.1 7,080 21.5 12.975 10.1 SUMMER 0 00 29 02 0 00 113 1.0 588 8.3 714 1.1 WINTER 0

0.0 0

0.0 0 00 1201 37.0 227 11.3 1,428 10.4 k

STRIPED BASS FALL 202 5.3 0

0.0 0

0.0 112 2.9 78 2.0 382 10.3 SPRING 18,881 S&S 0

0.0 308 1.1 924 42 11.248 34 0 31,137 24.3 SUMMER 0

0.0 0

0.0 831 7.0 631 1.0 WINTER 2,032 37.1 121 12.5 0

0.0 989 29.8 379 1&9 3,500 215 SUNFISH FALL 177 4.8 59 1.6 0

0.0 0

0.0 238 R2 SPftlNG 76 02 0

0.0 184 0.7 205 0.9 111 0.3 578 0.4 SUMMER 1,351 17.2 2,431 112 208 1.0 431 18 1,900 18.8 6,110 95 LARGEMOUTH BASS FALL 878 23.0 280 8.8 318 8.3 1,380 3&S 170 45 2.908 78.5 SPRING 1,154 3.5 1,770 14.8 1,927 &9 2,400 11.0 418 1.3 7,877 6.0 SUMMER 1,373 17.5 1,208 7.5 3,849 192 3,158 27.8 303 14 9,000 114 WINTER 1.025 18.7 0

0.0 0 0.0 242 7.5 0

0.0 1,288 9.2 CRAPPIE FALL

' 258 6.8 59 2_9 3,488 44.8 854 118 802 1&9 5,282 22.8 SPRING 6,800 20.0 9.804 802 17,710 83.0 5,080 23 0 10,912 33.0 50,165 30.1 SUMMER 113 1.4 1,208 7.5 6,888 34.4 585 5.0 708 7.9 9.478 14 8 WINTER 273 10 482 90.0 1,580 78.7 108 13 0

0.0 2,413 17.6 NO PREFERENCE FALL 2,004 $2.5 710 18.8 2,035 513 1,537 40.3 243 6.4 6,528 171.0 SPRING 4,025 122 240 10 7.372 2&2 2.900 13.6 1,380 4.1 15,977 12.5 SUhWER 3,644 4t4 4,880 29.1 4,161 20.8 3,373 29 6 2,006 22.3 17,843 27.8 WINTER 2,000 3&5 0

0.0 488 22.8 547 16.8 133 6.6 3,135 22.9

{

l l

)

Table 3 3. Estimates of total fishing pressure for boat and bank anglers fishing Lake Norman, March 1994 through February 1995.

Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 8 Laho Taas Season Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours Houre Corp SPRWG 0 00 0 00 0 00 274 04 0

0.0 274 0.1 ANNUAL 0 00 0 00 0 0.0 274 0.2 0 00 274 0.0 Blue SPRWG 0 00 0 00 0 0.0 2,367 3.1 4,129 4.5 6,496 1.9 Caseh 8UMMER 0 00 0 0.0 0 0.0 0

0.0 192 0.8 192 0.1 ANNUAL 0 00 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,387 1.8 4,321 29 6,867 1.1 Channel FALL 0 00 0 00 277 09 100 1.0 1M 1.0 632 0.7 CetAsh SPRNG 0 00 0 00 0 0.0 0

0.0 751 0.8 751 02 SUMMER 117 08 3,164 11.0 0 00 0

0.0 906 37 4,187 30 ANNUAL 117 0.1 3,164 34 277 0.2 100 01 1,851 1.2 5,500 0.9 Other FALL 299 33 M7 9.5 4,921 15 6 2,862 15.8 2,532 12.9 11,261 13 0 Caseh SPRNO 1,154 2.1 300 0.8 5,292 7.5 5,333 7.0 4,900 5.3 17,049 50 SUMMER 1,545 10 4 3.560 12,4 6,264 13 0 4,932 20.5 6,617 27.2 22,926 16.3 WN1ER 143 08 362 3.5 14 0.1 217 1.6 1,200 10.1 2,006 2.9 ANNUAL 3,141 32 5,227 56 16,511 99 13,045 10.1 15,318 10.3 53,242 84 Whee FALL 0 00 0 00 0 00 23 01 146 0.7 100 0.2 Bees (1PRWG 1,241 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 6.010 7.9 15,179 16 4 22A30 6.6 8UMMER 103 0.7 29 0.1 0 00 210 0.9 1,562 64 1,d03 1.3 WNTER 261 1.5 0 00 0 0.0 1,252 94 1,196 9.5 2,700 3.9 ANNUAL 1,006 16 29 00 0 0.0 7,406 58 18.073 12.1 27,201 4.3 Striped FALL 1,022 11.3 561 5.6 9.442 30.0 1,912 11.8 3,197 16.3 16,134 18.7

/

Sees SPRWG 11d,002 33 9 2,151 49 4,481 6.4 6,672 8.8 17,700 10.2 50,166 14.8 k

SUMM5R 334 2.2 1,636 5.7 1,831 38 867 2.4 2,360 9.7 6,718 4.8 WNTER 4.063 23.3 6.365 62.6 7.586 49.0 5.250 30.5 5,3M 42.8 26,662 41.6 ANNUAL 24,502 25.1 10,731 11.6 23,330 14.1 14,402 11.1 26,806 19.2 101,000 16.0 Surdeh FM.L 177 2.0 123 1.2 0 0.0 91 0.6 0

00 392 0.5 SPRNO 76 01 0 0.0 1rA 0.3 454 0.6 862 0.9 1,576 0.5 SUMMER 1,361 9.1 2,431 8.5 206 06 431 1.8 2,186 90 6,886 4.8 ANNUAL 1,004 1.6 2154 2.8 471 0.3 977 0.8 3,060 2.0 8,066 1.4 Largemouth FALL 4,036 44.8 7,000 71.4 2,706 86 5,926 36.5 7,100 36.8 26,967 31.2 Bees SPRWG 13,262 23.6 18,186 41.5 20,290 26 8 34,825 46.0 19,208 20.7 106,700 31.2 SUMMER 5,717 36.3 5,636 30.1 20,001 41.5 11,326 47.0 4,615 19.0 50,306 36.9 WNTER 8,164 46 8 2,292 22.5 4,388 26 4 4.764 36.9 2,170 17.3 21,779 31.6 ANNUAL 31,181 31.9 36,216 30 1 47,464 26 6 56,M1 44.0 33,180 22.2 204,902 32.3 Creppse FALL 800 90 606 5.1 12,143 36 5 3,821 23.5 5,756 29 4 23,036 26.7 SPRWG 15,980 26.4 22,806 52.2 31,751 45.0 15,924 21.0 26,030 30.2 114,500 33.8 SUMMER 1,072 7.2 3,961 13 8 14,000 29 0 2.646 11.0 3.236 13.3 24,986 17.8 WNTER 1,523 8.7 1,010 99 3,022 19.5 1,184 89 2,372 18.9 9,110 13.2 ANNUAL 19.363 19.9 26,363 30 6 00,976 36.7 23,57b 182 30,300 26 4 171,696 27.0 No TALL 2,679 29.7 710 7.1 2,036 6.5 1,753 10 8 545 2.8 7,722 8.9 Prefererce SPRWG 5,462 9.7 240 0.5 8,537 12.1 3,856 6.1 1,913 2,1 20,026 5.9 SUMMER 4.670 31.3 5,200 18 4 5.873 12.1 3,962 16.5 2,676 11.0 22,470 16 0 WN7ER 3,286 18 8 151 1.5 456 2.9 615 46 173 1.4 4,679 6-8

,.6 54.806 66 ANNUAL 16.116 16.3 6,300 69 16.900 10.2 10,186 7.9 5,307 ALL TAXA 9T,649 100 0 92,673 100 0 166,968 100.0 129,323 100 0 149,191 100h 634,794 100.0 9

3:

I

'I 1

i i

e i

Table 4-1. Estimesed number of fisis r: aught and M_. or harveseed frorn Lake Norman during the period December 1994 through j

February 1995.

j 1

i i

weight

~

TAXA sublegal lege!

total knel harveseed total i

t reisesed res==msui reisesed harvemasuf (KG) caught CARP 20 100.0

- 20 100.0 20 I

BLUE CATFISH 20 18.7 20 18.7 87 81.3 795 107 l

CHAhNEL CATFISH 22 7.8 22 7.8 262 92.6 41 283 OTHER CATFISH O

0.0 0

0.0 128 100.0 41 128'

[

WHITE BASS 2,177 44.0 2,177 44.0 2.772 56.0 910 4.940 C

STRIPED BASG 5,827 68.5 508 6.5 6,393 73.0 2,300 27.0 2,833 8,761 l

SUNFISH 1,058 37.8 1,056 37.8 1,738 62.2 49 2.794 i

L.ARGEMOUTH BASS 13.435 70.8 4,158 21.9 17.582 92.7 1.392 7.3 618 18,904 CRAPPtE 2,916 18.6 2.916 18.6 12,750 81.4 1,824 15,685 TOTAL 30,198 58.4 21,498 41.6 7.111 51,001 i

I t

3 a

I

p

_f

(

b d

V Table 4-2. Estimated number of fish caught and released or harvested from Lake Norman during the period March 1994 through May 1994.

Weight TAXA sublegal legal total total herwested total released peammart rainamart harvested (KG) caught CARP 316 43.5 316 43.5 409 56.3 411 726 3LUE CATFISH 62 1.2 62 1.2 S.154 98.8 0.592 5,216 CHANNEL CATFISH 249 5.8 249 5.8 4,059 94.2 1.367 4,306 Fl.ATHEAD CATFISH 0

0.0 0

0.0 103 100.0 22 103 I

OTHER CATFISH 409 32.0 409 32.0 870 68.0 220 1,279 WitTE BASS 9,128 32.9 9,128 32.9 18,627 67.1 3/'1 2U55 STRIPED BASS 18,623 82.2 320 1.4 18,942 83.6 3,705 16.4 5,355 22,647 SUNFISH 8.657 38.4 6,657 38.4 10.668 61.6 458 17,325 LKtGEMOUTH BASS 78,863 86.6 25,764 21.8 104,627 88.4 13.720 11.6 7,427 118,347 CRAPPIE 45,207 23.4 45,207 23.4 147,753 76.6 26,867 192.959 YELLOW PERCH 806 100.0 806 100.0 806 TOTAL 186,403 205.068 54,065 391,471

m i

1 i

2 C

,g Table 4-3. Estirnesed==nher of fish caught and released or harvested frena lake Normen during the period June 1994 through 2

August 1994..

.1

- @t i

TAXA sutde9 legal total total '

harvested

.-lotsi reloosed reisesed W

herweeted (KG) caught CARP 93 37.7 93 37.7 153 61.9

.331 247

-l BLUE CATFISH 280 12.8 280 12.8 1,900

' 87.*

1,782 2,181 CHAP # DEL CATFISH -

2,708 40.7 2,706 41.8 3,705 56.2 962 6,471 FLATHEAD CATFISH 131 85.2 131 85.2 89 34.3 62 201 OTHER CATFISH 2,517 73.1 2,517 73.1 926 26.9 18t>

3,445 t

4 WHITE BAM -

5,072 73.4 5,072 73.4 1,836 26.6 346

6,909 f

i -

STRIPED BA 9 '

5,259 73.4 131 1.8 5,300 75.2 1,777 24.8' 2,091 7.167 SUNFISH 19,312 88.6

~ 19,522 89.3 8,633 30.7 463 26,156 I-LARGEMOUTH BASS 49,096 78.9 7,197 11.4 56,893.

90.3 6.079 9.7 2,872.

62,972 CRAPPIE 32,900 39.7 32,900 30.7 50,005 00.2 8,629 82,996 g

YELLOW PERCH 514 100.0 514 100.0 514 TOTAL 128,106 62.7 75,145 37.3 17,694 201,256

[

t t

l t

I f

t

[

i

'!t i

L L

c I

.s'

Table 4-4.- Fatimmend number of fish caught and released or harvested from Lake Normen during the period September 1994 through j-Ns-A 1994, L

i

-TAXA outseest leest

'sossi no. -

'enest harvested

. gages L

raisesed r.a d

,.a=

d harvested (MG) caumht CARP 27 20.3 27 20.3 108 79.7 158 133 BLUE CATFISH 26 10.5 26 10.5 221 89.5 53 247

-i CHANNEL CATFISH 175 16.2 175 16.2 905 83.8 304.

1,080

.j R.ATHEAD CATFISH 0-0.0 0

0.0 88 100.0 538 88 OTHER CATFISH 108 23.4 108 23.4 354 76.6 298 482 l

WHITE BASS 523 56.7 523 56.7 400 43.3 116

'923

_j

' STRIPED BASS 6.007 80.2 404 5.4 6,411 85.6 1,000 14.4 1,482 7,491 l

i SUNFISH 7,208 76.0 7,229 76.2 2,252 23.8 158 9,481 LVtGEMOUTH BASS 18.363 88.9 5,233 20.2

. 23,746 80.1 2,88C 10.9 1,280 26,845 t

CRAPPIE 19,005 32.3.

19,005 32.3 41.083 67.7 7,594 80,887 YELLOW PERCH 108 100.0 108 100.0 0

0.0 0

168-TOTAL 58,018 54.0 49,388 46.0 11,975 107,405 l

i

'i i

i i

b I

i i

. i

)

f 1

i h

l 1.n,

, +. ~.

?.-v.

+

i Table 4-5. Estimated number of fish caught and released or harvested from Lake Norman during the period March 1994 through February 1995.

F r

TAXA subiegel lo9el total total han. W total reisesed relemoed renammad harvested (KG) caught CARP 457 40.6 457 -

40.6 006 59.4 898 1,125 BLUE CATFISH 389 5.0 389 5.0 7,362 95.0 11.223 7.751 4

CHANNEL CATFISH 3,151 2L4 3,151 26.0 8,991 74.0 2,684 12,142 FLATHEAD CATFISH 131 33.5 131 33.5' 280 08.5 621 391 OTHER CATFISH 3.034 57.1 3,034 57.1 2,280 42.9 724 5,314 WHITE BASS 16,899 41.7 16,899 41.7 23,636 58.3 4,718 40,535 t

4 STRIPED BASS 35,715 77.5 1,420 3.1 37.136 80.6

~ 8,931 19.4 11,761 4,067 l'

SUNFISH '

34,233 59.3 34,465 59.7 23,290 40.3 1,127 57,755 '

LARGEMOUTH BASS 100,357 70.7 42,501 18.7 202,858 89.4 24,000 10.6 12.197 226,948 CRAPPIE 101,000 28.7 100,717 28.6 251,500 71.4 44,913 352.308 YELLOW PERCH 1,487 100.0 1,487 100.0 1,487 l

TOTAL 400,724 53.3 351,098 46.7_ _ 90,888 751,823 t

e i

r t

6

~

y.m.

Table 5-0. Length distribution of h ved striped bass harvested by fishermen from Lake Norman, March 1994 through February 1995.

SEASON LENGTH WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL ALL 300-349 0

0 0

1 (6.2) 1(C.7) 350-399 0

0 0

400-449 0

2 (5.9) 0 0

2 (1.5) 1

-450-499 1(1.5) 2 (5.9) 1(5.6) 0 4 (3.0) 500-549 24 (36.4) 10 (29.4) 1(5.6) 6 (37.5) 41 (30.6) 550-599 28 (42.4) 8 (23.5) -

8 (44.4) 7 (43.8) 51 (38.I) 600-649 10 (15.2) 9 (26.5) 7 (38.9) 2 (12.5) 28 (20.9) 650 499 I (1.5) 3 (8.8) 1(5.6) 0 5 (3.7) 700 749 0

0 0

750-799 1(1.5) 0 0

0 0

7. '

800-849 0

0 0

l 850-899 0

0 0

900-949 0

0 J

0 0

950-999 1(1.5) 0 0

0 1 (0.7)

TOTAL 66 34 18 16 134

3 N

i r

Table 6-1. Estimated angler success for targeted fish taxa from Lake Norman: January, February 1995 and December 1994 (WINTER) and March through May 1994 (SPRING).

E Spaces noJhr noJhr noJhr noJhr wtJhr

%A noJhr noJhr noh wtJhr caught sublegal logel hervested hervested rasght subiegel legal harvested harvested i

rolessed reisseed reisesed reasseed CARP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.15 0.18 BLUE CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.06 0.20 CHANNEL CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLATHEAD CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OTHER CATFISH 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.02-0.01 E

WHITE BASS 0.63 0.18 0.44 0.15 0.42 0.12 0.30 0.06 STRIPED BASS 0.26 0.17 0.01 0.07 0.11 0.38 0.26 0.01 0.11 0.11 SUNFISH -

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.80 0.09 2.11 0.06 LARGEMOUTH BASS 0.44 0.28

. 0.14 0.02 0.01 0.88 0.80 0.22 0.05 0.04 l

CRAPPIE 1.43 0.25 1.17 0.23 1.52 0.45 1.07 0.22 1

9-r t

O o

I Table 6-2. Edi==*~I angler success for targeted fish taxa from Lake Normen: June through August 1994 (SUMMER) and September through Rvember 1994 (FALL).

i SUMMER FALL i

Species noJhr noJhr noJhr noJhr wtlhr noJhr noJhr noJhr noJhr-wtJhr caught sublegal legal harvested harvested caught sub> gel legal hervested harvested released th rolessed released CARP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 BLUE CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 CHANNEL CATFISH 0.46 0.14 0.31 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 FLATHEAD CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00:

0.00 l

OTHEft CATFISH 0.08 0.06 0.02

<0.01 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.03 WHITE BASS 0.44 0.25 0.19 0.04 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.04 STRIPED BASS 0.38 0.23 0.04 0.12 0.16 0.31 0.25 0.02 0.03 0.04

+

SUNFISH 0.92 0.41 0.50 0.03 1.20 0.16 1.04 0.07-LARGEMOUTH BASS 0.69 0.45 0.18 0.07 0.04 0.69 0.49 0.17 0.03 0.02 CRAPPIE 1.90 0.00 1.31 0.28 2.35 0.89 1.46

-0.29 i

(

f

()

O (v)

Q

'O Table 6-3. Estim*d angler meess for targeted fish taxa from Lake Norman: March 1994 through February 1995.

i w

nom nom nom nom e

caught sublegal legal harvested hentsled reisesed resessed CARP 0.75 0.00 0.75 0.92 BLUE CATFISH 0.14 0.00 0.14 0.45 CHANNEL CATFISH 0.27 0.11 0.15 0.03 FLATHEAD CATFISH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OTHER CATFISH 0.06 0.02 0.03 0.01 WHITE BASS 0.82 0.27 0.55 0.12 STRIPED BASS 0.39 0.28 0.01 0.10 0.10 E

SUNFISH 1.31 0.52 0.80 0.04' LARGEMOUTH BASS 0.71 0.49 0.18 0.04 0.03 CRAPPfE 1.77 0.53 1.24 0.25 ALLsPtGit.5 1.15 0.53 0.55 0.14

I i

i i

{

l Table 7-0. Fatimmer of' total

-:-- "iA anglers fishing ide Normen: March 1994 tirt# February 1995.

1

=

i:

f BOAT BANK TCAL i

SPEQES Art:;er hours S por hour esponeures Angler hours S por hour exponewes EMPBemMES I

Corp 0

0 30 273.72 3.33 3011 4311

(

Blue ceIReh St.* F.44 1.82

$12.171 0

0 30

$12.171 i

}

ChannelceIRoh 1174.3 6.11

$7,175 4304.56 2.18

$8,500

$16,755 t

09mr calAsh 19238.51 4.58

$88,117 34002.53 3.12 5108,088

$194,205 i

j White boos 11937.84 4.02 547,980 15283.54 3.57 364,461

$102,481 i

l Striped bees 80008.84 5.73 3378.231 35050.88 3.06

$108,782 5488,983 Sunnah 1732.88 429

$7.433 8822.73 2.88 S19,937 317,371 Largemoulh bees 183071.8 5.M

$1,087.446 21830.50 4.94

$10T 843 31,196,280 i'

Crappe 104378.5 3.33

$347,581 67317.31 3.01

$202.625 3650,208 No preference 11415.84 6.34

$72,376 43482.51 4.74

$208,107 3278,484 TOTAL

$2,048,520 3816.346

[

e, ama ama l

'G i

t I

I i

i 1

4 i

i

}

)

i i

i l

i i

N i

t

e I

i-l e

I i.

Taine 8-0. Nurnber ofsagiers nh during angler surwy interviews freen Imke Naremme March 1994 through February 1995.

a i

l-MONI11 BANK BOAT TUTAL j

January 57 163 220 l

February 76 230 306 f

Mardi 220 371' 591

(

I

. April 241 337 578 i

May 155 323 478 l

I 1

he 165 258 423

[

JuIy 172-237 409 i

136 202 338 j

August.

93 201 294 j

- October

. 125 250 375 p!

Novecher 38 213 251 l

Decennber 22 221 3Xt.

w C

ANNUAL 1537 3062 4599 i

i j

i l

i 1

1 I

t I

r b..

I 4

I

!t i

)

F l

I.

I i

r

}

r

~, +.

<y

,+x, m,

+,

._.**,.....~.~x c

i O

\\

N g +........ ZONE 5\\.

4, I.

i N

s I j a

s y

I(

t' ONE4 O

f I

j

. y l

MNE2 ZONE 3

,\\'

s.

j e

k O

h,'

o.

)

t l

ZONE 1...,,,

t

.g 21

A-.es44.

a p.-

.=

4--

4 4--.-A-4p.hA.

4

.-aam-

,e.---.%_..s,.,,p..y

,_a, w

,a,.,u O

Ie f(

Number l

e?88h!$h8?

E 100 -

J 9,

120; l

c:

140; a-[

16o:

a a.

180; a

E 5

p" 200 b

g M

220; 3

=

El B

i 240; g

E T 260~

b

]

a m

Z

~ 280; b

m i

Ji 300 i

z O

320; e-l-

340~

=

360~

1g 380; 400~

i

?

1 e

O

_=_._m.as,, wag 44su m.

%_,w_aa&.awAm.

A Aseq m.ahemeda hw gm.W mw mee hauw a_

apen Ame.5

-ua_

l f

k 2

1 i

'E, E.0t9 E

,i a

.0E9 I

i g

5

.009 J

=.wt

i if l

l m.0tt t

4 a

g EM

. 0Et' MM ll M

5::

I M

M

.00t h 0

)

g mEuM

.0,C l

M M

M f

M M

_09C C

M a

M MM M

p i

lM MM

_0tt 7

1 EMM l

EMM

_0EC

&j l-M

.00C

!2 e

2 E

.09E M

mM 5

b M

.09E F

E,oyg

[

E.0EE a

.f

(

-000 a

0

?

8 8

aR S

S 1.

J4NiusnN Li a

23

-

ML20198P045

Text

Navigation menu

Search