Volume 029 Article 07

IDAHO FISH & GAME DEPARTMENT

Joseph C. Greenley, Director

Creel Census Summary For Fishery Management Area III

1971

by Donald R. Corley Regional Fishery Biologist July, 1972

Table of Contents

Page

Fishery Management Area III, 1971 ...... 1, 2, 3

Data Compiled from Salmon Check Stations Operated During July and August ...... 4, 5, 6, 7,

CREEL CENSUS SUMMARY

Fishery Management Area III, 1971

Anglers Fish Caught Water Month Res. Non Res.B oth Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hour F/Hr Hr/F F/A

STREAMS, RIVERS

Dahlonega Creek July 15 1 16 6 28 .8 1.3 1.4 Aug. 4 14 26 5 5 9.0 .1 11.3 Elk Meadows Cr. March 1 6 2 3.0 .3 6.0 Salmon River Challis-Salmon March 11 3 33 .1 11.0 .3 -

1 April 12 17 4 19 1.1 .9 1.6 - July 32 5 135 4 115 1.2 .8 3.8 Aug. 2 6 16 .4 2.7 3.0 Middle Fork July 13 21 47 155 8 10 610 .3 3.5 2.1 Aug. 5 40 60 22 264118 .4 2.3 .5 North Fork July 38 9 6 24 1 28 1.4 .7 1.1 Aug. 4 41 74 2 23 31 3.7 .3 1.6 Valley Creek March 2 12 8 1.5 .7 6.0

Totals 55 70 228 436 21 43 93 14 12 993 Percent 44. 56. 70.4 3.4 6.9 15.1 2.3 1.9

Res. - Resident Angler HRb - Hatchery Rainbow trout Non Res. - Non resident angler DV - Dolly Varden Both - Resident and non-resident angler BK - Brook trout Rb - Rainbow trout F/Hr - Fish caught per hour WRb - Wild Rainbow trout Hr/F - Hours per fish Cutt. - Cutthroat trout F/A - Fish caught per angler

CREEL CENSUS SUMMARY Fishery Management Area III, 1971

Anglers Fish Caught Water Month Res. Non Res Both Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hours F/Hr Hr/F F/A

LAKES & RESERVOIRS

Altura Lakes May 6 10 1 24 .5 2.2 1.8 Capehorn Lakes March 2 3 4 .8 1.3 1.5 Deadwood Reservoir March 4 8 64 .1 8.0 2.0 -2- Herd Lake April 11 13 33 .4 2.5 1.2 Jimmy Smith Lake Feb. 11 56 43 1.3 .8 5.1 Josephus Lake March 1 1 2 .5 2.0 1.0 Pettit Lake May 3 2 Redfish Lake May 26 128 55 2.3 .4 4.9 Stanley Lake May 8 16 7 2.3 .4 2.0 Williams Lake May 57 223 92 2.4 .4 3.9 June 61 296 115 2.6 .4 4.9 July 23 21 5346 13 418 .9 1.2 7.3

Totals 30 21 188 1031 26 56 1 859 Percent 59.0 41.0 92.5 2.3 5.2

CREEL CENSUS SUMMARY Fishery Management Area III, 1971

Anglers Water Month Has. Non Res Both Steelhead Hours F/Hr Hr/F

STEELHEAD ANGLERS

-3- Salmon River Salmon-Ellis March 16 0 26 April 19 1 52 .1 52.0 .1 Ellis-Challis Jan. 2 1 5 .2 5.0 .5 March 8 3 17 .2 5.6 .4 April 9 4 10 .4 2.5 .4

Total 54 9 110 Average .1 12.2 2.0

TROUT CREEL CENSUS, 1971 Data Compiled from Salmon Check Stations Operated During July & August Anglers Fish Caught Water Res Non Res Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hours F/Hr Hr/F F/A

AREA

Alpine Lake 12 7 9 2 93 .1 8.5 .6 Alturas Creek 22 4 88 6 164 .7 1.4 4.5 Alturas Lakes 259 83 2261 31 3 2 22 2680 .9 1.2 6.7 Baker Creek 5 12 115 .1 9.6 2.4 Banner Creek 2 1 6 .2 6.0 .5 Banner Lake 1 2 Basin Creek 12 7 60 128 .5 2.1 3.2 Bayhorse Lake 7 1 47 27 1.7 .6 5.9 Bear Valley Cr. 10 2 26 73 .4 2.8 2.2 Beaver Creek 32 7 62 36 124 .8 1.3 2.5 Big Creek 3 50 60 .8 1.2 16.7 -4- Boulder Creek 1 19 6 3.2 .3 19.0 Boulder Lake 2 4 30 4 7.5 .1 5.0 Bull Trout Lake 61 6 211 3224454 .1 1.7 4.0 Buster Lake 6 6 24 .3 4.0 1.0 Cabin Creek 1 1 8 1.3 8.0 1.0 Cabin Lake 1 2 4 .5 2.0 2.0 Camas Creek 2 2 Capehorn Creek 1 1 Capehorn Lake 32 148 90 200 1.2 .8 7.4 Challis Creek 4 39 30 1.3 .8 9.8 Chamberlain Cr. 3 30 21 1.4 .7 10.0 Chamberlain Lake 9 29 148 .2 5.1 3.2 Champion Lake 8 13 1 26 70 .6 1.8 5.0 Cherry Creek 2 3 16 .2 5.3 1.5 Collie Creek 2 3 5 .6 1.7 1.5 Cramer Creek 1 6 16 .4 2.7 6.0 Dagger Creek 11 2 14 56 .3 4.0 1.1 Edna Creek 3 5 6 .8 1.2 1.7 Elk Creek 14 77 61 1.3 .8 5.5 Elk Lake 7 10 27 .4 2.7 1.4

TROUT CREEL CENSUS, 1971

Data Compiled from Salmon Check Stations Operated During July & August (Continued)

Anglers Fish Caught Water Res Non Res Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hour F/Hr Hr/F F/A

AREA

Elk Meadows Cr. 13 1 63 61 1.0 1.0 4.5 Fairy Creek 1 2 6 .3 3.0 2.0 Farley Lake 9 1 26 100 .3 3.8 2.6 Fir Creek 1 2 2 1.0 1.0 2.0 Fisher Creek 5 1 34 21 1.6 .6 5.7 Frenchman Cr. 9 64 43 1.5 .7 7.1 Frog Lake 9 2 7 3 48 .2 4.8 .9 Germonia Cr. 8 18 96 .2 5.3 2.3 Hanson Lake 4 14 40 .4 2.9 3.5

-5- Harden Creek 2 11 12 .9 1.1 5.5 Hell Diver Lake 8 97 65 1.5 .7 12.1 Hell Roaring Lake 8 79 56 1.1 .7 9.9 Herd Lake 5 5 20 .3 4.0 1.0 Hindman Lake 1 20 48 .4 2.4 20.0 Hollman Creek 2 2 4 .5 2.0 1..0 Horsethief Cr. 3 2 14 .1 7.0 .7 Imogene Lake 4 4 12 .3 3.0 1.0 Iron Creek 2 1 4 .3 4.0 .5 Island Lake 11 1 67 10 179 .4 2.3 6.4 Johnson Creek 1 30 4 7.5 .1 30.0 Jordan Creek 1 8 3 2.7 .4 8.0 Josephus Lake 20 122 115 1.1 .9 6.1 Joshua Lake 2 6 3 2.0 .5 3.0 4th of July Cr. 11 3 30 77 .4 2.6 2.1 Knapp Creek 2 7 8 .9 1.1 3.5 Lake F-82 4 5 24 .2 4.8 1.3 Lime Creek 4 28 28 1.0 1.0 7.0 (Little Redfish Lake 3 9 12 .8 1.3 3.0

Lolo Creek 1 3 Loon Creek 15 1 19 4 107 .2 4.7 1.4

TROUT CREEL CENSUS, 1971

Data Compiled from Salmon Check Stations Operated During July & August, (Continued

Anglers Fish Caught Water Res Non Res Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hours F/Hr Hr/F F/A

AREA

Lost Lake 7 40 34 1.2 .9 5.7 Lucille Lake 2 30 12 2.5 .4 15.0 Marsh Creek 24 4 79 6 243 .3 2.9 3.0 Marshall Lake 3 2 36 .1 18.0 .8 Martin Lake 6 36 27 1.3 .8 6.0 Map Lake 1 1 4 .3 4.0 1.0 Mable Lake 2 5 1 24 18 1.4 .7 3.1 Meadow Creek 4 2 24 25 1.0 1.0 4.0 Mill Creek 1 2 23 31 .7 1.3 7.7 Moose Creek 1 3 3 1.0 1.0 3.0 Mosquito Flats Res. 2 3 20 27 .7 1.4 4.0 -6- Mystery Lake 3 30 Napias Creek 5 168 150 1.1 .9 33.6 O'Hara Creek 3 14 6 2.3 .4 4.7 Panther Creek 9 130 166 .9 1.3 14.4 Park Creek 1 10 10 1.0 1.0 10.0 Peach Creek 2 3 6 .5 2.0 1.5 Perkins Creek 6 36 36 1.0 1.0 6.0 Perkins Lake 13 3 200 283 .7 1.4 12.5 Pettit Lake 63 21 520 1 597 .9 1.1 6.2 Phyllis Lake 8 5 11 .5 2.2 .6 Pole Creek 29 1 52 122 .4 2.3 1.7 Rainbow Lake 9 9 26 .3 2.9 1.0 Redfish Creek 6 4 8 40 .2 5.0 .8 Redfish Lake 160 104 1113 32 2 1 1960 .6 1.7 4.3 Rocky Lake 7 67 135 .5 2.0 9.6 Rough Creek 3 32 126 .3 3.9 10.7 Salmon River Challis-Sunbeam 25 35 291 3 653 .5 2.2 4.9 Above Sunbeam 274 100 1891 13 3 3 2644 .7 1.4 5.1

TROUT CREEL CENSUS, 1971 Date Compiled from Salmon Check Stations Operated During July & August (Continued) Anglers Fish Caught Water Res Non Res Rb WRb Cutt HRb DV BK Hours F/Hr Hr/F F/A

AREA

Sawtooth Lake 3 2 1 29 .1 9.7 1.0 Six Lakes 2 10 Smiley Creek 32 206 179 1.2 .9 6.4 Stanley Lake Cr. 26 20 254 26 98 3.0 .4 6.1 Stanley Lake 182 34 804 8 31 1618 .5 1.9 3.9 Stovepipe Springs 1 3 4 .8 1.3 3.0 Summit Creek 12 2 68 171 .4 2.5 4.9 Trail Creek 10 2 41 68 .6 1.7 3.4

-7- Twin Creek 1 30 32 .9 1.1 30.0 Valley Creek 106 16 684 181 2811 .9 1.2 5.8 Valley Cr. Lake 10 55 67 .8 1.2 5.5 Vanity Lake 10 43 7 33 1.5 .7 5.0 Walls Lake 4 55 80 .7 1.5 13.8 Warm Springs Cr. 12 1 14 44 .3 3.1 1.1 Washington Lake 6 6 14 .5 1.3 1.0 White Clouds Lake 17 1035 124 8.3 .1 60.9 Williams Creek 1 1 4 .3 4.0 1.0 Yankee Fork 100 31 408 1 524 .8 1.3 3.1 Yellow Belly 4 16