2013 Upper Rideau Lake Modified Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) Report August 2015 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) Kemptville District 1 Cette publication hautement spécialisée {2013 Upper Rideau Lake Modified Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) Report} n'est disponible qu'en anglais conformément au Règlement 671/92, selon lequel il n’est pas obligatoire de la traduire en vertu de la Loi sur les services en français. Pour obtenir des renseignements en français, veuillez communiquer avec le ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts au {613-258-8214 ou
[email protected]}. 2013 Upper Rideau Lake Modified Fall Walleye Index Netting Assessment Report - OMNRF Kemptville District Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 4 List of Figures 8 List of Tables 9 1.0 INTRODUCTION 10 2.0 METHODOLOGY 12 2.1 Sampling Methods 12 2.2 Sample Size 13 2.3 Gear Description 13 2.4 Biological Sampling 13 3.0 RESULTS & DISCUSSION 14 3.1 Total Catch - Fish Community 14 3.2 Walleye 16 3.3 Yellow Perch 24 3.4 Northern Pike 32 3.5 Other Fish Species 40 4.0 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS 59 4.1 Conclusion 59 4.2 Recommendations 62 REFERENCES 63 APPENDIX A - Set and Lift Data for 2013 Upper Rideau Lake 64 Report Author: Joffre Cote Field Assessment Team: Eric Robertson, Joffre Cote, Shaun Thompson, Allen Bibby, Megan Reaney, Mary Dillon Cover Photo: Upper Rideau Lake Walleye Sampling, Rideau Lakes Twp, Leeds County (Photo Credit: Eric Robertson, MNRF) 2013 Upper Rideau Lake Modified Fall Walleye Index Netting Assessment Report - OMNRF Kemptville District Page 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Upper Rideau Lake is a shallow meso-eutrophic lake that supports a diversity of mainly warm water and cool water fish communities.