Table 26. Angler total hours fished and average catch rates of the Bourbeuse River and other streams in the area (Fleener 1988).
Stream Name Total Fish Total Hours Fish/Hour
Upper Meramec River, Lower 13 miles Huzzah Creek, and Lower 15 miles Courtois Creek 15,499 86,390 0.18
Lower 141 miles Big River and Lower 5 miles Mineral Fork 13,916 75,130 0.19
Lower 147 miles Bourbeuse River 23,508 80,380 0.29
Lower 117 miles Meramec River 89,525 202,880 0.44

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