Table 27. Bourbeuse River 1994 Smallmouth Bass population parameters (%).
Goodes Mill to the Mouth (%) Union to Goodes Mill (%) Mayer’s to Union (%) Reiker to Mayer’s (%) Noser Mill to Reiker (%) Peter’s Ford to Noser Mill (%) Mill Rock to Wenkel Ford (%)
Smallmouth
PSD1 9.1 61.8 48.3 28.6 20.8 62.5 50.0
RSD2-12 9.1 49.1 33.3 20.8 16.7 50.0 25.0
RSD-14 9.1 29.1 16.7 6.5 10.4 18.8 12.5
RSD-15 9.1 18.2 6.7 3.9 8.3 12.5 6.3
RSD-16 9.1 12.7 5.0 2.6 6.3 0.0 0.0
RSD-17 9.1 9.1 3.3 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0
RSD-18 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0
Largemouth
PSD 66.7 50.0 50.0 83.3 72.7 38.5 66.7
RSD-14 33.3 0.0 50.0 50.0 18.2 30.0 33.3
RSD-15 26.7 0.0 50.0 50.0 9.1 15.4 33.3
RSD-16 20.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 0.0 15.4 33.3
RSD-17 13.3 0.0 16.7 16.7 0.0 7.7 33.3
RSD-18 6.7 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 33.3
Spotted bass
PSD 30.7 69.2 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
RSD-12 20.5 7.7 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
RSD-14 4.5 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
RSD-15 1.1 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
RSD-16 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Smallmouth 9.6 78.6 90.9 90.6 80.0 55.2 84.2
Largemouth 13.2 2.9 9.1 7.1 18.3 44.8 15.8
Spotted 77.2 18.6 0.0 2.4 1.7 0.0 0.0

% composition stock3

Above Mill Rock (%) Above Mint Spring (%) All Combined (%)
Smallmouth
PSD 14.3 0.0 37.7
RSD-12 10.7 0.0 27.8
RSD-14 7.1 0.0 14.1
RSD-15 0.0 0.0 8.0
RSD-16 0.0 0.0 5.1
RSD-17 0.0 0.0 3.2
RSD-18 0.0 0.0 0.6
Largemouth
PSD 42.9 12.5 53.5
RSD-14 14.3 0.0 26.8
RSD-15 14.3 0.0 21.1
RSD-16 14.3 0.0 14.1
RSD-17 14.3 0.0 9.9
RSD-18 0.0 0.0 4.2
Spotted Bass
PSD 0.0 0.0 36.5
RSD-12 0.0 0.0 20.2
RSD-14 0.0 0.0 4.8
RSD-15 0.0 0.0 1.9
RSD-16 0.0 0.0 1.0
Smallmouth 80.0 20.0 64.1
Largemouth 20.0 80.0 14.5
Spotted Bass 0.0 0.0 21.3

1Equation: PSD or Proportional Stock Density = (quality size fish)/(stock size fish of 7-8")

2Equation: RSD or Relative Stock Density = (quality equal to 12, 14 inches, etc)/ stock size)

3Equation: % Composition Stock = percentage of total stock size fish that are smallmouth, largemouth, or spotted bass.

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