Table 54. Creel Survey harvest information for paddlefish in Truman Lake in the West Osage River Basin in west-central Missouri.
YEAR * SNAG HOURS SNAG TRIPS TOTAL CATCH RATE NUMBER HARVESTED AVG. WT (lbs) MALES AVG. WT (lbs) FEMALES
1990 21,805 5,360 0.097 2,253 26.65 47.25
1991 35,808 7,921 0.085 2,386 28.38 50.63
1992 43,254 8,953 0.093 4,041 23.28 43.61
1993 31,148 4,862 0.094 1,852 23.97 50.66
1994 26,732 6,665 0.100 1,436 23.19 56.43
1995 21,092 6,679 0.130 1,167 16.31 39.56
1996 7,201 1,470 0.255 175 19.75 39.83

*1991 and 1993 roving creel only. Table updated March 1999.

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