Follows are data that relate to steelhead

Actual data of steelhead hooking mortality.

Followed are data from British Columbia as complied by Hooton, R.S. in 2001 titled Facts and issues associated with restricting terminal gear types in the management of sustainable steelhead sport fisheries in British Columbia. As published by British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Lands and Parks.

Data shows river specific hooking mortality then gear specific mortality.

By River:

Cowichan
Basin Years of Record: 7
Number of Steelhead Angled: 509
Hooking Mortality: 16
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 3.1

Englishman
Basin Years of Record: 5
Number of Steelhead Angled: 240
Hooking Mortality: 9
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 3.8

Heber
Basin Years of Record: 1
Number of Steelhead Angled: 70
Hooking Mortality: 3
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 4.3

Gold
Basin Years of Record: 1
Number of Steelhead Angled: 30
Hooking Mortality: 0
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 0

Nanaimo
Basin Years of Record: 7
Number of Steelhead Angled: 378
Hooking Mortality: 7
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 1.9

Puntledge
Basin Years of Record: 7
Number of Steelhead Angled: 481
Hooking Mortality: 9
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 1.9

Salmon
Basin Years of Record: 6
Number of Steelhead Angled: 464
Hooking Mortality: 27
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 5.8

San Juan
Basin Years of Record: 2
Number of Steelhead Angled: 49
Hooking Mortality: 3
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 6.1

Somass
Basin Years of Record: 7
Number of Steelhead Angled: 1,174
Hooking Mortality: 43
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 3.7

Tsitika
Basin Years of Record: 7
Number of Steelhead Angled: 320
Hooking Mortality: 10
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 3.1

Keogh
Basin Years of Record: 2
Number of Steelhead Angled: 336
Hooking Mortality: 17
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 5.1

Total
Number of Steelhead Angled: 4051
Hooking Mortality: 144
Hooking Mortality Percentage: 3.6

Gear Type:

Percentages are listed first followed by total number in parantheses.
Year: 1985
Barbed/Bait: 12.5 (6)
Barbed/No Bait: 7.7 (2)
Barbless/Bait: 3.6 (2)
Barbless/No Bait: 0 (0)
Total: 7.7 (10)

Year: 1986
Barbed/Bait: 5.9 (3)
Barbed/No Bait: 2.5(1)
Barbless/Bait: 2.6 (2)
Barbless/No Bait: 2.6 (1)
Total: 3.4 (7)

Total Mortality:
Barbed/Bait: 9.1 (9)
Barbed/No Bait: 4.5 (3)
Barbless/Bait: 3.0 (4)
Barbless/No Bait: 2.6(1)
Total: 5.1 (17)


BTW-FishPirate, why wouldn't members of this board be happy with these data??