This is a report of the second creel census for Crater Lake. The first report by Hasler (Nature Notes, July and August 1937) when compared with this shows a decrease in the number of fish caught. Table 1 summarizes the data for the 1938 fishing season, the season being considered as from July 1 to September 1, the period when boats are available. In July 1937 the catch per hour per fisherman was 0.83 fish; for July 1938 the catch amounted to 0.52 fish. In August 1937 the catch per hour was 0.66 fish; for August 1938 it was 0.39 fish. During both the 1937 and 1938 seasons the August fishing season showed a slump over July. While the yield of fish during the 1938 season shows a decrease over that for 1937 the quality of the fish caught during 1938 was quite satisfactory and equal to last year.

TABLE 1

1938 Creel Census for Crater Lake

*Boats used for one hour or less not included.

TABLE 2

1938 Creel Census for Crater Lake
as taken from the records of Fishing by Park Employees

*Reports of fishing after 3:00 P.M.
**The number of fish caught per hour between 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. was 0.34, an average obtained from 26 hours of fishing.