Table 12. Electrofishing summary for the upper Black River subbasin.
NUMBER CAPTURED (Catch Rate)
Fish Species Black River Mainstem East Fork Black River Middle Fork Black River West Fork Black River
Centrachidae (Sunfishes)
Longear sunfish 633 (35) 248 (207) 26 (20) 298 (53)
Bluegill sunfish 126 (7) 157 (131) 6 (5) 15 (3)
Redear sunfish 4 (<1) 2 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Warmouth sunfish 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (<1)
Green Sunfish 9 (1) 75 (63) 12 (9) 29(5)
Red Spotted Sunfish 20 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 10(tr )
Shadow Bass 545 (30) 27 (23) 73 (23) 378 (68)
White Crappie 6 (<1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Spotted Bass 89 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Largemouth Bass 160 (9) 18 (15) 0 (0) 5 (1)
Smallmouth Bass 438 (24) 5 (4) 65 (50) 329 (59)
Ictaluridae (Catfishes)
Channel Catfish 13 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Black Bullhead 60 (<1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (<1)
Yellow Bullhead 31 (2) 1 (1) 3 (2) 24 (24)
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Northern Hogsucker 232 (13) 3 (3) 49 (38) 95 (17)
Golden Redhorse 117 (7) 1 (1) 0 (0) 18 (3)
Black Redhorse 210 (12) 3 (3) 0 (0) 10 (2)
Cyprinidae (Minnows)
Carp 81 (5) 2 (2) 0 (0) 16 (3)
Esocidae (Pikes)
Chain Pickerel 1 (<1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Grass Pickerel 5 (<1) 0 (0) 3 (2) 4 (1)
Clupeidae (Herrings)
Gizzard Shad 259 (14) 16 (13) 0 (0) 0(0)
Total 2,985 (166) 560 (467) 238 (183) 1,234 (220)
Effort (hrs) 18.0 1.2 1.3 5.6
#EF Samples 7 1 1 2

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