Horse Island lake trout spawner CUE, 1988 to 2000.
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Wild Lake Trout
Planted Lake Trout
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Fish per Trapnet Night
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since 1988 progressive increase abundance of wild
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Representative of all inner sites.
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Low wild fish initially, major increases starting in 1995 and 1996.
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Stocked abundance quite variable, recent decline is effects of no stocking in 1989 to 1991.
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Slight decline in wild fish in 1999, suggest close watching.
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in 1994 only 31% of 68 fish were wild, by 1999 84% of 214 fish were wild.
