1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Number of YOY lake trout per tow
Year
Catch Per Unit Effort of YOY Lake Trout
at North Point, Thunder Bay, MI
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In 1986,
42 YOY lake trout were sampled in the North Point area of Thunder Bay
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From 1987 to 1990 there were consistent but lower numbers in trawls
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Trawl catches declined in the early 1990s, recovered, then have declined again since 1995.
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Only two YOY were captured in 1999