Centrarchid Fisheries

Quinn, S.; Paukert, Craig P.

doi:10.1002/9781444316032.ch11

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“…The contemporary tackle box for recreational angling is packed with lures that cover the full spectrum of colours with the assumption that colour influences fishing success but this, to a large extent, remains a formally untested hypothesis. Largemouth bass are a popular and intensively managed recreational species targeted by anglers in freshwater lakes and ponds and are frequently targeted by anglers using a diversity of lure colours (Quinn and Paukert, 2009). As such, they serve as an ideal model to explore issues related to lure colour and catchability, size selectivity, and hooking mortality.…”

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Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?

2015

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a b s t r a c tThe contemporary tackle box for recreational angling is packed with lures that cover the full spectrum of colours with the assumption that colour influences fishing success. Yet, there is little research that identifies how lure colour might influence capture rates or size-selectivity. Moreover, while much is known about the factors that influence hooking injury or hooking depth (which is a good predictor of mortality in released fish), to our knowledge no studies have examined if such factors are influenced by lure colour in fishes. Here we tested the effects of lure colour on catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE), sizeselectivity and hooking injury of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, using artificial 12.7 cm unscented soft-plastic worms. Lures comprising six colours in three colour categories (i.e., dark -bream 'blue', leech 'black'; natural -cigar 'red', wasp; bright -pearl 'white', sherbert 'orange'), which were individually fished for 20-min intervals multiple times per day. Data analysis revealed that CPUE was similar across individual colours and categories. However, bright colours appeared to selectively capture larger fish than either dark or natural lure colours. Lure colour did not influence length-corrected hooking depth or anatomical hooking location. Our study reveals that while different lure colours might capture the imagination and wallet of the angler, they do not influence CPUE or hooking injury in bass but appear to have a small influence on the size of captured fish.

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Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?

2015

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“…Smallmouth bass have been widely stocked in freshwater ecosystems in Africa, England, Europe, Japan and Russia (Quinn & Paukert, 2009), as well as many regions in North America (Schade & Bonar, 2005;Carey et al, 2011). Smallmouth bass have been widely stocked in freshwater ecosystems in Africa, England, Europe, Japan and Russia (Quinn & Paukert, 2009), as well as many regions in North America (Schade & Bonar, 2005;Carey et al, 2011).…”

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Spatiotemporal patterns and habitat associations of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) invading salmon‐rearing habitat

2012

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Summary 1. Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) have been widely introduced to fresh waters throughout the world to promote recreational fishing opportunities. In the Pacific Northwest (U.S.A.), upstream range expansions of predatory bass, especially into subyearling salmon‐rearing grounds, are of increasing conservation concern, yet have received little scientific inquiry. Understanding the habitat characteristics that influence bass distribution and the timing and extent of bass and salmon overlap will facilitate the development of management strategies that mitigate potential ecological impacts of bass. 2. We employed a spatially continuous sampling design to determine the extent of bass and subyearling Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) sympatry in the North Fork John Day River (NFJDR), a free‐flowing river system in the Columbia River Basin that contains an upstream expanding population of non‐native bass. Extensive (i.e. 53 km) surveys were conducted over 2 years and during an early and late summer period of each year, because these seasons provide a strong contrast in the river’s water temperature and flow condition. Classification and regression trees were applied to determine the primary habitat correlates of bass abundance at reach and channel‐unit scales. 3. Our study revealed that bass seasonally occupy up to 22% of the length of the mainstem NFJDR where subyearling Chinook salmon occur, and the primary period of sympatry between these species was in the early summer and not during peak water temperatures in late summer. Where these species co‐occurred, bass occupied 60–76% of channel units used by subyearling Chinook salmon in the early summer and 28–46% of the channel units they occupied in the late summer. Because these rearing salmon were well below the gape limitation of bass, this overlap could result in either direct predation or sublethal effects of bass on subyearling Chinook salmon. The upstream extent of bass increased 10–23 km (2009 and 2010, respectively) as stream temperatures seasonally warmed, but subyearling Chinook salmon were also found farther upstream during this time. 4. Our multiscale analysis suggests that bass were selecting habitat based on antecedent thermal history at a broad scale, and if satisfactory temperature conditions were met, mesoscale habitat features (i.e. channel‐unit type and depth) played an additional role in determining bass abundance. The upstream extent of bass in the late summer corresponded to a high‐gradient geomorphic discontinuity in the NFJDR, which probably hindered further upstream movements of bass. The habitat determinants and upstream extent of bass were largely consistent across years, despite marked differences in the magnitude and timing of spring peak flows prior to bass spawning. 5. The overriding influence of water temperature on smallmouth bass distribution suggests that managers may be able limit future upstream range expansions of bass into salmon‐rearing habitat by concentrating on restoration activities that mitigate climate‐...

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“…Micropterus species are native to North America, however, due to their popularity as sport fishes (Robbins and MacCrimmon, 1974;Jackson, 2002;Quinn and Paukert, 2009) they have been introduced into many ecosystems across the globe (Welcomme, 1992). Specialised recreational fisheries developed following their introduction, and black bass tournaments are now a popular recreational activity not only in North America (Schramm et al, 1991;Schramm and Hunt, 2007;Driscoll et al, 2012) but also in many other countries.…”

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Dispersal and population-level mortality of Micropterus salmoides associated with catch and release tournament angling in a South African reservoir

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Centrarchid Fisheries

Cited by 32 publications

References 100 publications

Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?

Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?

Spatiotemporal patterns and habitat associations of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) invading salmon‐rearing habitat

Dispersal and population-level mortality of Micropterus salmoides associated with catch and release tournament angling in a South African reservoir

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