Figure 3.5-3. PSD for Brown Trout in Seminoe Reservoir Study Area

Figure 3.5-3. PSD for Brown Trout in Seminoe Reservoir Study Area

Rainbow Trout

For Rainbow Trout, minimum length categories are sub-stock (0 mm), stock (250 mm), quality (400 mm), preferred (500 mm), memorable (650 mm), and trophy (800 mm). Figure 3.5-4 provides the PSD for Rainbow Trout resulting in a value of 99.5 percent and shows that the population of Rainbow Trout consists of an abundance of large fish and an absence of smaller fish. Rainbow Trout are currently the most common species stocked in Seminoe Reservoir as part of the WGFD stocking program. Based on the stocking data provided by WGFD, maximum stocking length is approximately 250 mm with an average of 145,000+/- Rainbow Trout stocked in Seminoe Reservoir, annually. Based on these stocking numbers, Rainbow Trout would be equal to or greater than stock size unless natural reproduction is occurring in the tributaries to or within Seminoe Reservoir.