01-25-2011, 10:37 PM
Let's see, without any other considerations (and there are many) If we had 1142 fish caught and 4 of those were tagged, then:
1142 divided by 4 equals 285.
That means for every fish we caught that had a tag there were 285 that didn't have a tag.
We could then venture a "guess" that:
504 tagged fish times 285 fish that aren't tagged equals 143,600 burbot.
That is simple and nonscientific, but a pretty good "guess" at the numbers. (someone check my math[crazy])
With the number of burbot consistently pulled out and the relatively small fishing areas compared to the whole lake...there are alot of burbot up there.
The derbies provide great data, and raise money for great causes, but I don't think we are putting a very big dent in the burbot population...is my logic messed up???
IceAndFly
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1142 divided by 4 equals 285.
That means for every fish we caught that had a tag there were 285 that didn't have a tag.
We could then venture a "guess" that:
504 tagged fish times 285 fish that aren't tagged equals 143,600 burbot.
That is simple and nonscientific, but a pretty good "guess" at the numbers. (someone check my math[crazy])
With the number of burbot consistently pulled out and the relatively small fishing areas compared to the whole lake...there are alot of burbot up there.
The derbies provide great data, and raise money for great causes, but I don't think we are putting a very big dent in the burbot population...is my logic messed up???
IceAndFly
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