Angling by Stream Size
Smaller Streams with Low Baseflows
Mid-sized Streams with Low Baseflows
Smaller Streams with Moderate Baseflows
Mid-sized Streams with Moderate Baseflows
Small to Very Small Streams with Very Low Baseflows
Smaller Streams with Low
Baseflows

|
Number of Fish Species
|
| |
Target |
Similar Sites LPM |
Currently Rouge |
Potential Specie
Indicator Species:
- Creek Club
- Northern Pike
- Green Sunfish
|
18-32
|
20-21
|
15-18
|
Angling Opportunities
- Bullhead
- Sunfish
- Northern Pike
|
1-4
|
2-3
|
1
|
| Target
Temperature Regimes F |
| July Average Weekly |
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Median
|
Indicator Species
- Northern Pike
- Green Sunfish
|
65.1
63.9
|
79.5
77.98
|
72.1
70.9
|
| 1994 Mean at Rouge Sites |
67.1
|
77
|
72.0
|
Mid-sized Streams with
Low Baseflows

|
Number of Fish Species
|
| |
Target |
Similar Sites LPM |
Currently Rouge |
Potential Specie
Indicator Species:
- Rock Bass
- Northern Pike
- Golden Redhorse
- Channel Catfish
|
29-45
|
35
|
7
|
Angling Opportunities
- Bullheads
- Sunfishes
- Suckers
- Rock Bass
- Northern Pike
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
- Carp
- Channel Catfish
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
|
Target Temperature Regimes F
|
| July Average Weekly |
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Median
|
Indicator Species
- Golden Redhorse
- Channel Catfish
|
67.1
67.6
|
80.4
72.6
|
73.6
73.4
|
| 1994 Mean at Rouge Sites |
67.8
|
76.8
|
71.8
|
Smaller Streams with Moderate
Baseflows

|
Number of Fish Species
|
| |
Target |
Similar Sites LPM |
Currently Rouge |
Potential Specie
Indicator Species:
- Mottled Sculpin
- Creek Chub
|
5-17
|
12
|
6-15
|
Angling Opportunities
- Bullheads
- Sunfishes
- Brown Trout
|
0-2
|
1
|
0-1
|
|
Target Temperature Regimes F
|
| July Average Weekly |
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Median
|
Indicator Species
- Mottled Sculpin
- Brown Trout
|
59.2
58.6
|
73.0
70.7
|
67.8
64.6
|
| 1994 Mean at Rouge Sites
|
60.6
68.4
|
70.7
79.7
|
65.7
73.8
|
Mid-sized Streams with
Moderate (YCUA augmented) Baseflows

|
Number of Fish Species
|
| |
Target |
Similar Sites LPM |
Currently Rouge |
Potential Specie
Indicator Species:
- Northern Pike
- Smallmouth Bass
- River Chub
- N. Hogsucker
|
29
|
23
|
3-12
|
Angling Opportunities
- Sunfishes
- Suckers
- Rock Bass
- Northern Pike
- Smallmouth Bass
- Walleye
|
7
|
6
|
?
|
|
Target Temperature Regimes F
|
| July Average Weekly |
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Median
|
Indicator Species
- Northern Pike
- Smallmouth Bass
|
65.1
65.5
|
79.5
76.8
|
49.84
71.2
|
| 1994 Mean at Rouge Sites |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Small to Very Small Streams
with Very Low Baseflows

|
Number of Fish Species
|
| |
Target |
Similar Sites LPM |
Currently Rouge |
Potential Specie
Indicator Species:
- Central Mudminnow
- Brook Stickleback
|
2-8
|
---
|
7-10
|
| Angling Opportunities
|
0
|
---
|
---
|
|
Target Temperature Regimes F
|
| July Average Weekly |
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
Median
|
| Indicator Species
|
60.8
|
79.3
|
69.3
|
| 1994 Mean at Rouge Sites |
64.4
|
73.4
|
68.7
|
|
Last Updated: 8/31/01
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