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Blacktail Dam
Williams County

June 2026
Percent of the total catch for each length category (inches)
 
2025
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 85.2 94 6 - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 10.2 87 13 - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.9 11 - - - - - 50 17 22 - - -
Walleye 1.5 - - - 7 - 57 21 14 - - - -
White Sucker 0.9 - - - 38 12 38 12 - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.1 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
 
 
2024
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 56.8 74 25 - - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 39.3 95 4 1 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.5 - - - - - 20 47 20 13 - - -
Walleye 1.2 - - 8 25 17 17 33 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.1 - 9 - - 27 64 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.1 - - - - 100 - - - - - - -
 
 
2023
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 48.6 93 5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 46.5 71 29 - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.3 - 8 - - - - 31 38 23 - - -
Walleye 1.2 - - - 14 14 43 29 - - - - -
White Sucker 1.0 - - - 17 17 50 17 - - - - -
Black Crappie 0.2 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.2 - 100 - - - - - - - - - -
 
 
2022
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 75.4 100 - - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 9.3 81 19 - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 8.2 - - 17 13 - 39 26 4 - - - -
Northern Pike 3.6 - - - - - - 10 50 40 - - -
White Sucker 2.5 - - 14 - 57 29 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.1 - - - - 33 67 - - - - - -
 
 
2021
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 28.0 90 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 25.2 78 22 - - - - - - - - - -
White Sucker 25.2 - - - 6 17 61 17 - - - - -
Northern Pike 14.7 - - - - - 14 38 38 10 - - -
Walleye 5.6 - - 12 - 25 62 - - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 1.4 - - - 50 - 50 - - - - - -
 
 
2020
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 46.0 70 30 - - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 23.0 50 48 2 - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 13.2 - - - 17 17 43 17 4 - - - -
Northern Pike 11.5 - - - - - 20 35 40 - 5 - -
White Sucker 5.7 - - - - - 60 40 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.6 - - - - - 100 - - - - - -
 
 
2019
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 55.0 99 1 - - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 16.4 91 9 - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 14.1 - 6 - - 13 45 32 3 - - - -
Northern Pike 8.6 - - - - 5 5 47 26 5 11 - -
White Sucker 5.0 - - 9 - - 64 27 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.9 - - - 50 50 - - - - - - -
 
 
2018
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 72.9 96 2 2 - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 21.4 94 6 - - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 3.5 - - 6 15 - 52 24 3 - - - -
White Sucker 1.3 - - - - 25 33 42 - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.0 - - - - - - 33 44 22 - - -
 
 
2017
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 90.0 94 1 5 - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 6.0 74 24 2 - - - - - - - - -
Walleye 1.8 - 4 4 7 14 61 11 - - - - -
Northern Pike 1.2 - - - - - 42 42 5 5 5 - -
White Sucker 0.6 - - - - - 78 22 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.3 - 40 - 20 - 40 - - - - - -
 
 
2016
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Bluegill 61.5 86 4 10 - - - - - - - - -
Yellow Perch 32.9 69 29 2 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 2.0 - - - - - 35 39 9 17 - - -
White Sucker 1.6 - - - - 6 89 6 - - - - -
Walleye 1.5 - 12 - 6 35 12 35 - - - - -
Smallmouth Bass 0.5 - - 17 - 67 17 - - - - - -
 
 
2015
Survey Year
Percent
Catch
1-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 > 45
Yellow Perch 35.6 81 19 - - - - - - - - - -
Bluegill 25.4 80 17 3 - - - - - - - - -
Northern Pike 17.8 - - - - 10 38 29 24 - - - -
White Sucker 11.0 - - - - 54 46 - - - - - -
Walleye 10.2 - - - 8 42 42 8 - - - - -
 
 
 
 
Length of Species Sampled - All Gears Combined
** May Contain Fish Not Measured