Abstract
Two types of attractors, brush units of eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana and fabricated polypropylene module attractors. were placed in a strip mine impoundment and evaluated for effectiveness in concentrating fish. Scuba diving was used to evaluate the attractors every 2 weeks from July to October. Fish that were 10 cm total length or larger were counted at all study locations and included bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, redbreast sunfish L. auritus. largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, green sunfish L. cyanellus, crappies Pomoxis spp., and channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. Of the 623 fish observed during eight dives, brush attractors held 78% . module attractors 17%, and control areas 5%. Comparison of attractors by date and species revealed a tendency for them to attract more fish in July and August than in September and October.
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