Results of a Summer Creel Census of Lakes Waubesa and Kegonsa, Wisconsin

Abstract

Much of the existing creel census literature deals with lakes of small to moderate size, often located at some distance from centers of population. This paper is a report on fishing data collected during the period May 15 to October 15, 1938, from lakes Waubesa and Kegonsa, 2 glacial lakes near Madison, Wisconsin, having areas of 2,034 and 3,145 acres respectively, and maximum depths of 36 and 31 feet. They are connected by a part of the Yahara River 4.1 miles in length. The water entering Waubesa comes from lakes Monona and Mendota, which are part of the same drainage system, and flows south into Kegonsa. Both lakes are strongly eutrophic and usually have heavy blue-green water blooms in summer. Both lakes show a marked midsummer oxygen stratification but only a slight temperature stratification. Thanks are due the Wisconsin Con-