Growth of smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Wyoming-Utah

Growth of smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) was described for three widely spaced areas progressing downstream in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Wyoming-Utah. Significant differences among areas were detected only for age-1 fish. Growth in the reservoir was compared with that of populations in other lentic habitats of varying growing season lengths in North America; slow growth in the reservoir was related to the relatively short growing season (less than 90 days).