WESLEY F. PORAK, STEVE CRAWFORD, AND DENNIS RENFRO, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, P. O. Box 1903, Eustis, Florida 32727-1903, USA

BOB EISENHAUER, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1550 Orange Blossom Trail, Palm Bay, Florida 32905, USA

Daily angler logs were used to obtain lengths (N = 697) and weights (N = 589) of angler-caught largemouth bass in Farm 13 Reservoir, Florida (2,632 hectares) from January through May 1993 where a catch-and-release regulation was in effect. Forty-three percent of the angler-caught fish were smaller than 0.9 kg (2 lb), 52% were 0.9 to 2.3 kg (2-5 lb), and 5% were larger than 2.3 kg. Anglers caught 71% of the bass using live bait (e.g., golden shiners) and 29% using artificial lures. The mean size of bass caught using live bait was significantly larger than bass caught using artificial lures. Size and weight distribution data from daily angler logs complemented data from an access point creel survey. Using both sampling methods, we estimated that 478 trophy largemouth bass (>3.64 kg) were caught and released by anglers during the 5-month study period. Daily angler logs were an efficient method for collecting data on the sizes of largemouth bass caught by anglers where a restrictive harvest regulation was in effect.