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2007 Paddlefish

George -- Ms.Schmidt's 3rd grade, Ashley, N.D., Schools (Paddlefish 1)
Buckwheat -- Mrs. Kalanick's 6th grade, Power School (Paddlefish 2)
Nosey -- Wilson Home School, Billings (Paddlefish 3)

Rascal -- Mr. Wildung's 5th grade, Stanford Schools (Paddlefish 1)
Slappy -- Mrs. Dodge's 2nd grade, Park City Schools (Paddlefish 2)
Chub -- Ms. Ketcham's 4th grade, Choteau Schools (Paddlefish 3)

Paddy -- Ms. Anderson and Mr. Simley's 4th grade, Northside School, Wolf Point (Paddlefish 1)
RickyBob -- Ms. Bue's 6th grade, Reed Point Schools (Paddlefish 2)
-- (Paddlefish 3)
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Paddlefish 1 in BLUE Paddlefish 2 in RED Paddlefish 3 in GREEN

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(This location data on fish is PROVISIONAL DATA that has not been reviewed or edited. This data may be subject to significant change and is not citeable until reviewed and approved by the USGS. Data users are cautioned not to download this information and to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for purposes other than school projects specifically related to Missouri River Adopt-A-Fish.)

Paddlefish 1
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/10/2006	38 lbs	Male	Above Praire Elk	1726.5
10/26/2006			Oswego	1728.4	1.9
11/15/2006			Oswego	1728.5	0.1
4/5/2007			DS Frazer	1737	8.5
4/13/2007			DS Wiota Pump	1736.5	-0.5
4/20/2007			Frazer Pump	1737	0.5
4/27/2007			Frazer Pump	1737	0.0
5/1/2007			Frazer Pump	1736	-1.0
5/7/2007			DS Little Porcupine Creek	1743	7.0
5/16/2007			US. Oswego	1730	-13.0


Paddlefish 2
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
9/12/2006	28 lbs	Male	Erickson Island	1573.9
10/12/2006			Erickson Island	1573.6	-0.3
11/14/2006			Erickson Island	1573.9	0.3
4/5/2007						Still looking for him
4/13/2007						Still looking for him
4/16/2007			DS Erickson Island	1568	1568.0	Found him
4/19/2007			Confluence	0.5	17.5	on the move
4/27/2007			Unknown			He must have some hiding places
5/1/2007			Unknown			He must have some hiding places
5/11/2007			Intake	61.7	61.2	Here he is, will he manage to avoid the hook?
5/16/2007			Unknown			We might have missed him, no reports of radio'd fish caught at Intake

Paddlefish 3
Date	Size	Sex	Location	Mile	Traveled	Comment
10/12/2006	29 lbs	Male	Erickson Island	1573.6
10/25/2006			Erickson Island	1573.9	0.3
11/14/2006			Erickson Island	1573.6	-0.3
4/4/2007			Mouth of Yellowstone	1	9.4
4/12/2007			DS of Confluence	1581	-2.0
4/16/2007			Confluence	0.5	4.5	Mouth of Yellowstone
4/23/2007			US of Poplar	1685	103.5	Really moving upstream
4/27/2007			Praire Elk Area	1725	40.0	Looking for a spawning site?
5/1/2007			US of Praire Elk	1731	6.0	Looking for a spawning site?
5/5/2007			Milk River	2.5	34	A Milk River spawner?
5/16/2007			US Wiota Pump	1753	-11.5	Will he go back to the Milk as it rises due to this rain?

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