Species

Lower Avoidance

Optimum

Upper Avoidance

American Shad

60

66

85

Atlantic Salmon

42

50-58

65

Atlantic Sturgeon

56

66

70

Black Crappie

60

70

75

Bluegills

58

70

75

Brook Trout

44

58

70

Brown Bullhead

65

74

85

Brown Trout

44

56-66

75

Carp

75

84

88

Pickerel

60

66

74

Channel Catfish

55

82-89

90+

Chinook Salmon

44

54

60

Chum Salmon

N/A

57

N/A

Coho Salmon

44

54

60

Flathead Catfish

81

85

90

Grass Pickerel

N/A

78

N/A

Green Sunfish

73

87

91

Kamloops Trout

46

47-55

60

Kokanee

N/A

52-55

N/A

Lake Trout

42

50-57

60

Atlantic Salmon

42

50-58

65

Largemouth Bass

50

65-75

85

Longnose Gar

N/A

92

N/A

Muskellunge

55

63

72

Northern Pike

56

63

74

Pink Salmon

N/A

50

N/A

Pumkinseed

N/A

81

N/A

Rainbow Trout

44

61

75

Shortnose Gar

81

87

94

Smallmouth Bass

60

65-68

73

Sockeye Salmon

N/A

55

N/A

Spotted Bass

71

75

80

Steelhead

38

48-52

60

Sunfish

50

58

68

Walleye

50

67

76

White Bass

62

70

78

White Crappie

N/A

61

N/A

White Perch

N/A

89

N/A

Yellow Bass

N/A

81

N/A

Yellow Perch

58

68

75

Species

Lower Avoidance

Optimum

Upper Avoidance

Albacore

59

62-65

66

Amberjack

60

68-78

85

Atlantic Bonito

60

65-75

80

Atlantic Cod

31

44-49

60

Atlantic Mackerel

40

45-55

70

Barracuda

55

70-82

86

Bigeye Tuna

52

62-74

80

Blackfin Tuna

65

70-76

82

Black Marlin

68

72-82

86

Bluefin Tuna

50

60-72

82

Bluefish

50

66-72

84

Blue Marlin

70

74-82

88

Bonefish

65

72-84

92

Dolphin (fish)

70

72-82

90

Fluke (Summer Flounder)

56

62-66

72

Haddock

36

42-48

52

Jack Crevalle

62

70-85

92

Kelp Bass

62

64-68

72

King Mackerel

65

68-78

88

Permit

70

76-88

94

Pollock

33

40-50

60

Pompano

65

68-82

85

Red Drum (Channel Bass)

52

65-85

90

Red Snapper

55

58-72

75

Sailfish

68

72-82

88

Skipjack Tuna

50

58-62

70

Snook

65

70-85

90

Spotted Seatrout

50

65-78

86

Striped Bass

50

55-65

75

Striped Marlin

62

68-76

80

Swordfish

50

60-74

80

Tarpon

70

75-88

94

Tautog

45

50-60

76

Weakfish

45

56-68

78

White Marlin

62

68-78

82

White Seabass

58

64-68

74

Winter Flounder

35

48-52

64

Yellowfin Tuna

65

72-82

85

Yellowtail (Pacific)

60

62-66

70