Weir fishery has contributed more than 70% of the total annual yields in HonghuLake since the 1970s. It was estimated with GPS that about 11000 weirs were setin Honghu Lake in 1993. three times more than the number in the early 1980s. Large species such as Ctenopharyngodon idellus,Charma argus% Cyprinus carpio and Silurus asotus made up 47. 6% of weir fishery in 1986 and less than 7% in 1992-1994. Three small species (Carassius auratus auratus.Pelteoba-grus fulvidraco, Cultrichthys erythropterus) increased from 51. 0% in 1986 to 87. 6% in 1992-1994 with the average size declining from 22. 2g,30. 9g, 44. 5g in 1986 to 11. Ig,15. 4g 25. 3g. in 1992, respectively. Seasonal changes in composition of species were observed in 1986,Cutas-sius auratus auratus and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco dominated the catches in spring and summer·and catches of some river-run species increased dramatically after late summer.It is obvious that the fisheries in Honghu Lake were enhanced in the 1980s because of restrictive measures and rehabilitation programs,e.g., the closed season during spawning of fish, stocking of fry. introduction of fry from the Yangtze River and propagation protection pens. However,the fisheries declined again in the 1990s due to increasing fishing intensity and weakened management.