TPWD 1967 F-5-R-14 #1161: Region I-B Fisheries Studies: Stocking Recommendations, Segment Completion Report

SEGMENT COMPLETION REPORT As required by FEDERAL AID IN FISHERIES RESTORATION ACT TEXAS Federal Aid Project Noe Fw5~R-l4 REGION l-A FISHERIES STUDIES Job N00 5 Stocking Recommendations Project Leader: Billy J. Follis J. R. Singleton Executive Director Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, Texas Marion Toole Eugene A0 Walker D-J Coordinator Director, Wildlife Services March 22, 1967 ABSTRACT Hydrological data, visual observations, seining and netting collections, and prior biological data were used to determine which public waters of Region I-B required stocking from State fish hatcherieso Recommendations were made to stock two lakes with both largemouth bass and channel catfish fingerlings, four lakes with bass fingerlings, and two lakes with catfish fingerlings. Five other impoundments did not require stocking because present carrying capacity was utilized primarily by rough fish species. SEGMENT COMPLETION REPORT State of Texas Project No. F-5-R-l4 Name: Region l-B Fisheries Studies Job No. 5 Title: Stocking Recommendations Period Covered: March 1, 1966 to February 282 1967 Objectives: To determine those waters which would benefit from stocking. Procedures: Public reservoirs were checked to determine where expansion or diminution had occurred. Some hydrological readings were obtained from pertinent agencies, while the other elevations were estimates based on spillways, water outlet guages or other permanent land marks. Seines and gill nets were used to estimate the abundance of young game fish as well as the amount of small forage species present. The size of seines used varied slightly with water level and topography at various reservoirs, but Specific dimensions are given with each seining table. The standard gill nets used were comprised of six 25 by 8-foot sections, the first section having Data obtained under Job 4 were perused, along with the information compiled under this job, to determine which public lakes would benefit from stocking. A check list of scientific names is presented so that common names may be used in this report. These names are specified in “A List of Common and Scien- tific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada”, Second Edition, American Fisheries Society, Special Publication Number 2, 1960. 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AHv.oaoz onwm onwm 0mm .woxopunm nosB Hasm a. q xoowo Sam . .hmBHHHmm Bofion Amwmv Anw.m.¢v .o On H mowpm> hfifimsm: “mmB nHv onoz doEEoo oumm uHHHmm Boflon WN Ho>oH Houm3 Hmwom m 3oz amumuawa j j .ummn.mm.HQWJUOuwl-ddmoMHwO.ooddvdin¢.- . .. ...wflmfiufimqou-HWQHJOHQHVEE._-mdflwofi m ddfiudaaaom_; . .....0qu commom wnfixoouw Roma osu mo Hmonvom wowxooum usmfismmm osu mam mama doflumanmom swam mam Hmofiwoaonmhm mo mowumfiflmaoo m wonnwuaou H oHan Table 2 Seining Collections From Champion Creek Reservoir on November 14, 1966 (2 drags with a 100' by 8' by %~inch mesh seine) (10 drags with a 20' by 6' bygl/S-inch mesh seine) Species Number Size Range in Inches Red Shiner 13 1%-2 Blacktail Shiner 127 l%-6 Fathead minnow ' 3a 1% Mosquitofish 6 1~1% Green sunfish 3 1 Bluegill l7 1+2 Largemouth bass 3 3-6 Total 171 . Table 3 Results of Four Gill Nets Set in Champion Creek Reservoir on November 15, 1966 Water Temperature: 600 F. Secchi - 52 inches Golden Shiner 1 1.49 .20 .20 .80 Black bullhead 8 11.94 10.35 1.29 41.87 Channel catfish 3 4.48 1.46 .49 5.91 1.88 White bass 2 2.98 2.51 1.25 10.15 2.03 Bluegill 50 74.64 8.26 .16‘ 33.42 3.96 Largemouth bass 1 1.49 1.50 1.50 6.07 2.62 White crappie 2 2.98 .44 .22 1.78 2.40 Totals 67 100.00 24.72 100.00 . Table 4 Seining Collections From Colorado City Lake on November 16, 1966 ' (2 drags with a 100' by 8' by %-inch mesh seine) (10 drags with a 20H by 6' by 1/8-inch mesh seine) ______m____________________I___fl______a______H______________________________. Species Number Size Range in Inches Gizzard shad 352 2-7 Carp 3 7-8 Golden shiner 13 1%-4 Red shiner 4 1-1% Blacktail shiner . 17 2-3% Bullhead minnow 22 1-2 Channel catfish 1 5 Mosquitofish 8 1~2 Green sunfish 11 1-4 Bluegill 73 1-4 Longear sunfish 4 2-3 Redear sunfish 16 1%-3 Largemouth bass 10 1-8 Logperch 3 3-3% ________________________.__________________________________u______________fl_ Total 537 Table 5 Results of Four Gill Nets Set in Colorado City Lake on November 16, 1966 Water Temperature: 630 F. Secchi _ 16 inches WWW-MM Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Gizzard shad 43 45 74 11.06 26 11 98 Carp 6 6 38 8-37 1.39 9 07 River carpsucker 2 2 13 2 62 1.31 2 84 Channel catfish 8 8.51 8.50 1.06 9.21 1.69 Flathead catfish 7 7.45 41.68 5.95 45.17 1.97 White bass 9 9.57 10.91 1.21 11.82 3.12 Bluegill 2 2.13 .15 .07 .16 3.90 Largemouth bass 1 1 06 .42 42 .46 2.48 White crappie 16 17 03 8.57 53 9.29 3.28 .___u____fl_______.________________________fl_________fl_________fl________fl__m__ Totals 94 100.00 92.28 100.00 Table 6 Seining Collection from J. B. Thomas Lake on September 16, 1966 (4 drags with a 100' by 8' by 2-inch mesh seine) (12 drags with a 20' by 6' by l/8-inch mesh seine) WW _ Species Number Size Range in Inches Gizzard shad 257 3-8 .Red shiner 46 1%-3 Blacktail shiner 4 1%-2% River carpsucker 1 5 Channel catfish 7 4-8 Bluegill 13 2-4% Longear sunfish 6 3-5 White crappie 8 3-7 Total 342 Table 7 Results of Six Gill Nets Set in J. B. Thomas Lake _ on September 16, 1966 Water Temperature: 740 F. Secchi - 6 inches ________n_________________________________fl________fl____u,__“_____fl_______ Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Species Number by No. Pounds Pounds by Wt. ”K" Gizzard shad 21 17.79 2.77 .13 2.40 Carp 15 12.71 25.92 1.73 22.54 River carpsucker 29 24.58 29.85 1.03 25.95 Channel catfish 13 11.02 11.65 .90 10.12 1.82 Flathead catfish 4 3.39 26.18 6.55 22.76 2.06 White bass 3 2.54 3.10 1.03 2.70 2.64 Bluegill 3 2.54 .59 .20 .51 4.47 Largemouth bass 5 4.24 10.18” 2.04 8.85 2.67 White crappie 8 6.78 2.57 .32 . 2.24 2.53 Freshwater drum 17 14.41 2.22 .13 1.93 Totals 118 100.00 115.03 100.00 mm Table 8 Seining Collection From Mountain Creek Reservoir on November 7, 1966 (4 drags with a 30' by 6' by %-inch mesh seine) (4 drags with a 20' by 6' by 1/8-inchiseine)l Species Number ' Size Range in Inches Golden shiner 223 2~8 Bluegill 5539 1-4 Redear sunfish 3505 1-3 Total 9267 Table 9 Results of TwO Gill Nets Set in Mountain Creek Reservoir on March 23, 1966 Water Temperature: 570 F. Secchi - 24 inches Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Species Number by NO. Pounds Pounds by Wt. "K" Golden shiner 29 42.02 4.99 .17 22.07 Flathead catfish l 1.45 5.62 5.62 24.87 2.45 Warmouth 2 2.90 .41 .21 1.82 3.32 Green sunfish 3 4.35 .35 .12 1.54 3.15 'Bluegill 26 37.68 2.86 .11 . 12.66 3.56 Largemouth bass 7 10.15 8.04 1.15 35.57 2.42 White crappie 1 1.45 .33 .33 1.47 2.53 Totals ' 69 100 00 22.60 100 00