TPWD 1966 F-5-R-13 #1089: Region I-B Fisheries Studies, Job No. 5: Stocking Recommendations

JOB COMPLETION REPORT As required by FEDERAL AID IN FISHERIES RESTORATION ACT TEXAS Federal Aid Project No. F-5-R-l3 REGION I-B FISHERIES STUDIES Job No. 5 Stocking Recommendations Project Leader: James Wilcox J. Weldon Watson Executive Director Parks and Wildlife Department Austin, Texas Marion Toole Eugene A. Walker D-J Coordinator Director, Wildlife Services February 3, 1966 ABSTRACT . Seining and netting collections, visual observations and hydrological data were used to determine which Region I-B lakes required stocking from the state fish hatcheries. Eight public lakes received largemouth bass and/ or channel catfish. Seven other lakes were not stocked because the carry- ing capacity of their water areas was already utilized by game and/or rough fish Species, and the prognosis for additional water catchment was not promising. JOB COMPLETION REPORT State of Texas Project No, F-5-R-l3 _ Name: Regiee_l;§ Fiseegies Studies Job No, 5 _ Title: Stocking Recommeedations Period Covered: March 1, 1965 to FEer§£X_2§;“l2§§n_____. Objectives: To determine those waters which will benefit from stockingo Procedures: Water areas were assessed at public reservoirs during the stocking sea- son to determine whether expansion or diminution had occurred, Most eval- uations were estimates based on surveillance of known landmarks or water out~ let gauges. Some hydrological readings were obtained from pertinent agencies, Seines were employed, where topography did not prohibit, to help estimate the abundance of age classes zero and one for largemouth bass and channel cat- fish, Dimensions of the various seines used are described as their catches are reported, Only 1-, l%- and 2-inch mesh gill nets were needed to sample young game fish, However, standard nets were used since they were already avail- able and contained the meshes needed, along with 2%-, 3- and 3%ninch mesh, Data obtained under Job 4 were perused, along with the information com- piled under this job, to determine which lakes would benefit from stocking. A checklist 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 Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada”, Second Edition, American Fisheries Society, Special Publication Number 2, 1960, Lonsnose gar Lseiseaiesenesseus Gizzard shad Degeeeee eepedianum Goldfish .EEEEEEEEE auratee Carp CXErlEEE carpio Roldan shiner ‘fleEeeigonuslcrysoleucas Red shiner Notrepie lutrensis Blacktail shiner EOtrOPEEMEEEEEEEE Fathead minnow _ Pimephalesderomelas River carpsucker Carpioeee‘eegpie Black bullhead Ictalurus melee” Channel catfish Ictaleeeejpeeetatee Flathead catfish Pyloeictis elieeeee Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis White bass - Roccus chrysoES Warmouth Chaenobryttus geleeee Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Longear sunfish Lepomis megalotis Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus Largemouth bass 'Micropterus salmoides White crappie Pomoxis annularis Logperch Percina caprodes mHanmmmw Hmva H. mow are Hwom mn00WHnm mmmmon, fime womchnHomlwwnaHnmm i EMQHOHomHOmH 0oannHonm mow HmUHmm 00Hosmmo 0Hn% m m beam 5mmHHw mcHH mum Hm<mHu memanmH% nonmnmnn, 0rm5vHon 05mm? m 0 Q n fimde we. vaoa meHHsmwo mm mcHH mm 5mm mdms ween, Zocnann 0HmmW m mflm.v ZmNH5C5 omfimOHn%, fim<mH 50mm w. new demosm nmnm men, Omw 05mm? m a Q N m. me02 nonmmwdmnHon Hm<mH on unouomm wcn 3mm HmomnnH% omcmrm Hm., Zea ZHnmmsm m m 9 o H. 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Hnowmmmmm seams msme. r. momsowm% cm @050 mHmU. H. wsovmvHHwnw 0m Hanomm msmmn Umomcmm 0m Hmwmm amnmwmrmm. 0. menm noanmmsma mos HmDO<m0500. w. 0meswwnm omwman% awHHHNma 0% 5000: mHmr. H. 0msstnm 000m0Hn% GWHHHNma 0% mcsmHm: 000 namwme. Table 2. Results of 24 Seining Collections From Lake Colorado City on June 21, 1965 and July 1, 1965. (20 collections with a 20-foot straight seine, 6 feet deep with %~inch mesh.) (2 collections with a 30-foot straight seine, 6 feet deep with %-inch mesh.) (2 collections with a lOO-foot straight seine, 8 feet deep with %-inch mesh.) Species Number Size Range in Inches Gizzard shad 261 1—6 Goldfish l 6 Red shiner l 2 Blacktail shiner 844 1%'4 Bluegill 20 1%-4 Redear sunfish 5 4-5 Largemouth bass 13 2-15 Logperch 11 2-4 Total 1156 Table 3. Results of Six Seining Collections From Champion. Creek Reservoir on August 31, 1965. (6 collections with a 20—foot straight seine, 6 feet deep with %-inch mesh.) Species Number Size Range in Inches Golden shiner 1 3 Blacktail shiner 31 l-3 Green sunfish l 4 Bluegill 150 1-4 Largemouth 8 2%-6% Total 19l Table 4. Results of Four Gill Nets Set in Champion Creek Reservoir on July 15, 1965. .___________w_____fl_L____fl________n______________________________________ Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Species Number by No. Pounds Pounds by Wt. ”K” Golden shiner 2 2.10 .33 .17 .63 2.06 River carpsucker 1 1.05 2.50 2.50 4.77 3.23 Channel catfish 5 5.27 19.56 3.91 37.38 2.13 Green sunfish 2 2.10 .18 .09 .35 3.61 Bluegill 65 68.42 20.66 .32 39.48 5.04 Largemouth bass 18 18.95 8.09 .45 15.45 2.30 White crappie 2 2.11 1.01 .50 1.94 3.15 WWW Totals 95 100.00 52.33 100.00 WWW—WW Table 5. Results of Four Gill Nets Set in Mountain Creek Reservoir on April 29, 1965. MW Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Species Number by No. Pounds Pounds by Wt. ”K” Golden shiner 19 8.29 2.73 .14 7.92 2.19 River carpsucker . l .44 2.62 2.62 7.60 3.81 Black bullhead 1 .44 2.25 2.25 6.54 3.08 Channel catfish 2 .87 2.75 1.38 7.98 1.90- Warmouth 2 .87 .83 ..42 2.41 4.15 Bluegill 132 57.64 11.83 .09 34.34 3.75 Largemouth bass 6 2.62 4.02 .67 11.67 2.89 White crappie 66 28.83 7.42 .11 21.54 2.59 Totals 229 100.00 34.45 100.00 Table 6. Results of Four Seining Collections From Oak Creek Reservoir on July 8, 1965. _ (4 collections with a 20-foot seine, 6 feet deep with %-inch mesh.) SveCiES._ .. _ _____ _ ___ .. . Number _. .Size.Ran e in InChES Gizzard shad 14 3-6 Bluegill 2 %-3 Longear sunfish 3 3 Largemouth bass 7 25'3% Logperch 6 2-4 Total 32 Table 7. Results of Four Gill Nets Set in Oak Creek Reservoir on July 9, 1965. I'Per Cent ‘rbtal'th' Avg. Wt. _Per Cent 'Average Species Number by No. Pounds Pounds by Wt. "K” Gizzard shad 37 33.94 7.98 .22 15.96 1.98 Carp 32 29.36 22.07 .69 44.15 2.65 River carpsucker 11 10.09 13.67 1.24 27.34 2.75 Channel catfish 1 .92 i1.56 1.56 3.12 2.20 Warmouth l .91 .20 .20 .40 4.20 Bluegill 21 19.27 1.75 ' .08 3.50 4.11 Largemouth bass 2 1.84 1.78 .89 3.56 2.58 White crappie 4 3.67 .98 .25 1.97 2.68 Totals 109 100.00 49.99 100.00 'fl—C—K—m—L—aflflu' Table 8. Results of 14 Seining Collections From New Winters Lake On May 6, 1965, August 17, 1965 and September 28, 1965. (8 collections with a 20—foot straight seine, 6 feet deep with %- inch mesh.) . (4 collections with a lOO-foot straight seine, 8 feet deep with %- inch mesh.) (2 collections with a lOO-foot straight seine, 8 feet deep with 1~ inch mesh,) §pecies - Number Size Range in Inches, Gizzard shad 361 3*8% Carp 1 6 Golden shiner 38 1-3 Red shiner 405 %*3 Fathead minnow 14 2 Mosquitofish . 169 1-3 Green sunfish 14 1-3 Orangespotted sunfish 18 1-3 Bluegill 411 %~3 Longear sunfish 31 1%-5 Redear sunfish 4 5-7 Laigemouth bass 41 2%—11 White crappie 39 8-9 Total 1546 m “an—a... Table 9. Results of Ten Gill Nets Set in New Winters Lake on May 6 and August 18, 1965. Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent S-ecies __ _Number_ 1b, No. _ _Pounds __ Pounds ___. _Wt.‘fl Gizzard shad 3 1.52 .72 .24 .44 Carp 51 25.89 86.22 1.69 53.34 River carpsucker 1 .50 1.25 1-25 .77 Black bullhead 75 38.07 52.11 .69 32.24 Channel catfish 17 8.63 6.64 .39 4.11 Flathead catfish 1 .51 7.12 7.12 4.41 Warmouth 9 4.57 .91 -.10 .56 Green sunfish 21 10.66 2.07 .10 1.28 OrangeSpotted sunfish 2 1.02 .12 .06 .07 Bluegill 3 1.52 .54 .18 .34 Longear sunfish 2 1.01 .22 .11 .13 Largemouth bass 7 3.56 1.92 .27 1.19 White crappie 5 2.54 1.80 .36 1.12 Totals 197 100.00 161.64 100.00 Average ”K” 1.84 2.94 3.25 3.21 1.92 1.94 4.42 4.09 3.21 5.20 5.35 2.24 3.37 Table 10. Results of Six Gill Nets Set in Lake Nasworthy on April 27, 1965. Per Cent Total Wt. Avg. Wt. Per Cent Average Species Number by No. Pounds Pounds by Wt. ”K” Gizzard shad 3 3.03 1.24 .41 1.30 1.94 Carp 5 5.05 13.08 2.62 13.78 2.77 Golden shiner 3 3.03 .50 .17 .53 1.98 Black bullhead 14 14.14 18.92 1.35 19.93 3.06 Channel catfish 5 5.05 7.05 1.41 7.43 1.92 Flathead catfish 1 1.01 32.00 32.00 33.71 2.45 Warmouth 3 3.03 .31 .10 .33 3.81 Green sunfish 15 15.15 2.26 .15 2.38 3.54 Bluegill 29 29.29 5.29 .18 5.57 4.51 Longear sunfish 4 4.04 .90 .23 .95 5.26 Redsa. sunfish 4 4.04 .39 .10 .41 3.55 Largemouth bass 12 12.12 11.98 1.00 12.62 2.49 White crappie 1 1.02 1.00 1.00 1.06 1.63 Totals 99 100.00 94.92 100.00