TPWD 1966 F-4-R-13 #1096: Job Completion Report: Evaluation of Walleye Fry Stocked in Possum Kingdom Lake, Project F-4-R-13, Job B-35
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JOB COMPLETION_REPORT
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IFEDERAL AID IN FISHERIES RESTORATION ACT
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I Fedefal Aid Project No, F—4~R~13
Fisheries Investigatiéna and Surveys of the Waters.of
' Region 2*A
Job No. B~35: Evaluat10n of Walleye Fry Stocked in
Pogsum Kingdom Lake
Prdject Loader: Duane Q. Smith
J. R. aingleton
Executive Direotop
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Aunting Texas
Marion Toole .Eugene A, Walker
D-J Coordinator D1reetor; Wildlife Sorvices
Fobruflry 20, 1967
ABSTRACT
The total stockings for 1964 and 1965 exceeded 600,000 walleye fry for Possum
Kingdom Lake. In order to evaluate the walleye stocking an effort was made to
recover some of the fish. Gill nets were used and set at various siteso Only one
walleye was recovered by this method. The fish weighed 412 grams. Various reports
of walleye catches were reported by.fishermen, and one walleye (936 grams) was
caught by a contract netter.
With only a few returns there seems to be survival and growth of the walleye
but to date no reproduction has been notedo
Further evaluation is being conducted (Job B~35m F~4~Rwl4).
JOB COMPLETION BEFORE
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Objective:
To evaluate the reselts ef the recent wal1eye stocking la Poss am Kiegdom L.ake1
Techniques Used:
The origina1 stocking ef'wa11eye fry (311201 edi on 31133931 in Ptesam Kingdom
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Findings:
G1l1 nets were set 1n hepes of catching some of the 1a1ge1 fish 10 determine
their growth and validate the.i1 511*111a11 Se.ineswe1e used in attempting to catch
some of the re1eased fryfi therefore3 determining1f there had been a spawn from the
emyearm01d fish1
Biemonthly water samp1ea were taken and ana1yzed fer d1s.s31 e.d oxygen dissoiwed
carbon dioxidefi sodium eh1eride and pH
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Oniy one wa11eye was ta ken by g1 11 nets {weight 412 81ams3.a1th ugh aem11en
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the one caught by Depa1 lent netting1 the one taught by a cent1a11 netter and variees
others ca11ght by fisne: me1 there seems to be seme grewth and 311111a1 of wa11eye
in the 1ake.
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Table No. l, Netting results from Possum Kingdom Lake, Evaluation of Walleye
Stocking in Possum Kingdom Lake. November 1965 1 October 1966, (FéewRul3),
PER. CENT TOTAL PER CENT
_ TOTAL OF LBS; OF
SPECIES NUMBER NUMBER WEIGHT WEIGHT_
Spotted gar 2 0,87 4.61 1153
Longnose gar 10 4137 18.58 6919
Gizzard shad 60 26119 33123 11106
Smallmouth buffalo 18 7,86 115144 38145
Carp- 10 4137 32176 10191
Carpsucker 6 2.62 13.92 4163
Channel catfish 15 6955 23158 7.85
Flathead catfish l 0.44 5199 2100
White bass 29 12166 10,20 6139
'Kyfi spotted bass 4 1,75 2.53 0184
Largemouth bass 17 7142 16,17 5139
Green sunfish 1 0.44 0.28 0.09
Redear sunfish 9 3193 2143 0181
Bluegill sunfish 33 14141 6:99 2133
Longear sunfish 3 1.31 0191 0130
White crappie 4 1.75 1106 0136
Wal1eye perch l 0.44 0190 0130
Freshwater drum 6 2162 1.71 0.57
TOTALS
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DisSolved Oxygen (ppm)
Carbon Dioxide (ppm)
Sodium Chloride (ppm)
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Project Leader
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