TWRA's East Tennessee Reservoir Fish Program
Twelve reservoirs are actively managed by Region IV's reservoir fisheries personnel. These reservoirs have surface acreage ranging from 893 to 34,000 acres and encompass approximately 151,650 surface acres at full pool.
Biologists use various techniques to monitor reservoir fish populations including electrofishing, gill netting, seining, trap netting, and angler surveys. These surveys gather data about the size structure, recruitment, growth, density, and mortality of fish populations. This information is coupled with input from the human and habitat components of sport fisheries and is used to make management recommendations for harvest restrictions and stocking.
Biologists also perform summer water quality profiles on several area reservoirs to determine if conditions are favorable for various game fish species. This effort is designed to locate any potential problems during the summer when oxygen levels can become poor.
The purpose of this web site is provide the public with a variety of information about East Tennessee reservoirs and their fisheries. It is financed and maintained by Jim Negus and edited with the help of Paul Shaw. John Hammonds provides sampling updates from Douglas, Watauga, Boone, South Holston, and Fort Patrick Henry Reservoirs. This site does not have any sponsors so any "external" links to products or sites is solely for informational purposes.
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