KWRRI Research Reports
Abstract
The influence of artificial cover (brush piles) on fish populations in Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley was studied. Mature and larval fishes were collected from deep and shallow sites with and without cover in a bay of each lake. Highest densities of mature crappie, bass, and sauger were found adjacent to deep attractors, while larval crappie and minnows were most concentrated at shallow brush piles. Shad (both adult and larvae) were not congregated at attractor sites. Information gathered supports the continuation of artificial cover installation and water level management procedures which will provide high and stable levels through spring spawning and early development periods.
Publication Date
7-1982
Report Number
135
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/kwrri.rr.135
Funding Information
The work upon which this report is based was supported in part by funds provided by the Office of Water Research and Technology, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. as authorized by the Water Research and Development Act of 1978. Public Law 95-467.
This project was funded by the Kentucky Water Resource Research Institute, project number A-080-KY, and field and laboratory work completed using facilities at Hancock Biological Station on Kentucky Lake.
Repository Citation
Johnson, Donald W. and Choinski, Elizabeth M., "Some Variations in Distribution of Fishes in Large Mainstream Reservoirs Associated with Artificial Cover" (1982). KWRRI Research Reports. 68.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kwrri_reports/68
