Tennessee Valley Authority
Sportfish Survey Schedule
2008 Spring Sportfish Survey
As part of the spring sportfish survey, fish collected by TVA crew members are weighed, measured, and released unharmed.
TVA will conduct the 2008 survey from March 11 through May 15.
The results of the survey, which employs a boat-mounted electrofishing technique, are used by state agencies to protect and improve sport fisheries. TVA biologists use electrofishing equipment to sample fish at selected locations. In that process an electric current is used to temporarily stun the fish so they float to the top. They’re collected with nets, counted, weighed, measured, and released unharmed.
The schedule for the 2008 survey is as follows:
| Reservoir | Date | Site | Ramp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | March 11 | First Creek | First Creek |
| March 12 | Second Creek | Second Creek | |
| March 13 | Elk River | Elk River @ Hwy. 72 | |
| Chickamauga | March 18 | Harrison Bay | Wolftever Ramp @Hwy. 58 |
| March 19 | Skull Island | Skull Island | |
| March 20 | Sale Creek | Possum Creek Day Use Area | |
| Nickajack | March 25 | Marion County Park | Marion County Park |
| Wilson | March 26 | Shoals Creek | Lock Six |
| March 27 | Wilson Dam | Fleet Hollow | |
| Guntersville | April 1 | Honeycomb Creek | Hwy. 431 Bridge |
| April 2 | Short Creek | Short Creek | |
| April 3 | Waterfront Grocery | Waterfront Grocery | |
| Pickwick | April 8 | Pickwick Dam | Pickwick State Park |
| April 9 | Yellow Creek | Yellow Creek | |
| April 10 | Bear Creek Embayment | Rose Trail | |
| Watts Bar | April 15 | Watts Bar Dam | Watts Bar Dam |
| April 16 | Blue Springs | Blue Springs Marina | |
| April 17 | Caney Creek | Watts Bar Campground | |
| Fort Loudoun | April 22 | Tellico Canal | Tellico Canal |
| April 23 | Carl Cowan Park | Carl Cowan Park | |
| April 24 | Louisville | Louisville Park | |
| Kentucky | April 29 | Barge Island | Barge Island @ Hwy. 962 |
| April 30 | Jonathan Creek | Jonathan Creek @Hwy. 68 | |
| May 1 | Blood River | Thoroughbred | |
| May 6 | Cypress Creek | Cypress Creek | |
| May 7 | Piney Campground | Piney Campground @LBL | |
| May 8 | Danville Bridge | Ramp on west side of river | |
| Douglas | May 13 | Douglas Dam | Douglas Dam |
| May 14 | Dandridge Bridge | Dandridge Bridge | |
| May 15 | Swann's Bridge | Swann’s Marina |
Note: The schedule is subject to change.
