Sportfish Survey Schedule

2009 Spring Sportfish Survey

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As part of the spring sportfish survey, fish collected by TVA crew members are weighed, measured, and released unharmed.

TVA will conduct the 2009 survey from March 17 through May 14.

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 2009 survey is as follows:

Reservoir	Date	Site	Ramp
Wilson	March 17	Wilson Dam	Fleet Hollow
	March 18	Shoals Creek	Lock Six
Nickajack	March 19	Marion County Park	Marion County Park
Chickamauga	March 24	Harrison Bay/Wolftever	Wolftever Ramp @ Hwy 58
	March 25	Skull Island	Skull Island
	March 26	Sale Creek	Possum Creek Day Use Area
Guntersville	March 31	Honeycomb Creek	Honeycomb Creek @ Hwy 431 Bridge
	April 1	Short Creek	Short Creek
	April 2	Waterfront Grocery	Waterfront Grocery
Wheeler	April 7	Second Creek	Second Creek @ Hwy 72
	April 8	First Creek	First Creek - Joe Wheeler State park
	April 9	Elk River	Elk River @ Hwy 72
Pickwick	April 14	Pickwick Dam	Pickwick State Park
	April 15	Yellow Creek	Yellow Creek
	April 16	Bear Creek Embayment	Rose Trail
Watts Bar	April 21	Watts Bar Dam	Watts Bar Dam
	April 22	Blue Springs	Blue Springs Marina
	April 23	Caney Creek	Watts Bar Campground
Ft. Loudoun	April 28	Tellico Canal	Yarberry Peninsula
	April 29	Carl Cowan	Carl Cowan Park
	April 30	Louisville	Louisville Park
Douglas	May 12	Douglas Dam	Douglas Dam
	May 13	Dandridge Bridge	Dandridge Bridge
	May 14	Swann's Bridge	Swann's Marina

Note: The schedule is subject to change.

Sportfish Survey

View more information about the survey, including an overview of 2008 results.

Check out sportfish survey results for individual reservoirs.

For more information, call 800-882-5263 or submit questions here.