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Lake Bob Sandlin - 2009 Survey Report

Prepared by Michael W. Brice and Timothy J. Bister
Inland Fisheries Division
District 3-A, Marshall, Texas

This is the authors' summary from a 23-page report. For a copy of the complete report, use the download link in the sidebar.

Fish populations in Lake Bob Sandlin were surveyed in 2007and 2009 with electrofishing, 2009 with trap netting, and 2010 using gill netting. This report summarizes the results of the surveys and contains a management plan for the reservoir based on those findings.

Reservoir Description

Lake Bob Sandlin is a 9,116-acre impoundment located on Big Cypress Creek in the Cypress River Basin. The lake is located in Titus, Camp, and Franklin Counties. Habitat features consisted of standing timber, bulkhead, piers and docks, rock and gravel, native aquatic plants, hydrilla, alligatorweed, and Eurasian watermilfoil.

Management History

Important sport fish include channel catfish, white bass, largemouth bass, and crappie. All sport fish at Lake Bob Sandlin have historically been managed with statewide harvest regulations. Florida largemouth bass and blue catfish have been stocked to improve angling opportunities. Percent coverage of aquatic vegetation has fluctuated (7%, 1993 to 23%, 2005). Native submersed vegetation dominates the plant community (910 acres, 2009). Hydrilla, alligatorweed, and Eurasian watermilfoil were also present. Hydrilla abundance has declined in recent years (1,898 acres, 2005; 1,021 acres, 2008; 512 acres, 2009). Alligatorweed was found throughout the reservoir and has ranged from 60-100 acres in recent years. Eurasian watermilfoil, mostly located at the lower end of the reservoir, has ranged from 26-57 acres in recent years.

Fish Community

Management Strategies

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Performance Report as required by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act Texas Federal Aid Project F-30-R-35 Statewide Freshwater Fisheries Monitoring and Management Program