Thread: Central Arkansas AGFC Lakes Look Good

Originally Posted by goblerblaster

D10, could you explain the " money tags" a little? Also, when will the results of the Dardanelle study be available and how can I get them ? Thanks

We conduct tag reward exploitation studies on fish populations when we want to know what % of the population is dying from harvest and what % is dying of natural causes (something other than going home in a cooler). We get other info from these studies as well but that is the main reason. The reason why we offer rewards on the tags is because we want anglers to report them when they catch one, regardless of whether or not they kept the fish. Basically it is an incentive. Studies have shown that a reward is needed for an angler to take 5 minutes of their time to report catching a tagged fish. So if we didn’t offer a reward, the data that we collect wouldn’t be very good.

I’m not sure when the Dardanelle study will be complete (not in my district) but most exploitation studies last a year or more. So if they started tagging fish this fall, the data will be analyzed sometime at the end of next year (probably). When the report is ready, you can call the Russellville regional office and ask to speak with Frank Leone or Nick Feltz and they should be able to get you a copy of the report. Hope this helps.


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Please explain meaning of low density .

Originally Posted by DMC

Please explain meaning of low density .

It is all relative to what you are used to seeing. For example, on Lake Conway we average ~100 crappie per trap net night. I would consider this high density. On a lake that I would consider low density, we average around 10 crappie per trap net night. Often it is hard to catch a limit in a low density lake.


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I sure seem to fish a lot of low density lakes...thanks Matt, I beginning to think it was me

Thanks for info. I was thinking everything but fish. LOL.

LOL. That seems to be the story of my life. I now know what old Paul Harvey meant with , Now you know the rest of the story

You should not have let that trout fisherman hold a real fish


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Originally Posted by D10

We have been busy sampling crappie on a couple of central Arkansas AGFC lakes and the crappie look pretty good. These fish were from a lake that currently has a low density. Low density often leads to good growth. These fish were all from one net. There were 6 over two pounds and 2 over 2.5 pounds. All are in the lake waiting to be caught. Go get em boys!
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am I missing something obvious or is this on harris brake ??