Survey Assesses Fish Populations in Lake Nasworthy

SAN ANGELO, TX — A gill net survey of fish populations in Lake Nasworthy showed promising preliminary results, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries.

A gill net survey is a method of assessing fish populations by using gill nets, which are vertical walls of netting designed to catch fish by entangling them in their gills, to capture and count them in a specific area.

The survey at Lake Nasworthy found the size and numbers of white bass to be the best reported data since 2003. There were abundant keeper-sized white bass of 12-13 inches.

Hybrid striped bass up to 23 inches were observed, and 17% of all of them were keeper size (greater than 18 inches).

Channel catfish continued to have good size structure, with 13-17 inches the most common size caught. A reported 9% of the channel catfish were larger than 24 inches.