Gene Gilliland - Water Quality and the Future of Bass Angling
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GRAND LAKE O’ THE CHEROKEES NEOSHO, SPRING AND ELK RIVERS 46,500 SURFACE ACRES BEST ALL-ROUND BASS FISHERY IN OKLAHOMA
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Gene Gilliland and Brandon Brown from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation present the most current informaiton on water quality issues that threaten the viablility of Oklahoma's fisheries.
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GRAND LAKE O’ THE CHEROKEES
NEOSHO, SPRING AND ELK RIVERS
46,500 SURFACE ACRES
BEST ALL-ROUND BASS FISHERY IN OKLAHOMA
HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
FERTILE WATERSHED =STRONG FOOD CHAIN
BEST PADDLEFISH FISHERY IN THE COUNTRY
HUGE SHAD CROP = LARGE PREDATOR POPULATIONS
(LARGEMOUTH BASS, WHITE BASS, BLUE CATFISH,
CRAPPIE)
THREATS?
NUTRIENTSNUTRIENTS
…AND MORE NUTRIENTS
JULY 4TH 2011
EXTENSIVE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOM
SHUT DOWN LAKE ACTIVITY FOR WEEKSBUT DID NOT HURT FISH POPULATUIONS
www.grda.com/lake-management/lake-levels/lake-data/
WATCHFUL MONITORING
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Only 8% of the Grand Lake watershed is in Oklahoma
FISHERYMANAGEMENT
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
Gene GillilandAssistant Chief of FisheriesOklahoma Department of Wildlife [email protected]
