Tabor Lake FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA Paul Winkle, Aquatic Biologist, Denver [email protected] / 303-291-7232 General Information: Tabor Lake, a 25 acre reservoir, offers fishing for saugeye, largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, and yellow perch. Location: Parking lot is in Prospect Park, 0.8 miles west of Kipling on the south side of W. 44th Avenue. From the parking lot take the Clear Creek bike path west about 300 yards, Tabor Lake is on the north side of the bike path. Recreational Management: Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation www.ci.wheatridge.co.us Fishery Management: Warmwater species. Annual Survey Data: (see page 2) Amenities and General Info. Bike path Open dawn to dusk Non-motorized boats allowed Fishing Regulations Minimum size for bass is 15 inches. Previous Stocking 2014 Rainbow Trout Channel Catfish Saugeye 2013 Rainbow Trout Saugeye 2012 Rainbow Trout Channel Catfish Saugeye 2011 Rainbow Trout Channel Catfish Smallmouth Bass 2010 Rainbow Trout Channel Catfish Sportfishing Notes Largemouth Bass Good lures for largemouths are rubber worms, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures. Saugeye Try crankbaits such as Rattletraps in open water. Yellow Perch Try small twister tail jigs 2-3 feet below a bobber Tabor Lake FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA Paul Winkle, Aquatic Biologist, Denver [email protected] / 303-291-7232 Tabor Lake 2014 Fish Survey (Gill Nets Only) 13% 19% 22% Channel Catfish 12% Largemouth Bass Saugeye Yellow Perch 34% Other The figure to the left shows the percent relative abundance of the most common species in the 2014 collections at Tabor Lake. Gillnets wee the only gear used in 2014 due to lightning the evening that boat electrofishing was to be conducted. The 2014 results show that saugeye comprised the largest percentage (34%) followed by yellow perch (22%) channel catfish (19%) and largemouth bass (12%). Other species collected included black crappie, bluegill and green sunfish. Bass and bluegill would have been more abundant in the sample if electrofishing were conducted. The figure below shows the length frequencies of yellow perch, saugeye, largemouth bass, and channel catfish collected in 2014 at Tabor Lake. The vertical bars represent the number of fish at a particular length. Saugeye up to 26” (6 lbs) and channel catfish up to 25” (6.4 lbs) were collected in 2014. A couple of largemouth bass in the 14-15” size range were also collected. As stated above, bass of all sizes would have been more abundant in the collections if electrofishing was conducted. The same goes for yellow perch and the smaller sized saugeye. A wide range of size classes for a particular species points to a balanced population. Number of Fish Tabor Lake 2014 Length Frequencies 8 Yellow Perch 6 Saugeye Largemouth Bass 4 Channel Catfish 2 0 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 Length (inches) 19 21 23 25 27
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