When Will Kahle Lake Pa Be Repaired

Biologists from Fisheries Management Areas 1 and two returned to prepare trapnets in Kahle Lake for the tertiary fourth dimension in 5 years as part of the statewide assessment of Panfish Enhancement Regulations. Kahle Lake is not included in that program, simply was used as a "command lake" in this report. Our 2007 effort was similar to 2003 (no web report) and 2005 with x trapnets set for 4 nights for a total of 40 sets. While the primary targets of our trapnets were panfish, we also wanted to keep an centre on the walleye and tiger muskellunge to gauge the success of our stocking efforts for these ii species. All fish captured were immediately returned to Kahle Lake.

The 'average' size crappie from Kahle Lake in 2007

Our total catch of all fish in 2007 surpassed the full catches of both 2003 and 2005 past large margins (Tabular array 1). We saw a large increment in the number of quality size black crappies and sunfish (bluegills and pumpkinseeds combined) over both 2003 and 2005 (Tabular array 2). The number of quality size yellow perch has improved since 2005 but was beneath 2003 levels. At that place is currently a tremendous year class of yellow perch in the vi – eight inch range that should eventually improve yellowish perch fishing in the years to come. Panfish line-fishing should be splendid for crappies, sunfish and perch right now with the perch angling improving through the next couple years.

'Average' bluegill from Kahle in 2007

Table 1. Total take hold of from 40 trapnets fix in Kahle Lake during the week of Apr 23, 2007.

Table 2. Number of Panfish larger than Quality Size caught in trapnets in Kahle Lake during the past three surveys.

A couple of prissy perch from Kahle Lake in 2007

Kahle Lake also contains good numbers of brown bullheads upwardly to eighteen inches long and this appears to be an under-utilized fishery.

Since our trapnets target panfish, they are generally set besides late in the year to catch big numbers of walleye and tiger musky but nosotros still manage to catch respectable numbers of both species in Kahle Lake, especially big walleye. The largest walleye this year was about 28 inches and 9 pounds. The largest tiger musky was 44 inches and eighteen¼ pounds.

Fisheries Biologist Aide Paul Flower with a 43 inch tiger musky

Ane of the 26 inch walleyes from Kahle Lake

We also discovered another incidence of the illegal introduction of a fish species into a body of water in northwest Pennsylvania. We captured 3 flathead catfish that were almost probable brought to Kahle Lake by an angler. Flathead catfish are voracious predators, particularly on panfish and have been credited with large declines in sunfish in some southern rivers. Hopefully, Kahle Lake doesn't contain the proper spawning habitat and these fish will not reproduce.

Kahle Lake also boasts an fantabulous bass population that is managed under the Big Bass Plan. We will return to Kahle Lake in October to night electrofish for bass with assistance from the students from Clarion University.

When Will Kahle Lake Pa Be Repaired,

Source: https://pfbc.pa.gov/images/fisheries/afm/2007/2x06_05kahle.htm

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