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Benbrook Reservoir - 2017 Survey Report

Prepared by Thomas Hungerford and Raphael Brock
Inland Fisheries Division
Fort Worth District

This is the authors' summary from a 40-page report. For a copy of the complete report, use the download link in the sidebar.

Fish populations in Benbrook Reservoir were surveyed in 2017 using electrofishing and trap netting and in 2018 using gill netting. Anglers were surveyed from June 2017 through May 2018 with a creel survey. Historical data are presented with the 2017-2018 data for comparison. This report summarizes the results of the surveys and contains a management plan for the reservoir based on those findings.

Reservoir Description

Benbrook Reservoir is a 3,635-acre impoundment located on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River approximately 10 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Water level fluctuates widely in the reservoir from year to year. Benbrook Reservoir has consistently been eutrophic. Habitat consisted of standing timber and rocks.

Management History

Important sport fishes include White Bass, Palmetto Bass, Largemouth Bass, White Crappie, and catfishes. The management plan from the 2014 survey report included stocking Palmetto Bass at 100 fry/acre and 50 fry/acre in alternating years. Efforts to mitigate the loss of fish habitat due to reservoir shoreline development have included planting water willow, cattail, and pickerel weed. However, plantings did not establish due to drastic water level fluctuations. A year-long, 36-day creel survey was conducted from June 2017 through May 2018.

Fish Community

Management Strategies

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Performance Report as required by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act Texas Federal Aid Project F-221-M-3 Inland Fisheries Division Monitoring and Management Program