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Kickapoo Reservoir - 2021 Survey Report

Prepared by Robert Mauk and Wes Dutter
Inland Fisheries Division
Wichita Falls District

This is the authors' summary from a 26-page report. For a copy of the complete report, use the download link in the sidebar.

Fish populations in Kickapoo Reservoir were surveyed in 2021 using electrofishing and trap netting. Historical data are presented with the 2021 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

Kickapoo Reservoir is a 6,028-acre impoundment located on the Little Wichita River in the Red River Basin approximately 30 miles west of Wichita Falls. It has a primarily natural and rocky shoreline. The reservoir has fluctuated five-feet from conservation pool (1,045 msl) since 2018. Kickapoo water quality is considered good for municipal use, but is turbid from surrounding clay soils.

Management History

Important sport fish include catfishes, Largemouth Bass, and White Crappie. Past management plans recommended maintaining the genetic integrity of the existing pure northern strain Largemouth Bass population as a defined source for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) hatchery brood stock program. The reservoir is popular for its White Crappie fishery. Kickapoo has always been managed with statewide regulations. Starting September 1, 2021 the Blue and Channel Catfish state-wide regulation changed to a 25 fish bag limit with no minimum length but only 10 fish can be 20 inches or greater in length.

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