Tabor Lake Fish Survey Summary

Tabor Lake
FISH SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT DATA
Paul Winkle, Aquatic Biologist, Denver
paul.winkle@state.co.us / 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
paul.winkle@state.co.us / 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