FW Stocking North Lake & the Interior Least TernKeith / Derrick / Michael,
With the water level about to go down, there are a couple of
housekeeping items we need to start thinking about. Larry Clendenen
(with Kimley-Horn) is our resident wildlife expert and he will be
advising us on an "as needed" basis. As a part of the existing 404
Permit, he conducts an annual monitoring report and a portion of his
duties is to educate any contractors working near the lake edge (...
extra tough job in our case!). Currently, we are way ahead of this on
the power curve so he will begin to think about the best approach for
2014 … possibly as simple as a flyer saying here is what to look for.
Regarding the Interior Least Tern - Larry will educate us on how to be
"worker friendly" should we encounter them on both the spillway and lake
edge work. The 2013 Monitoring Report (see attached cover sheet - the
full report is 17 MB) is available if you care to read it. We will have
to keep this bird in mind especially during the nesting season (June -
Sept if I am remembering correctly). If discovered ... they can be
dealt with and that's where Larry comes in. It isn't a deal breaker if
we are smart about how we handle things.
Regarding the fish population - See below. Larry is willing to help us
with this as well. Input from any local fishermen would be valuable so
pass it along.
More on this later. Feel free to give Larry a call should you have any
questions ... he’s very practical and knowledgeable.
Thanks,
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: larry.clendenen@kimley-horn.com
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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 8:06 PM
To: Bill Walker; Lucy Billingsley; David Chapman; Guy Gregg
Subject: RE: stocking North Lake
Bill;
Comments from James and others are probably the best record of what's
out there. I've seen a number of large carp, but without fishing the
lake, have no firsthand information. Let's get some bait!
Let's visit and see what the desired target species and numbers should
be. Once we decide on that, it is largely a matter of managing the food
for those species, following some initial stocking, if necessary.
I know Dallas used to manage the lake years ago for a sustainable bass
population.
-Larry
Larry Clendenen, CF, PWS
ISA Certified Arborist
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Cell: 817-304-2121
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Walker [mailto:BWalker@Billingsleyco.com
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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 1:21 PM
To: Lucy Billingsley; David Chapman; Guy Gregg
Cc: Clendenen, Larry
Subject: RE: stocking North Lake
I've been told by James and others that the fish population is fairly
abundant. There is probably a way to do a survey and we'll do some
checking.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lucy Billingsley
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 1:01 PM
To: Bill Walker; David Chapman; Guy Gregg
Subject: stocking North Lake
Once the water is back up or maybe just anytime we need to stock the
lake I don't know the best fish but I presume bass and catfish?
Lucy Billingsley
Partner
Billingsley Company | One Arts Plaza | 1722 Routh Street | Suite 1313 |
Dallas, TX 75201 www.billingsleyco.com <http://www.billingsleyco.com>