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Trotlines were tried briefly in an effort to add to the catch of channel catfish. Two trotlines were placed on the bottom in various locations around the reservoir, including the inlet azea. Hooks were baited with shrimp. Trotline sets were for 24 hours. All channel catfish captured in the reservoir were weighed in grams on a platform spring scale, measured to TL in millimeters, marked, and returned to the reservoir. Channel catfish (both stocked and wild) shorter than 250 mm TL were mazked with a pectoral spine clip when recaptured. The other pectoral spine and lastly the dorsal spine were to be removed on successive recaptures. Spinal clips do not adversely effect channel catfish growth or survival (Stevenson and Day 1987). Channel catfish longer than 250 mm TL received an individually numbered Floy tag when recaptured. All other fish species were counted, measured for TL, and mazked with a caudal fin punch hole. 1994 The reservoir sampling plan was modified in 1994 to concentrate effort using the most productive gear types in the most productive sampling azeas from 1993. Sample site selection based on habitat type was discontinued and effort was concentrated in the upper half of the reservoir. All sampling was done with gill nets, trammel nets, and baited hoop nets. Electrofishing and trotlines were not used. Trammel nets were judiciously used to avoid shallow azeas where large numbers of carp could become entangled. Sampling occurred June 21-24 and July 12-15. Gill nets and trammel nets were set overnight for 12 hours and during the day for 4 hours. Hoop nets were set for 24 hours. Channel catfish were weighed in grams on an Accu-Weigh digital scale. Otherwise, data were collected from channel catfish and marks placed as described for 1993. All other fish species were handled as in 1993. 1995. 1996. and 1997 Reservoir sampling was conducted using only gill and trammel nets placed in the upper half of the reservoir. Most sample sites were chosen because they produced channel catfish in the past. Again, trammel nets were not placed in shallow areas frequented by carp. Sampling took place July 18-20, 1995, July 22-24, 1996, and July 14-15, 1997. Gill nets and trammel nets were set overnight for 12 hours each in 1995-96 and for 15 hours in 1997. All channel catfish were weighed on the digital scale, measured for TL, and mazked with an individually numbered Floy tag prior to release. All other fish species were counted and measured to TL. A pectoral spine was removed from each channel catfish sampled in 1997 for use in backcalculating lengths at age. Spines were collected by clipping the spine with a wire cutter as close to the body as possible. In the laboratory each spine was mounted in epoxy, allowed to dry 24 hours, and sectioned with a diamond saw. Annuli were read by setting the spine section and surrounding epoxy on the scale reader at 12x magnification. Backcalculations were made using DisBCal and zero for the Y intercept. 6