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Specific project objectives are:
1) Construct or acquire habitat structures (PVC trees, see Attachment A
and B images of the construction site and deployment of structures) for
placement in Lake Chicot,
2) Build spawning beds, primarily for bream, accessible to youth and
senior fishing from the shoreline,
3) Rehabilitate public launch sites on Lake Chicot,
4) Purchase gravel for an all-weather access to our workshop that would
allow us to continue the construction of habitat structures during rainy
weather.

The construction, assembly and placement of fish habitat (PVC trees) in
Lake Chicot with cooperation of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
biologists is the primary and ongoing activity of the Southeast Arkansas
Crappie Federation. We have constructed or assembled more than 300
PVC trees over the past two years, and we hope to continue this work for
several more years.

– We work closely with the Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) regarding construction and assembly
of the structures and with location and placement. The location of the
deployed structures are GPS referenced and available on the AGFC
website (www.agfc.com/fishing/ ). We also assist AGFC biologists with
data gathering. The club membership has an excellent relationship with
Lake Village city officials (Mayor Ed Bush) and the Chicot County Judge
(Tom Mosely). These joint associations provide good community
relationships and access to city and county sites for our projects.

The spawning structures will primarily help shad, plankton, bream and
sunfish, secondarily largemouth bass, catfish and crappie. These
structures will be located near public use areas for the youth and elderly
anglers to access from shoreline. The PVC structures will help the
survival rate of fingerlings and small fish of all species of game fish.

The spawning bed and structures will be located on the property of the City of
Lake Village. The site is accessible by foot traffic (sidewalks) or auto (parking
area). If the timing permits, county and state access parks will also be utilized.
All PVC structures were constructed and donated to the Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission. We also helped with the placement. These sites are mapped
by GPS technologies and provided to the public through their website.
We also publicize the placement and accessibility to these areas in our state
and local newspapers (see Attachment D as an example article).
Our membership has developed a slide presentation that we have and will
present to civic groups or any potential donors and school groups.