White crappie are the target of the majority of anglers on Salamonie Reservoir. While gill-net catch rate decreased slightly from 36.5 to 31 per net lift, the electrofishing catch rate increased from 9.7 to 11.8 per hour. Many anglers complain about the small size of crappies and request a ten inch size limit. It takes three years for the crappies in Salamonie to reach eight inches. It would take five to six years for them to reach ten inches.
Channel catfish remain the third most abundant species.
Gill-net catch rate decreased slightly from 34 per lift to 28.6 per lift but electrofishing catch rate remained at 15.3 per hour both years. Catfish are probably an underutilized resource. The bass population remains low in this inhospitable environment. Growth was the same during both surveys. White bass populations are very cyclic and it appears that both surveys occurred near the low point in that cycle.