Better collaborative effort between involved anglers and state agencies should be the number one goal going forward to address issues related to conserving and enhancing fisheries.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A multi-year flooding trend continued in 2020 for the Tennessee River Valley, as 11 inches of year fell in the seven-state area by early February, nearly double the normal amount...
Clarks Hill Lake on the Georgia-South Carolina border is getting a double dose of habitat improvements, courtesy of two youth fishing teams and grant support from AFTCO.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida's new state conservation director, Jayson Hooven, faces a daunting challenge. As the B.A.S.S. member from Hudson stands as an advocate for bass anglers, he also must be a...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Thus far, the war against Asian carp is being waged mostly via commercial harvest. Additionally, a barrier that could prevent migration now is being tested at Kentucky's...
EDDYVILLE, Ky. — Resource managers hope to put a huge dent in Kentucky Lake's Asian carp population via a harvest technique long employed by — appropriately enough — Chinese commercial fishermen...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — If you have an innovative idea on how to manage invasive aquatic plants in Florida waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to hear from you by...
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – For the first time, the Arkansas River has been added to the list of waters to be stocked with Florida bass by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)."Based on our initial...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A species of bass once mostly confined to a small native range now is spreading far outside that range, occasionally stocked by fishery managers but more often now aided by...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jake Davis, Tennessee B.A.S.S. conservation director and assistant director for High School/Youth, was among the winners in the first Ripple Effect Awards sponsored by Yamaha...
CLEWISTON, Fla. — If you fish a tournament on Lake Okeechobee between now and Sept. 30, 2020, you can make an important contribution to fisheries management, as well as help ensure a bright future...
In 2003, an angler wrote to Bassmaster Magazine complaining about its coverage of the growing threat to sport fisheries posed by Asian Carp. He asserted that he had fished for carp as a child, that...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Intended to educate, motivate, and foster better communication among anglers and biologists, the first Arkansas Bass Fishing Forum was deemed an enthusiastic success by...
PORTLAND, Ore. — In recent years, even fisheries managers have become part of the anti-bass movement pervasive in the Northwest, according to Herb Doumitt, communications director for the Oregon...
BUCKHORN, N.C. — Volunteers joined with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) this past summer to continue a long-term habitat enhancement program on Shearon Harris Reservoir,...
SEDONA, Ariz. — Visualize bass spawning in a hatchery and what do you see? Big, fat females, right? Maybe even double-digits, if you're familiar with Texas' ShareLunker program, which uses 13-pound...
VERSAILLES, Ky. – This is now a tale of two fish kills: On July 2, a massive die-off commenced on the Kentucky River as a result of a bourbon spill from a Jim Beam warehouse. It followed hard on...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBV) never really went away. As kills related to its presence diminished, biologists predicted that it would persist, and it has. From time to time during...
ROANOKE, Va. — Four years ago, fisheries biologists tried to convince Robert Wood that stocking with hybrid largemouths wasn't the way to improve the bass fishery at Smith Mountain Lake."That wasn...
PRATT, Kan. — Reservoir bass fisheries are among the most challenging to manage, especially in Kansas.As Fisheries Division Director Doug Nygren detailed the impediments recently, Mother Nature...
