Biologists from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently responded to fish kill reports at Sardis Lake. More than 97% of the fish affected were white bass. Biologists estimated that 73,510 white bass died during the kill. … Continued
From June through October 2012 Maryland Department of Natural Resource (DNR) will be conducting a smallmouth bass angler survey on the Potomac River between Harpers Ferry and Seneca Breaks. The Potomac River Smallmouth Club and the Maryland Bass Federation are … Continued
Pennsylvania’s Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) recently released information in response to reports from anglers that smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River sometimes exhibit black spots on their body. The agency noted that blackish spots have been previously observed on … Continued
In April, 2012, an aquatic biologist with the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) found extensive mats didymo, an invasive type pf aquatic alga. According to biologists, Didymosphenia geminata (also known as didymo or “rock snot”) is not a threat to … Continued
In Minnesota, resident anglers no longer need a license when shore-fishing at most lakes within the state’s parks. A change in state law, which went into effect in July 2009, restores the right to fish for free to residents. Other … Continued