Bass Fishing
Supplemental feeding in farm ponds works
Benefits of supplemental feeding can be evaluated by measuring sunfish and bass growth, but many factors can affect growth. […]
Articles by Hal Schramm
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Spawn specifics: The reproductive potential of common Mississippi fish
The results of some simple calculations with available data on fish fecundity, age at maturity, reproductive life span, and growth rate. […]
Bass Fishing
Is bass stocking needed?
Largemouth bass can recover from catastrophic events, and wild fish do better than their expensive, hatchery reared brethren. […]
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Farm ponds: fishing’s future?
Statistics indicate that young kids that fish are more likely to fish as adults than children that didn’t grow up exposed to fishing at an early age. […]
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Crappie catchability
Mississippi lakes and reservoirs are home to black and white crappie, and there are a few naturally produced hybrids swimming in their midst. […]
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Black carp can wipe out mollusks
The black carp’s consumption of snails and mussels — the most imperiled group of animals in the world — poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems. […]
Bass Fishing
Study shows how much artificial habitat improves bass growth rates
A study was conducted on a 110-acre private impoundment in east Texas, managed for trophy bass, to offer insight into rejuvenating an aging impoundment. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass hearing
Sound detection is an effective sense for bass detecting their environment. Here’s how they hear, what they hear, what they don’t hear — and why it matters. […]
Bass Fishing
Getting a handle on trophy bass
For many bass anglers, size matters, and several states have implemented management efforts to enhance trophy bass opportunities. […]
Bass Fishing
Take care of your summer bass
Here are some guidelines for keeping bass held in livewells alive and some results from a recent MSU study that addresses the survival of bass. […]
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The study of fish movement
The ability to assess the environmental history of a fish is a tool that can provide important information used to better manage fisheries. […]
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Study alligator gar habitat use, movement
Alligator gar are long-lived, primitive fish that grow to sizes exceeding 7 feet and 200 pounds. Spawning occurs in May and June in Mississippi waters. […]