Bass Fishing
Can we build bigger bass?
A study by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists provides a first look at whether selective breeding can produce bigger bass. […]
Articles by Hal Schramm
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Fish stories, alternate facts
What ecologists call “complex habitat” — habitats with a lot of surface area and interstices — benefits fish production. […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t do the Dew; carbonation doesn’t help revive injured fish
Wives’ tale about Mountain Dew reviving injured fish is just that. Use of carbonated beverages to stop gill bleeding has no effect. […]
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Electroshocking gives a thorough, accurate look at most fisheries
A closer look at the efficiency of electrofishing and how well samples represent what is actually in the water. […]
Bass Fishing
Big bass, big spawn?
The health of a bass population in a body of water will be reflected in spawning success. And big fish are the most productive. […]
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Trotlines for catfish
Trotlining is an effective way to catch catfish — blues, channels, and flatheads. A study finds the effects on gamefish to be minimal. […]
Bass Fishing
The gamest fish that swims
In his 1881 Book of the Black Bass, Henshall described the black bass as “Inch for inch and pound for pound the gamest fish that swims.” […]
Bass Fishing
Are anglers getting better, despite bass becoming harder to catch?
Catching bass seems like a battle between the knowledge and skills of the anglers and the too-often unpredictable behavior of the bass. […]
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Brushing up Mississippi’s flood-control lakes
Does adding brush to Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs actually help fish populations? Here are the effects of structure. […]
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What does climate change hold for Mississippi reservoir fisheries?
How will fishing in Mississippi’s reservoirs fare when when climate change digs in. The habitat loss and changes to fish cannot be reversed. […]
Bass Fishing
Let the girls play! Female-only bass stocking works
Tim Bonvechio and Joseph Rydell, fisherie biologists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, tested all-female bass stocking. […]
Bass Fishing
Florida bass stocking
A consequence of stocking Florida bass is that they hybridize with native largemouth bass. Could this create populations that are more difficult to catch? […]