
Auburn study proves that fishing pressure affects bass populations
Even though a lot of anglers practice catch-and-release, low mortality coupled with high capture rates can reduce the abundance of big bass. […]
Even though a lot of anglers practice catch-and-release, low mortality coupled with high capture rates can reduce the abundance of big bass. […]
Where do you find the three major black bass species? Habitat selection largely determines places you catch all three. […]
A study by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists provides a first look at whether selective breeding can produce bigger bass. […]
What ecologists call “complex habitat” — habitats with a lot of surface area and interstices — benefits fish production. […]
Wives’ tale about Mountain Dew reviving injured fish is just that. Use of carbonated beverages to stop gill bleeding has no effect. […]
A closer look at the efficiency of electrofishing and how well samples represent what is actually in the water. […]
The health of a bass population in a body of water will be reflected in spawning success. And big fish are the most productive. […]
Trotlining is an effective way to catch catfish — blues, channels, and flatheads. A study finds the effects on gamefish to be minimal. […]
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.” […]
Catching bass seems like a battle between the knowledge and skills of the anglers and the too-often unpredictable behavior of the bass. […]
Does adding brush to Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs actually help fish populations? Here are the effects of structure. […]
How will fishing in Mississippi’s reservoirs fare when when climate change digs in. The habitat loss and changes to fish cannot be reversed. […]
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