Conservation News

Conservation News

Daily Limit: Biologist lauds derby anglers

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — On a sunny afternoon, Jeremy Risley was waiting to put tournament anglers’ fish in his tank to release back in Bull Shoals Lake. Before the top...

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Kansas bass stocking

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 provided graphic...

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Florida announces treatment plans

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued the following statement: FWC will conduct aquatic plant control in Lake Okeechobee this month, weather permitting. This linked PDF contains maps and...

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Florida herbicide treatments resume

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Following a pause this past winter to listen to concerns and ideas and then modify its strategy, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has resumed...

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Indiana anglers fight reservoir access issue

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana anglers are fighting back against formation of a conservancy district on a popular suburban fishery here, asserting that it will impose prohibitive cost on public access...

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Habitat program in Pennsylvania

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is looking for a few good bass clubs. Well … actually, it’s looking for more than a few. The PFBC...

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N.C. B.A.S.S. Nation members help expand state Fishing Trail

REIDSVILLE, N.C — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with N.C. B.A.S.S. and the City of Reidsville, recently opened an educational fishing trail on Lake Reidsville to help anglers learn how to catch largemouth bass...

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Guadalupe bass recovery

AUSTIN, Texas – In 2010, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its conservation partners embarked on an ambitious mission to restore and conserve 10 self-sustaining populations of the...

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