Smallmouth Bass Research in Pennsylvania
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Researchers with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) and Penn State University are hoping a pilot study using specially tagged fish will help them reel in data about smallmouth bass fishing pressure and harvest on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers.
“The objective of the pilot tagging study is to estimate catch-and-release rates of smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River as well as harvest rates,” said Leroy Young, PFBC Fisheries Management Division chief. “This will give us better information than is currently available on the effects of alternative regulations on the smallmouth bass fishery. The results of this initial tagged fish study will also help us determine if a larger effort along these lines would be worthwhile in 2008.”
Read More on the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissions web site.
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