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Showing posts with label Environmental. Show all posts
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
2008 Smallmouth Bass River Forecast
2008 Smallmouth Bass River Forecast:
"Rappahannock River:
Recent studies conducted by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries suggest a bright future for smallmouth bass angling on the Rappahannock River. The population continues to grow and experience improved size structure due to two excellent year classes (2004 and 2005) followed by an average spawn in 2006 and an apparently average spawn in 2007. Fisheries Biologist John Odenkirk stated that this four-year string links together the strongest consecutive year class grouping documented to-date in this river system. Fish should be getting more abundant and larger. Near perfect environmental conditions (primarily rainfall during the month of June) occurred in 2004 which resulted in record production (numbers of juvenile bass) providing sample young-of-year electrofishing catch rates of 43 per hour (the previous record was in 1997 when 28 per hour were sampled, and that year class persisted for years providing excellent angling)."
"Rappahannock River:
Recent studies conducted by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries suggest a bright future for smallmouth bass angling on the Rappahannock River. The population continues to grow and experience improved size structure due to two excellent year classes (2004 and 2005) followed by an average spawn in 2006 and an apparently average spawn in 2007. Fisheries Biologist John Odenkirk stated that this four-year string links together the strongest consecutive year class grouping documented to-date in this river system. Fish should be getting more abundant and larger. Near perfect environmental conditions (primarily rainfall during the month of June) occurred in 2004 which resulted in record production (numbers of juvenile bass) providing sample young-of-year electrofishing catch rates of 43 per hour (the previous record was in 1997 when 28 per hour were sampled, and that year class persisted for years providing excellent angling)."
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Delaware River Flexible Flow Management Program | Trout Unlimited - Conserving coldwater fisheries
Delaware River Flexible Flow Management Program | Trout Unlimited - Conserving coldwater fisheries:
"Delaware River Flexible Flow Management Program
Trout Unlimited has completed an extensive review of the interim Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) for the Upper Delaware River and three Catskill reservoirs that provide drinking water to New York City. As a result, Trout Unlimited and its New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania councils have determined that while the concept behind the FFMP is indeed the best way to manage the river’s flows, the actual water release schedules in the plan will continue to damage the ecosystem of the Delaware River."
Sorry not Smallmouth oriented But I fish the Delaware also
Rappahannock River Basin Commission
Rappahannock River Basin Commission: "Purpose
To develop an information database and map themes for the entire Rappahannock River Basin area to be used for watershed planning and educational purposes. The Atlas and Database will be available for use by the Rappahannock River Basin Study Commission, government agencies, private organizations, and the public."
To develop an information database and map themes for the entire Rappahannock River Basin area to be used for watershed planning and educational purposes. The Atlas and Database will be available for use by the Rappahannock River Basin Study Commission, government agencies, private organizations, and the public."
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