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Bass Biology &
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I’m not a fisheries biologist. I do not have a degree in biology. I do have over 20 years of experience reading fisheries studies, sitting in meeting rooms with fisheries professionals and discussing bass biology and management with these fisheries professionals from across the US and Canada. |
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I’ve spent over
20 years as a student of bass and bass fishing. My goals have always been to
be a good citizen and a successful bass angler. I truly believe that to do
this, one must be intimately knowledgeable of the bass and all the factors
that affect the bass. The good citizen part is simple – if I expect to enjoy
my chosen sport to its fullest, I must work to maintain and even improve the |
*MDNR Spring Bass Season Study* |
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conditions for
bass to succeed. Which means I need to understand what it takes to produce
good bass populations - things like clean water, good habitat and plenty of
forage. The desire is of course to have plenty of good bass fishing
opportunities now and in the future, and to be able to enjoy |
Smallmouth Bass |
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pursuing bass as much as the bass population can provide. Since I always consider myself a student, I use a combination of knowledge gained from reading the available science and talking to the fisheries professionals who have published that science, and of course, knowledge I’ve gained firsthand from over 20 years of hardcore bass fishing and tournament competition. I’ve spent a bunch of hours (just ask my wife) staring into the water, and then figuring out what I see, often with the help of others. |
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Below are online document links to important
studies, articles, interviews and observations on bass biology and bass
management. The newest additions will always be at the top except for special
reports. |
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An In-depth look
at: “91-6 MDNR Fisheries Technical Report, Aug 15, 1991 Results of Early Season, Catch-and-Release Bass Fishing at Six Lakes by James C. Schneider, James
R. Waybrant, and Richard P O’Neal” Part 1 – the
MDNR Study Part
2 – My Commentary on the Study 01/31/04 |
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Early Opening of Black Bass Fishing Seasons in New York State: A Review of Issues and Available Data by James R. Jackson
and Thomas E. Brooking, Cornell Biological Field Station |
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To Fish or Not to Fish, That is the Question! by Chris Horton,
BASS Conservation Manager Reprinted
with permission from his Conservation Times column from the July 2004 BASS
TIMES magazine For the vast
majority of bass anglers, the spring spawning season has just concluded… 07/16/04 |
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Proposal Letter to the MDNR On an Early Bass Season in Michigan Time for a
Change for More Bass Fishing
by Dan Kimmel |
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Interviews with Fish Biologists From Various Regions Are Closed Bass
Seasons Necessary?
by Dan Kimmel Fish Biologists Interviews 04/02/04 |
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An Interview with a Michigan DNR Fish Biologist Is it Gobies or Something Else? – Why is this biologist saying we
shouldn’t have a spring catch-and-release season? by Dan Kimmel Michigan
Fish Biologist Interview 03/28/04 |
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