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Bass Fishing => Bass Fishing Tips, Techniques & General Discussion => Topic started by: DOWD on July 24, 2006, 12:57:17 PM
Taken from Bass Fan web site:
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Wisconsin fish die-off 7/24/2006
The La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune reported recently that the state's Department of Natural Resources collected 582 dead bass following the Mississippi River Midwestern Stren, held July 12-15 out of Onalaska. The vast majority of those fish had clipped tail fins, which signified they were caught and released during the tournament.
Following a high mortality rate in the wake of last year's event, the DNR clipped fins this year as part of a study to attempt to determine the cause.
To read the article, http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/07/22/news/00lead.txt