Largemouth Bass Tagging Project Assesses Fish Translocation Between Chickahominy and James Rivers
Mar 8, 2023 17:25:53 GMT -5
Post by VFR on Mar 8, 2023 17:25:53 GMT -5
Largemouth Bass Tagging Project Assesses Fish Translocation Between Chickahominy and James Rivers
by Margi Whitmore
The James and Chickahominy Rivers boast strong largemouth bass fisheries that attract anglers from across the country and host tournaments of varying sizes. Large tournaments typically launch from the James River, which itself offers excellent bass fishing and connects anglers with adjoining waters such as the Chickahominy River.
Because of the Chickahominy’s reputation as a productive fishery, many anglers travel between the Chickahominy and James rivers to fish. During 2020, invasive Alabama bass were detected in Diascund Creek, a tributary of the Chickahominy River. Additional detections of Alabama bass have been reported in the Chickahominy River. In April 2021, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) began a largemouth bass tagging project to assess fish movement between the James and Chickahominy Rivers. Read more.....
by Margi Whitmore
The James and Chickahominy Rivers boast strong largemouth bass fisheries that attract anglers from across the country and host tournaments of varying sizes. Large tournaments typically launch from the James River, which itself offers excellent bass fishing and connects anglers with adjoining waters such as the Chickahominy River.Because of the Chickahominy’s reputation as a productive fishery, many anglers travel between the Chickahominy and James rivers to fish. During 2020, invasive Alabama bass were detected in Diascund Creek, a tributary of the Chickahominy River. Additional detections of Alabama bass have been reported in the Chickahominy River. In April 2021, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) began a largemouth bass tagging project to assess fish movement between the James and Chickahominy Rivers. Read more.....