Summary
Angering anglers along the way, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission may halt fishing for smallmouth bass during the spawn and extend catch-and-release-only fishing up tributaries to the "sick" portions of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers.
The proposals are the latest moves by an agency powerless to solve the rivers' water-quality problems.See the full content of this document
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Anglers Pay the Price for Sick Susquehanna
So, the PFBC says it will do all it can try to protect the smallmouths left in the lower portions of the rivers so they can rebound if, and when, the river improves.
Young-of-the-year bass continue to die off each summer at alarming rates as the water warms into low-oxygen conditions, creating stresses ...See the full content of this document
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