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  In football, linebackers are usually the largest players and have the endurance required to get through a game plus overtime. But when it comes to fish, larger doesn't always mean stronger. A University of Illinois study showed smaller fish recover from exertion faster than larger fish. "The point of the study was to replicate an angling situation where anglers catch and release fish," said researcher Cory Suski. "We wanted to know if large fish and small fish had similar...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today released an updated list of fish consumption advisories that includes nine new advisories, but also eases or lifts seven other advisories. The advisories are only for fish caught recreationally and do not apply to fish raised for commercial purposes or those bought in stores or restaurants. "Consumption advisories are not intended to discourage anyone from fishing or eating fresh fish...

LAKE WORTH, Fla., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bass fishermen will want to stow a digital camera in the tackle box this summer for a chance to win $1 million for catching a record largemouth bass anywhere in Florida. BountyFishing.com, the place where anglers compete for cash prizes uploading photos of the biggest fish, announced on May 21 the Florida Million Dollar Bass Bounty - an Internet-managed tournament that will pay $1 million to the fisherman who sets the new state largemouth bass...

Advisories Eased for Seven Water Bodies; New Species, Water Body Added HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State officials today released updated fish consumption advisories that include two new fish species and a water body that had not previously been on the list, but also eases or lifts advisories on fish from seven water bodies. The advisories were developed through an interagency partnership between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the state departments of...

A U.S. Geological Survey study has found intersex in smallmouth and largemouth bass to be widespread in numerous U.S. river basins. USGS scientists said their finding is the result of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, which is primarily revealed in male fish having immature female egg cells in their testes, and occasionally female fish with male characteristics as well. Of the 16 fish species researchers examined, they said the condition was most common in...

Intersex in smallmouth and largemouth basses is widespread in numerous river basins throughout the United States is the major finding of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research published online in Aquatic Toxicology.Of the 16 fish species researchers examined from 1995 to 2004, the condition was most common by far in smallmouth and largemouth bass: a third of all male smallmouth bass and a fifth of all male...

 For avid fishermen and anglers, the largemouth bass is a favorite freshwater fish with an appetite for minnows. A new study finds that once they evolved to eat other fish, largemouth bass and fellow fish-feeders have remained relatively unchanged compared with their insect- and snail-eating cousins. As these fishes became top predators in aquatic ecosystems, natural selection put the breaks on evolution, say researchers.A highly sought-after game fish, the largemouth bass belongs to a...

A 20-year U.S. study shows some largemouth bass inherit a vulnerability to being caught, researchers said. The University of Illinois study started in 1975 at a state park. Researchers say anglers had to put each fish that was caught into a live well on their boat. The fish were tagged to keep track of how many times each was caught and all fish were then released. We kept track over four years of all of the angling that went on, and we have a total record -- there were thousands of...

In an experiment spanning over 20 years, researchers at the University of Illinois have found that vulnerability to being caught by anglers is a heritable trait in largemouth bass.The study began in 1975 with the resident population of bass in Ridge Lake, an experimental study lake in Fox Ridge State Park in Charleston. The fishing was controlled. For example, anglers had to reserve times, and every fish that was caught was put into a live well on the boat. The fish were measured and tagged...

By Will Elliott When New York State's outdoors writers headed to Old Forge for their fall conference Oct. 2-5, early hunting seasons seemed the hot topic. The Adirondack Mountains provide a nice setting for leaf watching while camping, fishing, hiking, hunting and other pursuits. As everyone knows who has ever spent a day at Old Forge, deer watching is a major -- and very simple -- outdoor experience. Whitetails, including some nice-sized bucks, walk around town and the no-hunting...