Surveys continue on the Upper Potomac

Type: Nontidal
Region: Western
Location: Upper Potomac River

The crew has been busy netting fish during our annual fall electrofishing surveys on the upper Potomac River. Upper and middle river sites have been completed and just a few lower river sites (catch and release area) remain. This years collection of smallmouth bass has been outstanding; catch rates for larger smallmouth have been some of the highest ever recorded. Don�t hesitate to throw large baits during the fall. A twelve inch smallmouth in one of the collections had just eaten another smallmouth that appeared to be about 6 or 7 inches!