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TWRA proposes sport-fish rule changes to curb Alabama bass spread; several reservoirs targeted
Summary
TWRA fisheries staff proposed amendments in Sport Fish Proclamation 25-02 to address the spread of introduced Alabama bass and to simplify or adjust creel and length limits on multiple reservoirs; the fisheries committee voted to refer the proclamation to the full commission.
Fisheries staff for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on Feb. 20 presented proposed changes in Sport Fish Proclamation 25‑02 aimed at slowing the spread of nonnative Alabama bass and simplifying black bass regulations on multiple reservoirs. The fisheries committee voted to refer the proposed proclamation to the full commission.
Chief Jason Haniger described Alabama bass as an emerging management challenge in the Tennessee River system and said the species—recognized as a distinct species in 2008—has been introduced into multiple reservoirs and hybridizes with native spotted and smallmouth bass. “If we don't stop the stocking illegal stocking of Alabama bass in our other reservoirs, we will lose smallmouth bass in the state of Tennessee,” Haniger said, citing…
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