The Effects of Increased Pressure on Smallmouth Populations with Special Guests Paul Port and Jeremy Risley (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)

On today’s episode we are joined by special guests Paul Port and Jeremy Risley with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Paul and Jeremy recently published an interesting study investigating the effects that increased pressure on smallmouth bass in creeks and streams. So we’ll take a look at their entire study and research paper including their initial goals, their methods of tracking and interpreting their data, and ultimately, their findings.    Link to "Smallmouth Bass Exploitation in a Stream Fishery" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370549856_Smallmouth_Bass_Exploitation_in_a_Stream_Fishery Link to Constant Contact Form (Arkansas Game and Fish Commision) https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001x98VhqjTlI5FFUKjGc4UMhSp_aRdGI4xBQDKeE0OKZA-tDaAAOTt39q8g_u04deZL3sf09rdf7fLSrIm3XJiA9TUFxm2TNnaWstHc2IkHfU%3D   Brought to you by: American Legacy Fishing & Outdoors www.americanlegacyfishing.com Use Code: TACKLETALK10 for 10% Off! (Some exclusions apply)   Additional Support Provided By: Dakota Lithium: Used Code TACKLETALK10 for 10% Off! RTIC Outdoors: New Sales Now!