Presenter: Phil Durocher

Commission Agenda Item No. 6
Briefing
Managing for Quality Bass Fishing
May 2004

I. Executive Summary: Staff will brief the Commission on its efforts to manage the state’s bass populations for quality bass fishing. A brief history on the rise in popularity of bass fishing and a historical perspective of past bass management efforts, which led to today’s programs, will be presented. The current strategy used by the staff to set bass regulations and the objectives behind those regulations will be discussed.