TPWD says anglers can benefit future of fishing with scale samples for genetics testing
Fishing guide Jason Conn with the 8.15 pound Bass Pro Shops Lunker Class ShareLunker he caught and released at Bois d’ Arc Lake in May 2024. Conn submitted scale samples from the fish to TPWD for genetics testing. The test confirmed it was the five-year old daughter of a 14.57 pound Legacy Lunker caught in 2019 from Marine Creek Reservoir. (Photo courtesy of Jason Conn)
Anglers who catch qualifying Sharelunkers over eight pounds from Texas lakes are encouraged to submit scale samples of their catch to TPWD for genetics testing. The testing can provide valuable data to TPWD about the genetics of wild populations of large bass finning around in lakes across the state. (TPWD Photo)
In May, Natalie Houston submitted her 10.40-pound bass to Toyota ShareLunker, plus scale samples from the fish for genetics testing. Anglers who submit DNA from ShareLunker entries receive a 3-month subscription to The Bass University, a Lew’s reel, a ShareLunker Catch Kit and an entry into the Bass Pro Shops $5,000 shopping spree. (Toyota ShareLunker)
Compelling news from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s A.E. Wood State Fish Hatchery in San Marcos…… Recent genetics testing performed on a scale sample from an 8.15-pound largemouth bass caught and released earlier this year from Bois d’ Arc Lake confirms the fish was a test tube baby with a developing weight problem.According to fisheries biologist Dan Bennett of Pottsb...
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