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Alabama bass poses direct threat to West Virginia lakes and streams By
February 20, 2021 - 11:33 am
The Alabama bass looks a lot like out Kentucky spotted bass, but can take over and become dominant in short order
A biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources holds up an Alabama Bass on the right and a largemouth bass on the left for comparison PHOTO: Virginia DWR
CHARLESTON, W.Va. There is a growing stir in West Virginia’s bass fishing community regarding a new threat to both largemouth and smallmouth bass alike. The Alabama bass isn’t necessarily new, but it’s just now coming to the conscious of West Virginia.
Man dies after launching boat at Smith Mountain Lake Smith Mountain Lake (Source: WDBJ7) By Eddie Callahan | February 15, 2021 at 9:16 AM EST - Updated February 15 at 9:16 AM
(WDBJ) - A man died Friday after falling into Smith Mountain Lake while handling a boat being launched for a day of fishing.
Two men launched their boat from the Penhook boat ramp before Richard Donald Haynes 3rd, of Axton, fell into the water about 25 feet from the launch site. The boat kept drifting out into the cove, with Haynes trying to climb back into it unsuccessfully.
A bystander noticed Haynes struggling as he was swimming back to shore and proceeded to enter the water to try and help him. A lifejacket was thrown in the water by two other bystanders, using a rope to try and help the two get back to shore faster. Haynes was not wearing a lifejacket when he fell into the water.
New Virginia wildlife license plate announced The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has announced its newest âWildlife Conservationistâ license plate. (Source: The Department of Wildlife Resources) By NBC12 Newsroom | January 27, 2021 at 6:01 PM EST - Updated January 27 at 8:55 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has announced its newest âWildlife Conservationistâ license plate.
The plate features a red salamander, which was named Virginiaâs official state salamander in 2018.
âDel. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, sponsored the bill at the urging of young conservationists affiliated with Salamander Savers, an ecological-minded 4-H group whose members ranged in age from 8 to 18. This special designation was also made possible through a collaborated effort between DWR, the Virginia Herpetological Society, and many naturalists and teachers, who worked hard to raise awareness about salamanders,â a re