Lake Pleasant has historically been regarded as one of the premier largemouth bass (Micropteus salmoides) fisheries in Arizona. However, the quality of the largemouth bass fishery has decreased, resulting in low angler satisfaction and a general concern for the health of the fishery. The leading hypothesis for the cause of this decline is the recent invasion of striped bass (Morone saxatilis), which may be responsible, in part, for the shift in largemouth bass size structure through competition for resources and predation.
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- Lake Pleasant Striped Bass
- Stewart, Bill (Author)
- Meding, Marianne (Author)
- Rogers, Diana D. (Author)
- Arizona. Game and Fish Department (Publisher)
- Identifier ValueGF 7.3:G 84/11
- Technical guidance bulletin ; no. 11
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).
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Stewart B.S., M.M. Meding, and D.R. Rogers. 2007. Lake Pleasant striped bass. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Research Branch, Technical Guidance Bulletin No. 11. Phoenix. 40 pp.