Fishing guide Jason Conn with the 8.15 pound Bass Pro Shops Lunker Class Share-Lunker 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 fiveyear old daughter of a 14.57 pound Legacy Lunker caught in 2019 from Marine Creek Reservoir. (Photo courtesy of Jason Conn)
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Citizen Scientists-TPWD says anglers can benefit future of fishing with scale samples for genetics testing
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.
