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Article: Smallmouth bass struggling to adapt in Texas.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- June 6, 2007
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Byline: Ray Sasser
DALLAS _ Smallmouth bass have taken a hit from golden alga, the insidious blooming plant that's caused problems in West Texas fish hatcheries and at Lake Whitney, the heavyweight champ of the state's smallmouth lakes.
Smallmouth bass are not native to Texas. They were introduced during Texas Parks and Wildlife's experimental period of testing the adaptability of every game fish from walleye to peacock bass.
Texas summers are too harsh for some species that evolved in more temperate climes. Winters proved too cold for peacock bass, which did OK in the warm discharge of a power plant lake until the plant went offline.
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