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Article: HEARTY BASS THRIVE WHERE OTHERS FAIL; THE SPECIES SURVIVED THREATS THAT WIPED OUT BROOK TROUT POPULATIONS IN MANY WATERS.(SERIES: Fishing Guide 2002)(Special section)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2002
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Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer
When the first European settlers fished for their supper in New York's rivers and lakes, the catch usually consisted of brook trout or black bass.
Brookies aren't nearly as common now as they were in pioneer days, but fishing for bass is better than ever in the Empire State.
Populations of brook trout in countless streams and lakes were decimated during the 19th and 20th centuries by overfishing, changing habitat and competition from introduced species. Bass, being heartier and more tolerant of pollution, managed to persist in many waters where brookies were doomed.
Today, bass thrive in nearly ...