Anglers fishing deep for species like black bass are warned to be aware of barotrauma and to use the AGFC's Legacy Lunker program to help develop bigger fish for Arkansas waterways.

HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries biologists are urging anglers targeting trophy bass — especially those fishing deep water — to take extra care to ensure fish ...

Hemorrhaging of internal organs – a less obvious sign of barotrauma – also can occur, so even fish that swim away apparently unharmed, ultimately die. That’s where the DNR study comes into play.

A Minnesota DNR crappie barotrauma study and problems with dumping baitfish. The Minnesota DNR's study of crappie populations, particularly the impact of deepwater angling on barotrauma and the ...