By David Hart They were called “frankenfish” and “fishzilla,” as if they were created in the laboratory of a mad scientist. They even morphed into a mythological creature that could walk across dry land and survive out of water for days. The hysteria around snakeheads also spawned a rash of B-list movies. One included gruesome attacks by roving packs of six-foot fish that devoured swimmers, … [Read more...]
Remembering Birds
By Sherman Shifflett After a recent article about birds in CvilleBuzz, I started thinking about the birds I saw as a kid and how many of those species have become scarce. My family left Covesville in 1957, and I don't think I have seen a Baltimore Oriole since then. I remember a sycamore tree near our bus stop and I used to see the orioles in that tree. Seems to me that they built … [Read more...]
DU Spring Update
By DU Field Biologists BRITISH COLUMBIA. After recent thaws, the ground surface in the interior and Peace parkland regions is saturated with water. As a result, wetland conditions are favorable for returning waterfowl, which started to arrive in the southern interior in early March. ALBERTA. Despite below-average winter snowfall, soil moisture levels are near or above normal across … [Read more...]
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
By Charles Crenshaw Reading the baseball story in a recent CvilleBuzz edition reminded me of the book I am now reading. The title is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Wilmer (Bill) Leatherman is a 1958 Albemarle High School graduate and in 2013 was inducted into the Albemarle High School Alumni Hall of Fame. He was head basketball coach at Bridgewater College for twenty-four years and … [Read more...]
More Muskies
By CWF Volunteer Allen Easterly As a Complementary Work Force (CWF) Volunteer, I recently had the great pleasure to assist Region 2 and Region 4 Fisheries personnel begin the process of obtaining more musky for release in Commonwealth waters. During two separate trips, two teams of three or four conducted an electro-fishing expedition on a portion of the James River where there is a very high … [Read more...]
Virginia Walleye Stocking Program
By VDGIF The walleye is a popular game fish in many areas of the country, but one that is often overlooked in Virginia. DGIF’s aquatics staff uses state of the art techniques to collect, grow, and stock walleye. Here’s how we do it. Every year, DGIF collects adult walleye to use as brood stock. Brood stock are those fish that are captured, brought into a hatchery, spawned, and then … [Read more...]
Stripers in Weldon
Stripers Coming to Weldon Capt. Alan Cain I just wanted to send out a quick email to let you know I have set dates for Roanoke River striped bass fishing. This fish takes place on the Roanoke River near Weldon NC where the stripers come to spawn every spring. Weldon is located right off of Interstate-95 and is about 1.5 hours northeast of Raleigh near the NC/VA state lines. Striped … [Read more...]
A Day To Remember
By Stephen Milandric On December 13, 2014 I caught the largest blue catfish of my life. I was fishing the mighty James River with two great friends, Neil Renouf of Old Dominion Outdoors and Gary Harmon of Radford. At approximately 1:23 p.m., I got hit powerfully hard! I reeled down fast with the rod still in the rod holder and it took less than a second to turn into stalemate … [Read more...]
Deer Kill Off
Deer Kill Graph Since 1947 There is an elephant in the room. For the recently completed 2016/17 hunting season, Virginia’s deer hunters tagged a total of 180,121 deer. That total represents a 16% decrease from the previous year’s harvest of 209.197. Game Department officials said that a good mast crop and diseases in previous years were responsible for the rather dramatic drop. … [Read more...]
Virginia Cougars?
The Virginia Game Department says that cougars, mountain lions, do not exist in Virginia. Period. End of argument. But….. There are at least three hunters in Louisa County who disagree. Sherman Shifflett, a frequent contributor to CvilleBuzz, said that the hunters saw a cougar in the Ware’s X community, not far from Lake Anna. The hunters were using beagles to make a drive near an old … [Read more...]
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