NC Wildlife Resources Commission seeks public’s help to reduce the threat to native species posed by the invader.

They readily interbreed with smallmouth and spotted bass. With time, this hybridization effectively can eliminate smallmouth and spotted bass from the fish community. “They’re being stocked ...

Invasive Alabama bass species spreading in North Carolina, competing with native fish and threatening their populations.

The North Carolina Wildlife Commission (NCWC) is asking for the public’s help to stop spreading the Alabama bass to new ...

Routine fisheries surveys conducted by NCWRC biologists have documented the spread of Alabama bass over the last 20 years in North Carolina reservoirs and rivers. Their distribution has rapidly grown ...

White bass fishing is fair on crank baits, jigs, small lures, and spinnerbaits around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie fishing is fair on hair jigs, minnows, sassy shad, and tube ...

Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes than ever and are competing with our ...

Alabama bass, which are often mistaken for spotted or largemouth bass, are an invasive species to North Carolina that are now being found in the state's coastal areas.

An invasive fish first found in Lake Norman is spreading elsewhere in the state and threatening native largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, state wildlife biologists said Friday while asking ...