Meeting will discuss Atchafalaya freshwater fisheries

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m.July 23 in the Joe Herring Room of the LDWF Headquarters, 000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge.

Inland fisheries biologists will present current and past data describing fisheries trends in the Atchafalaya Basin, with emphasis on largemouth bass and crappie populations. Topics will include bass stocking in the Basin, regulations and a brief description of LDWF’s pilot Tournament Information Project.

Following the presentations, the public will be invited to ask questions or express concerns.