And, NCWRC has installed signs at popular public fishing and boating access areas to help with identification and education about the impact of Alabama bass. It is illegal to move or stock fish ...

Alabama bass are now found in more rivers and lakes in North Carolina than ever before and are competing with our native fish ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — A bass species that are invasive to North Carolina is spreading in our lakes and rivers and competing with our native fish, according to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.