2023-2024 AREA AQUATIC

Largemouth Bass are __________ fish that usually depend on a natural food source.

• Herbivorous

• Carnivorous

• Omnivores

• Scavenger

• None of the Above

In some cases, hatchery trained bass will eat pellets of ____________ feed.

• High-Carbohydrate

• Low-Protein

• High-Protein

• Both B and C

• Plant-Based

When receiving fish from hatcheries for restocking, what are signs of poor quality fish?

• Dead Fish

• Fish with Sores

• Fish with Ragged Fins

• All of the Above

• None of the Above

What is the scientific name of the Bluegill?

• Morone saxatilis

• Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus

• Lepomis microlophus

• Lepomis auratus

• None of the Above

When stocking new fish, at what rate should the water temperature be changed to match the receiving water over 20 minutes?

• 30° F

• 25° F

• 20° F

• 15° F

• 10° F

True or False: Transfer of diseased fish from one body of water to another is not legal in Georgia.

• True

• False

When restocking Rainbow Trout in a fertilized pond, what is the recommended stocking rate?

• 5 to 10

• 40 to 50

• 100 to 300

• 100 to 500

• 500 to 1,000

When stocking bream, what is the recommended ratio of Bluegill to Redear Sunfish?

• 70% to 80% / 20% to 30%

• 60% to 70% / 30% to 40%

• 50% to 60% / 40% to 50%

• 30% to 40% / 60% to 70%

• None of the Above

__________ are a traditional catfish species in Georgia that are common in slow moving streams and ponds.

• Ghosts

• Bullheads

• Flatheads

• Suckermouths

• None of the Above

Channel Catfish may begin to spawn during the ___ to ___ year and cause overcrowding in the pond.

• 4th or 5th

• 3rd or 4th

• 1st or 2nd

• 2nd or 3rd

• 5th or 6th