Alabama Power, Conservation Officials Give Nature A Little Assist When Gamefish Spawn

By Robert DeWitt

Any good fisherman knows that small fish grow up to be big fish. Part of the rationale behind catch-and-release practices is to “throw them back and let them grow.” But before a little fish can grow into a bigger fish, an egg must turn into fry and fry must turn into fingerlings.

The spawn is an essential part of maintaining a healthy fish population, and a successful spawn can make the difference later in whether fish are plentiful or scarce. A multitude of variables influencing the aquatic environment can affect when fish lay their eggs and how successfully those eggs grow into fish.

Alabama Power tries to give nature a little bit of an assist during the critical time when fish are spawning.“We have, for several years, held Smith on the Warrior and Weiss and Logan Martin on the Coosa for about two weeks,” says Angie Anderegg, hydro licensing and compliance supervisor for Alabama Power. “If we can from an operational standpoint, we will hold those lakes steady or slightly rising to facilitate the fish spawning.”

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