Biologist Report - Shenango River, Mercer and Lawrence Counties

Personnel from the Area 1 Fisheries Management office sampled the Shenango River at four sites (~ 1 mile below Shenango Dam, at King Chapel Road, at West Middlesex, and at Nashua Bridge) during the week of August 22nd, 2011, to assess smallmouth bass, walleye and other sportfish populations and assess species composition using a newly constructed electrofishing boat specifically designed for small rivers.