The 2025 Black Bass Symposium was held in August in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society.

This symposium is a rare opportunity for black bass anglers and scientists to get together to talk about fishing, fishery needs, and knowledge gaps. We were thrilled with the habitat session in particular, which featured almost entirely RFHP/FOR members. Two of them are provided here, for you to enjoy if you missed the symposium: