State’s largest documented robust redhorse found in Savannah River

Georgia Department of Natural Resources staff caught and released the largest robust redhorse they’ve ever documented.

The agency staff made the huge find while sampling spawning robust redhorse at Augusta Shoals last month.

The massive fish was 31 inches long and weighing 20.8 pounds. Program manager Matthew Rowe said the fish “could be over 30 years old” because of its size…

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