WVU Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

WVU Chapter of the American Fisheries Society We are the West Virginia University Chapter of American Fisheries Society.

As we wrap up the semester, we find ourselves in the perfect time for fish viewing. We would like to invite you all to a...
04/21/2025

As we wrap up the semester, we find ourselves in the perfect time for fish viewing. We would like to invite you all to an opportunity to learn hands-on about our local native Ichthyofauna. Come join us at Dents Run (in Granville across the Mon River about an 8 minute drive from Percival Hall) to watch the unique sucker migration as well as catch some colorful darters, shiners, and more! once in the spring every year, schools of suckers migrate up small creeks and tributaries of large rivers to spawn. Dents Run has great viewing access to witness this phenomenon as well as lots of species to encounter!

We invite you to carpool to this event. The location is provided below for your convenience. Feel free to park at The River Church in Granville and either DM or message us in the WVU AFS GroupMe when you arrive so that we can shuttle you if need be! The church is a solid 10-second drive away from the site but the site itself is parking-limited. Bring waders or clothes you don't mind getting wet in, water, and a desire to learn about some neat fishes!

LOCATION COORDINATES: 39.636728, -79.990717

Hey all! We'll see you tomorrow night for our next AFS meeting, another round of Jeopardy! All fish trivia, and even som...
04/08/2025

Hey all! We'll see you tomorrow night for our next AFS meeting, another round of Jeopardy! All fish trivia, and even some West Virginia trivia! Plus, we have some important announcements to make regarding your new WVU AFS executive committee officers!!! Tuesday, April 8th @ 5:30pm in Percival 308. See ya there!

Our wild game dinner fundraiser on Saturday was an absolute HIT! Thank you so much to all who came and supported WVU TWS...
04/07/2025

Our wild game dinner fundraiser on Saturday was an absolute HIT! Thank you so much to all who came and supported WVU TWS and AFS, and a special thank you to our silent auction item donors and the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department! We had a blast getting to pull this off for you and see everyone so excited to be together, win some amazing prizes, and eat some great food. The funds raised from this event will get put to use providing members of WVU TWS and AFS professional development experiences in fisheries and wildlife!

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!! Here's another look at some more prizes we have to offer at tomorrow's AFS and wild game dinner!...
04/04/2025

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!! Here's another look at some more prizes we have to offer at tomorrow's AFS and wild game dinner! Come by and eat plenty of good food made from an assortment of exotic animals (alligator, manicou, black bear, etc.) and support WVU's wildlife subunits! 1989 Grafton Road Morgantown, WV 26508 (Clinton Volunteer Fire Department).

Have a sneak peek at some of the amazing donations we'll have up for grabs at this Saturday's annual wild game dinner! T...
04/02/2025

Have a sneak peek at some of the amazing donations we'll have up for grabs at this Saturday's annual wild game dinner! This is just a handful of amazing prizes you can win during the dinner, including a 1 year archery range membership to Sportsman's Refuge + $200 off select store items, handmade goods, multiple chances at free pizza coupons from our friends over at Pies and Pints, a $100 gift voucher for anything at Massage Envy, and SO MUCH MORE!

We'll see you there at1989 Grafton Road Morgantown, WV 26508 (Clinton District Volunteer Fire Department) on Saturday from 4 - 8 pm!

Time sure flies because we are now only 5 DAYS away from our annual Game Dinner at the Clinton District Volunteer Fire D...
03/31/2025

Time sure flies because we are now only 5 DAYS away from our annual Game Dinner at the Clinton District Volunteer Fire Department!!! To get y'all excited for the upcoming event, we will be teasing some of the dishes we plan to serve, as well as some of the great prizes that you could have a chance to win through our silent auctions:

For Monday, we will be starting off with a dish that is a returning crowd favorite from last year - the Pinwheel Stuffed Venison Backstraps! These savory pinwheels are stuffed with cream cheese, sautéed onions, and jalapenos before being rolled over, wrapped in bacon, and smoked to deliciousness. Better show up early before this one is all gone!!!

If you want to try this and many other delicious game meats that we have to offer, stop by and see us and this Saturday (4/5) from 4:00pm - 8:00pm at Clinton District Fire Hall.

Hey all! We'll see you tomorrow for our officer nominee night! Percival 308 at 5:30pm. We also have some important updat...
03/24/2025

Hey all! We'll see you tomorrow for our officer nominee night! Percival 308 at 5:30pm. We also have some important updates to share with you all about some future AFS events so be sure to come by!

We are a little less than a month away from our annual Wild Game Dinner hosted by the WVU Student Chapters of AFS & TWS!...
03/11/2025

We are a little less than a month away from our annual Wild Game Dinner hosted by the WVU Student Chapters of AFS & TWS! Join us on April 5th at the Clinton District Fire House to sample a smattering of different game meats ranging from goose to moose and everything in between!

Doors open at 4pm and food will be served at 5pm. Admission is donation-based upon arrival, so you will not need to present a ticket at the door. The suggested donation is ~$10 per person.

We will also be showcasing and auctioning off donations from local businesses including, but not limited to, a free deer processing + lesson, a 1-year indoor archery range membership, and so much more!!

Come check us out on April 5th, and we look forward to seeing y'all there!!!

Hello members! Join us tomorrow night (Percival 308 at 5:30) for an arts and crafts and tackle swap night! We'll be maki...
03/11/2025

Hello members! Join us tomorrow night (Percival 308 at 5:30) for an arts and crafts and tackle swap night! We'll be making Paper Mache fish as well as trading fishing gear around while hanging out. We also have some important announcements to make! We look forward to seeing you there!

We had an excellent time attending the West Virginia AFS Tri-state conference in Wheeling this past week! There's lots o...
03/10/2025

We had an excellent time attending the West Virginia AFS Tri-state conference in Wheeling this past week! There's lots of amazing fisheries research being conducted particularly in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia at the moment, and we were lucky enough to be presented with a handful of really unique projects. Congratulations to all WVU students who presented their research! Especially, congratulations to WVU AFS board members Joe Kingsbury, Cory Bauerlien, and Luka Marques for displaying their research projects!

Congratulations to Brandon Mundy for winning the WVU AFS Travel Grant Award! Brandon is the proud recipient of $300 prov...
02/28/2025

Congratulations to Brandon Mundy for winning the WVU AFS Travel Grant Award! Brandon is the proud recipient of $300 provided by the WVU AFS subunit to attend a fisheries conference of his choosing. As a long-standing member of the WVU AFS subunit, he has been conducting research at WVU for the past 3 years on the relationship of phenology between fish larvae and their zooplankton prey, as well as among taxonomic groups. Brandon plans to use the funds to present his research on congruences between zooplankton and larval fish phenology in the Ohio River at the West Virginia AFS meeting in Wheeling, WV March 4th - 7th. If you are attending this meeting, you can find his poster presentation in the Fort Henry Room at Oglebay Resort on Wednesday, March 5th from 3:20 - 5:00 pm (poster number 30).

Again, congratulations, Brandon, and thank you to all of our award applicants!

Join us this Thursday in Percival Hall room 308 for a guest lecturer presentation on the French Broad River Muskie fishe...
02/24/2025

Join us this Thursday in Percival Hall room 308 for a guest lecturer presentation on the French Broad River Muskie fishery in North Carolina presented by Dr. Derek Crane with Coastal Carolina University!

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1989 Grafton Road 119 S
Morgantown, WV
26508

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