Our speaker this month is Michael Kashiwagi, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Western II Regional Fisheries Manager. He will be presenting information on the current conditions in the upper Potomac River, focusing on the primary gamefish species (smallmouth bass, walleye, channel catfish, muskellunge) as well as threats and impacts to the system.

• • Where: Vienna Fire Station, 400 Center St South, Vienna, VA 22180
  • When: May 30, 2018 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 for socializing)

About Michael Kashiwagi

Originally from Montgomery County, MD, Michael grew up fishing and canoeing the Potomac in the Seneca area. He received a Master’s Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Mississippi State University. He has been with the Maryland DNR for the past 10 years working with both the Resources Assessment Service and Freshwater Fisheries Program. He is responsible for freshwater fisheries activities in Frederick and Washington counties as well as the upper Potomac River. Projects that he has worked on include statewide stream surveys, baseline Marcellus shale water quality monitoring, cold water resources mapping, and large river sampling.