Question for biologists or anyone else.

You can try writing your concerns and sending them to the CDFW office in Sacramento.  But I don't think they'll do anything unless the infestation was shown to be highly lethal and could severely reduce the black bass populations in the lake.  Wouldn't a 'thinning of the herd' do some good for Shasta bass?  From what I've read and heard, that lake has gajillions of small spotted bass.  Thin the herd, reduce competition, and the survivors grow bigger than they would have otherwise.

I'm all for the spotted bass population of northern California as a whole being reduced in number, but like DFG, I don't like waste. I think that an increase in bag limit and a no minimum,  20" maximum length limit would be more appropriate in the reservoirs where they were introduced (not to mention an unlimited bag, no minimum length limit on those that have made their ways into ALL tributaries below these reservoirs) than having a scenario where a hundred thousand fish are belly up and rotting on the banks and surface of the lake. Spots have already taken their toll on the populations of other black bass at Shasta. I'm sure these worms aren't helping. I'll see if I can get in touch with the biologist (I would think he lives here) through the Redding DFG. I'm just blown away that the biologist hasn't noticed an increase in parasites. How often do they test fish or whatever it is they do?

I'm all for the spotted bass population of northern California as a whole being reduced in number, but like DFG, I don't like waste. I think that an increase in bag limit and a no minimum,  20" maximum length limit would be more appropriate in the reservoirs where they were introduced (not to mention an unlimited bag, no minimum length limit on those that have made their ways into ALL tributaries below these reservoirs) than having a scenario where a hundred thousand fish are belly up and rotting on the banks and surface of the lake. Spots have already taken their toll on the populations of other black bass at Shasta. I'm sure these worms aren't helping. I'll see if I can get in touch with the biologist (I would think he lives here) through the Redding DFG. I'm just blown away that the biologist hasn't noticed an increase in parasites. How often do they test fish or whatever it is they do?

Don't be blown away.  There is probably one reservoir biologist for your entire region (who covers all sport species), and one warm water reservoir specialist for the entire state.