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For Immediate Release – The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Board of Directors today announced the Hall’s 2014 inductees. All four persons selected are being recognized for their profound and lasting impacts upon the world […]
When the Bassmaster Elite Series rolls into Philadelphia next August for its first taste of the Delaware River, anglers are going to find a tidal river full of feisty largemouths that don’t stay put for […]
It was a trip that ended with a huge Arctic char being caught that appears to be a new world’s record for fly fishing. But the excursion taken this summer by Jim Sollecito and Dennis […]
Aaron Martens is in an enviable position. He’s the newly minted Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The angler from Leeds, Ala., is also the defending champion in the 2013 Evan William Bourbon Championship, the […]
With access to places to hunt and fish decreasing, National Wildlife Refuge System offers opportunity for sportsmen to get outdoors. A proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand hunting and angling throughout […]
Lately, there has been much talk about where sportsmen can hunt or fish, and what constitutes harassment of these licensed outdoorsmen. On Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro, Maine, recently, the owner of a house tried […]
It’s 100 degrees in East Texas, and the girls from The Bare Knuckle Babes are going fishing. No fishing poles. No lures. No equipment of any kind. These girls are “noodlers.” They catch catfish with […]
The Ice Master Ice Auger/Power Drill Conversion Kits make converting your hand auger into a power is as easy as inserting a drill bit into your drill! The affordable Ice Master adapters turn your existing […]
A study to see if artificial structure placed in rearing ponds improves growth rates and hardiness of muskies is being conducted at the Wild Rose Fish Hatchery. Pieces of “structure” made from scrap vinyl was […]
Pro-angler Chris Gilman, of Chisago City, Minn., brought in a three-day total of 55.91 pounds of walleye to win the pro-angler category of the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour (NWT) Championship event at Devils Lake, N.D. […]
The 2014 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series has something for everyone — whether they’re a top professional angler, an aspiring pro or simply a fan of the sport. Nine events in nine states covering […]
Paul Clark and Brett Preuett, collegiate anglers from the University of Louisiana-Monroe, won the Ranger Cup University Fish-Off in impressive fashion over anglers from Tennessee Tech. The tournament, which occurred September 22 on a private […]
Perchin For MS – Lake Simcoe’s Premier Ice Fishing event would like to take this opportunity to welcome back Jack Link’s Beef Jerky as a major sponsor for the 2014 Ice Fishing Tournament. Jack Link’s […]
Snag Proof Lures has been building fish-catching frogs designed by pros since 1961. Chris Lane, Ish Monroe and Bobby Barrack continue to be on top of leader boards from coast to coast with their products. […]
Southern Appalachian Brook Trout are a geographically isolated strain of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) that are facing a realistic possibility of disappearing. They are a valuable indicator species and the decline in brook trout populations […]
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) State Record Fish Committee has certified a new state record hybrid striped bass caught by Joshua Neece of Dante, Virginia. His fish weighed 13 pounds, 9 […]
The 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series promises to be one for the history books. The 100 or so Elite Series anglers who compete on the nation’s premier bass tournament circuit will visit rivers, reservoirs and natural […]
Problem: Twisted line from conventional spinning gear produces an unnatural whirl to lures. Solution: Frabill’s revolutionary Straight Line 101 eliminated the spin. Problem: Fish in deep water are just as partial to non-twirling baits, but […]
Do you fish in salt water? Have you been frustrated by short seasons for certain species and catch limits for fish that seem to live in great abundance in the ocean? If the answer to […]
For years, resource managers have struggled to find a cost-effective and efficient way to control hydrilla. Mass application of herbicide can be cost prohibitive, as well as unpopular with anglers, environmentalists, and lakefront property owners. […]
A record catch of pink salmon is flooding fishing boats and fish processors in Southeast Alaska — a boon for the Puget Sound-based fishers and fishing companies that support the run. The Alaska Fish and […]
I did something last week that I haven’t done for a long time. I went fishing for king salmon. The last time I fished for kings was back in the 80’s. I enjoyed it then, […]
Mueller Wins Eastern Divisional By Pursuing Largemouth. Paul Mueller really didn’t want to fish for largemouth on Maine’s Sebago Lake. It’s not his strength. He’s much better at targeting smallmouth. But largemouth paid off for […]
Great Lakes guru Joe Balog finished the year in grand form this weekend, placing second in the Bassmaster Open event on Lake Erie. Balog scored 10 bass weighing nearly 45 pounds, all caught drop-shotting deep […]
I’m really happy to share the news that Gene Gilliland has been chosen to replace retiring Noreen Clough as National Conservation for B.A.S.S. Gene is a fisheries biologist and a bass fisherman, as well as […]
A Connecticut B.A.S.S. Nation team member leads the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional after Thursday’s competition. This time, it’s Connecticut’s Paul Mueller, who overtook the top spot from his teammate, Al Gambardella, on Maine’s Sebago […]
I have a few state record applications that have accumulated on my desk, and it’s time to tell you about them. Let’s start with a couple of European rudd caught from Box Butte Reservoir. Rudd […]
I want to share with everyone my favorite place to fish in the province of Quebec. It’s called “L’Auberge La Barrière”. Although only located about 90 minutes north of Montreal, when you arrive, it seems […]
Get a free ICE FORCE sweatshirt and tackle bag with qualifying purchase! Fish with the best and look good doing it. You can do both this winter, thanks to a special ICE FORCE promotion – […]
As you read this, I should be putting the finishing touches on my packing for the Amazon, putting in one more topwater chopper or replacing the split rings on a big jerkbait. Maybe I’d even […]
Al Gambardella is receiving multiple good-luck texts and phone calls from home, especially from his wife and 3-year-old daughter Sophia. The Day 1 leader of the B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Divisional hasn’t seen them for two […]
Large fish will characteristically push smaller fish off of a spot. And bass fishing is probably the best example of this. Not all docks, for example, are the same. Some docks have a better scour […]
For Rapala bass pro Mike Iaconelli, it was literally go big, or go home. If Ike didn’t win the recent Bassmaster Northern Open on Lake Erie, he would not qualify for a 15th-consecutive Bassmaster Classic, […]
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of professional bass fishing, announced its final field today which will bring fifty of the world’s best anglers to Lake Conroe during Oct. 4-6. The three-day […]
A hopeful era drew to a close on September 5, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that, facing federal budget cuts and stubbornly low annual returns of sea-run Atlantic salmon, it will end […]
Pierre, South Dakotans Travor Diegel and Paul Steffen brought a pair of carbon-copy catches to the stage to score a convincing victory at the Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit’s regular season finale on Minnesota’s Cass Lake […]
The traditional winning strategy for multiple-day tournaments on Sebago Lake is to pursue largemouth bass the first day and chase smallmouth the following days. That will likely be the case this week during the B.A.S.S. […]
SOLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the Eastern United States, restored the recreational pond at Camp Holiday Trails, a camp in Virginia for […]
Back when I lived in northeastern Iowa, the smallmouth bass was decidedly missing from most streams. Today it has made a phenomenal comeback proving a fishery for the angler that is second to none. The […]
Frabill’s Ice Fishing Pail Pack is a simple way to increase your ice fishing bucket’s storage capability. The innovative Ice Fishing Pail Pack‘s wrap around design fits most 5 to 6 gallon plastic buckets, leaving […]
To the delight of crappie anglers around the country, Bullet Weights® is introducing two additional rigs to its growing line of Mr. Crappie® Troll Tech products. “The first Mr. Crappie by Bullet Weights products hit […]
Anglers from the University of Louisiana-Monroe and Tennessee Tech University will participate in an all-expense-paid competition at a private lake owned by legendary Ranger Boats Pro Jimmy Houston on September 21st, made possible by their […]
Click Read more to see comparison chart. Your fishing line is the only connection between you and the fish. For every successful fish story you might hear at the boat ramp, there are probably many […]
Ike leads after dayone on Lake Erie: click here to see some of the 24 pounds of fish he caught and weighed in today to gain entry into the Classic: http://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/water-iaconelli. Day Two story. Day […]
Bass can be choosy when it comes to blowing up on topwater baits. At any given moment, it might be one action or shape that triggers a strike, or instigates sudden disinterest. Sometimes it’s the […]
Great Lakes smallmouth bass provide some of the hottest bass action of the year during the fall. As their name implies, the challenge on these waters derives from their magnitude. Fish have plenty of room […]
In 2011, the NOAA Restoration Center participated in removing blocked culverts on Willow Creek in the Russian River watershed in northern California, opening seven miles of the creek for salmon passage. And this summer, wild […]
Keatyn Eitelman of Pottsboro became Texas’ 25th Elite Freshwater Angler—and the state’s youngest—on August 2, 2013, less than two weeks before his eleventh birthday. He finished this task when he caught a 21.25-inch, 5.5-pound largemouth […]
It’s September and in a few short weeks, we’ll be feeling the temperatures begin to drop, and the air get dryer. It’ll feel good. The football season and match-ups will drift into your thoughts. The […]
Mike Iaconelli admittedly had a terrible season on the Bassmaster Elite Series. He finished 44th in Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points, well outside of qualifying for the 2014 Bassmaster Classic. Making it to […]
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