Bass Fishing

Fishing NewsTaking a tip from some local fishermen, Stevens and a buddy had one creek to themselves May 11 while hundreds of smallmouth bass ran upstream to spawn. Despite low flow and clear water, Stevens released 25 bass from 15 to 20 inches, most caught on ...See all stories on this topic »  

Starting Saturday, anglers across Michigan will be hitting every open stretch of waterway to try to take home the coveted bass. That’s right, it’s finally time for keeper largemouth and smallmouth bass season. From the Saturday before ...  

With the arrival of Memorial Day Weekend viewed as the kickoff for summer, nothing says "summer" for so many anglers as getting serious about bass fishing. Nothing adds to the enjoyment of bass fishing like participating in a few tournaments ...  

≈~≈~≈~WFNewsTeam~≈~≈~≈ The angling consisted of four half-day trips during a two-day period, and my outings were Lake Ontario for salmon, Lower Niagara River for smallmouth bass, Lake Erie for smallmouth bass, and the Lower Niagara River for trout.See all stories on this topic »  

The sophisticated electronics involved in fishing today amaze an avowed old-timer like Dennis Bryant. He was there when tournament bass fishing had its real genesis, way back in the 1960s. At that time, the limited assortment in your tackle box ...  

I'm trying to find more places to fish from the bank because it is less expensive than fishing from my boat." The lake was stocked with 3,500 bluegill sunfish and 1,500 redear sunfish on October 1, 2009, as well as 500 largemouth bass in May 2010.  

MAYBE YOU STARTED on a bass boat casting a plug or a spinner. Maybe you had a 10-foot pole, a fixed string and a minnow. Maybe you had a spin-caster, bobber and a worm. The important thing is you started fishing. If you're one who has watched "A ...  

TRAVERSE CITY — If you're looking to catch a trophy-caliber smallmouth bass, Chris Noffsinger may be the best guide to put you on one. Noffsinger believes he fishes where a guy has more options to catch giant smallmouths than anywhere else in the country.  

An Elite Series angler ... the best in the world for smallmouth bass fishing." Previous host communities have reported more than a million dollars in economic impact from a Bassmaster event. Download the Action 2 News iPhone & iPad app Take ...  

Inland lake fishermen are still catching crappie and bluegill in near-shore waters, catfish are starting to bite and largemouth bass fishing has been good despite some bass still on the beds. Cleveland area: The night walleye fishing has slowed ...  

crickets and minnows make great bait for live bait fishing for bass, panfish together with trout. Baits are usually used in combination with a weight to permit affective casting although 100 % free lined baits dropped with docks or boats can be ...  

Bluegills were biting around West Wall and East Wall. Bass fishing has slowed with rising water levels in Everglades canals, but some anglers have done well using shaky head jigs along Alligator Alley and at Sawgrass Recreation Park. Capt.  

Baldwin: Catfish excellent using cut bait and worms; largemouth bass excellent using spinnerbaits; bluegill fair using crickets and worms. Busch Area: Lake 33: Water temperature is 70 degrees, normal and dingy. Channel catfish fair using livers ...  

Move over flag football. This year's craziest addition to high school sports might be just that; crazy. Welcome in the newest member of the varsity club: bass fishing. Following in the steps of the Illinois High School Association (ISHA), Kentucky will ...  

The competition will feature teams of two student anglers fishing from a boat driven by an adult ... Currently, there are 232 high school bass finishing teams in the nation. While the sport doesn't have the instant gratification of fans such as, say ...  

a.stbar.chicklet img {border:0;height:16px;width:16px;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:middle;} a.stbar.chicklet {height:16px;line-height:16px;} ShareThis Creature features: Today's bass lures have an alien look BRYAN BRASHER Scripps Howard News Service 05-25-12 When bass fishing first started gaining popularity back during the late 1960s, there was a limited selection of lures for anglers to...  

Rule changes adopted earlier this year to provide increased protection for black bass in certain rivers and streams will become effective on Friday (May 25). With a few exceptions, a person catching black bass (smallmouth, largemouth and spotted ...  

Walleye and smallmouth bass fishing have been very good on Lake Erie, with yellow perch expected to heat up soon. The steelhead trout run is in its final days, but stocked trout in the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks and at ...  

Tompkins: Anglers should jump at chance to catch leaping largemouths Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:28 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 If largemouth bass wouldn't aggressively and with extreme violence smite topwater lures, they'd be just a big green/black sunfish and ...  

The stretch of the Susquehanna River, from about Sunbury to Holtwood, has been documented deficient in dissolved oxygen, for early (most vulnerable) life stages of warm-water fish. Open sores now appear on 40 percent of adult smallmouth bass.  

Effective baits include night crawlers, stink baits, hot dog slices and chicken liver. Bluegill also have provided good fishing. Largemouth bass are active as well. Limit is three fish. ■ KIRCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA - It's that time of year ...  

If you're a high school student in Kentucky who enjoys fishing, you'll soon get an opportunity to put your skills to the test against some of the best young anglers, after the state announced bass fishing would become a sanctioned prep sport. Kentucky will ...  

Background: The most common game fish in Wisconsin. Anglers can tell smallmouth and largemouth bass apart by looking at the mouth. If it extends beyond the back of the eye, the fish is a largemouth. Bait: Almost anything -- minnows, worms or ...  

If you’re one of the many youngsters living in Kentucky who is dissatisfied with the current selection of sports available at your local high school – fear not. You’re about to get a really cool alternative. And by really cool, of course, we mean not ...  

Jefferson City, MO - infoZine - The fourth Saturday in May is opening day for squirrel hunting season and catch-and-keep fishing for black bass in Ozark streams. Hunters may pursue gray and fox squirrels from May 26 through Feb. 15, 2013, with rifles ...  

KPICOutdoors: Devil's Lake is about much more than trout77Square.comBut few anglers, except the locals, know that this is a good lake for fishing and not just trout fishing. There are both largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappies, bluegills, sunfish, northern pike, walleye, and of course some assorted rough fish.It's Reel Time trivia so put on your fishing thinking capThe Seattle TimesBellingham kids have fun with feisty troutBellingham...  

Children and teachers attend this summer program supplying ... Angler prizes include: Red Sox tickets, concert tickets, electronics and tickets to local attractions. The tournament's lead sponsor Mercedes-Benz will be joined by many returning ...  

Largemouth bass bite is good on crank and spinner baits along with Carolina rigs ... Largemouth bass bite has dropped off. Crappie bite is best around rocks and large structure. • Dale Hollow. Smallmouth bass are being caught on swim baits ...  

The Delta: The wind is playing havoc on the fishing this past week on the Sacramento River. Trollers are working the West Bank, Dairy, mouth of the Old Sac and Steamboat. Most fish are running 5-9 pounds with an occasional fish in the teens, and ...  

Now that the weather has started to heat up quite a bit, it is time to start using different types of lures and baits for South Carolina largemouth bass. Many South Carolina pro anglers practice with and use plastic lizards this time of year.  

Weight counts, as does length—largemouth bass must be at least 12 inches (or the state limit) to count—and late boats will have poundage deducted. One can also lose points for dead fish—Bassmasters pioneered the catch-and-release ethic in ...  

CARLYLE, Ill. — Marist used the charm of a 10-pound catfish to hold second place Friday after a record-shattering opening day at IHSA State Bass Fishing Championship on Carlyle Lake. The two Nicks — Engel and Kushnerik — weighed in five largemouth bass at 15 pounds, 1 ounce. They trailed the leader, Fenwick’s Alex Davis, by only a pound. “We caught our big ones at the...  

On a day off from school last week, Providence’s Duke Hill and Matt Bomba decided to fish a local lake by themselves. And Hill proceeded to land a monster 7-pound largemouth bass. “After he sent it, I wrote, ‘Good job! Now go do your homework,’ ” Celtics bass fishing coach Vince Ramirez said. It’s been that kind of year for the Providence bass fishing team. With Hill...  

As we come off of the warmest winter since the early 1930's, the recent record warmth of March and the current progression of spring, I am getting glowing reports, region-wide, of a lot of very big largemouth and smallmouth bass from area reservoirs and ...  

TOURNAMENT FISHING — Dakota Jones of Spokane will be representing Washington in a national bass fishing competition after winning the 15-18 age-group title in the 2012 Washington’s Junior State Bass Fishing Championship at Lake Washington.  

We loaded up the boat, trailered it downstream, and tried walleye fishing in new territory. A couple hours of that didn't help a lick. So by early afternoon, Sochocki offered one more alternative: Heck with the walleyes, he said, let's go bass fishing.  

Iwondered what Jim O’Neil was doing in a Brother Rice photo. Saturday was a historic day for high school bass fishing. And word came last week that Kentucky will be the next state to follow Illinois’ lead and have a state championship for ...  

For anglers, it's a chance to test small crafts that work on local reservoirs or streams. To a small band of anglers, one of the most important openers of the year will be at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, when it becomes legal to fish for largemouth and ...  

In South Carolina this spring we have had warm weather, cool weather and downright cold weather. That has not affected the fishing: specifically the largemouth bass and pan fish. Whether you are fishing in ponds or lakes, the reports have been amazing.  

Bass fishing has evolved so much during the past three decades that it doesn’t even resemble what was classified as angling for a previous generation. There literally are hundreds, if not thousands, of varying lures and techniques for using ...  

Fishing NewsHis academic interests ultimately shifted, but the Erlanger native's four-year run with the Murray State Bass Anglers improved his angling skills and sparked his interest in competitive bass fishing. “I really liked the idea that you could compete and ...See all stories on this topic »  

Pella Crossing has catch-and-release rules for largemouth and smallmouth bass, and Sprecher said Wednesday that he hadn't immediately been able to reach a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer to determine whether the striped bass he'd caught ...  

In a recent column I wrote about trolling for spottail bass. A number of readers suggested I include other methods employed, and which ones I preferred. The following is offered on their behalf. While some fishermen will employ the suggestion of ...  

Following the lead of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), Kentucky will become the second state to sponsor a high school bass fishing state championship, beginning next April. “I think that would be pretty cool,” said Alex Riedinger ...  

Description: Rapala Pro Bass Fishing pits players against real-life fishing pros on top freshwater lakes across North America - only the finest techniques and equipment will determine who is the best of the best. For the first time ever in a fishing ...  

≈~≈~≈~WFNewsTeam~≈~≈~≈ St. Clair River: Had good walleye fishing after dark. White bass are showing up here as well and it looks like a banner year to catch them. Lexington: Is producing trout and salmon. Pier anglers are still getting white bass. Boat anglers caught some ...See all stories on this topic »  

Walleye anglers at Jumbo, Jackson Chatfield and Bear Creek are doing well, fishing into the night. Jerk baits are the preferred lures at this time. Bass fishing continues to be good as the spawn wraps up, so consider releasing bedding bass.  

Can't make it to Indian Lake in Lakeview, Ohio? Don't despair. There are several other bass fishing tournaments taking place the weekend of April 28, 2012 that you can set your sights on. Wal-Mart FLW Bass Fishing League events are set to take place at ...  

A secret smallmouth bass fishing spot is now more accessible. Anoka County and city of Ramsey officials have opened a new boat launch on the Mississippi River in Anoka County’s Mississippi West Regional Park, located off of Traprock Street.  

Report submitted by Jeremy ... by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Haskell County. Sardis: May 14. Elevation normal, water 75. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, spinnerbaits, swim baits, plastic worms and buzz baits at 1-6 ft. White ...  

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bass fishing is a whopping $1.25 billion industry in Florida -- so valuable to tourism that guarding the purity of the prized largemouth bass involves the same high-tech methods familiar to fans of TV's "CSI." When it comes to ...  

They weighed in four largemouth bass at 8.64 pounds Friday to win the Heidecke Lake Sectional for bass fishing. “By noon, we’re getting worried,’’ said Scott, who anchored their catch with the day’s big bass of 2.72 pounds. They had no fish in the morning.  

Anglers who embrace bass fishing in Pennsylvania are well aware of the effectiveness of fishing with tubes, "Gitzits" or tube jigs, depending on who's talking. At times bass can baffle even the most skilled or the luckiest anglers. Tubes are a ...  

Rick McCarty discusses high school bass fishing and his own Bassmaster Classic experience this afternoon on "Outside." McCarty is one of the boat captains/coaches for the bass fishing team at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, which has one of the ...  

The Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association just completed its second full year of High School Bass Fishing. The state tournament was held on Miller’s Ferry, south of Montgomery. Several local high school teams, including Smiths ...  

Bassmaster magazine announced this morning its list of the top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States. Two popular Washington locations made the list. Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure/2012/04/24/bassmaster-magazine-ranks-2-washington-locations-among-nations-top-bass-fishing-lakes/  

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Unseasonably warm weather last month got some anglers in the mood for going after largemouth and smallmouth bass, but state officials warn the bass fishing season isn't open yet. The catch-and-immediate-release bass fishing season ...  

Matt Luken didn’t base his college decision entirely on the fact that Murray State University had a bass fishing club. But it was a plus.The university’s location – near Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Western Kentucky ...  

Unseasonably warm weather last month had some anglers going after largemouth and smallmouth bass, but state officials warn the bass fishing season isn't open yet. The catch-and-immediate-release bass fishing season opens April 28 in the Lower ...  

Are you ready to do a little bass fishing in Louisiana this weekend? I hope so, because the Wal-Mart FLW Bass Fishing League is holding a tournament on April 28, 2012 at the Atchafalaya Basin and recreational anglers are welcome to participate. Here are ...  

Although I prefer to fish for trout, I also enjoy tackling a bass or two now and then. And bass season in Michigan is right on our doorstep, so I know many of you are anxiously awaiting to cast away, as am I. But today, I believe I’ll discuss ...  

Over the decades, sport fishing for largemouth bass has been marked by the introduction of "revolutionary" lures at various intervals, each of which was seen at the time as the answer to every angler's dreams. In 1932, when George Perry and his...  

Two Colusa County anglers keep appearing near the top of the standings in bass fishing tournaments on the lakes of Northern California. Daniel Leue finished in the top 10 in all four of the FLW Outdoors Everstart Series events and was named the...  

The freshwater fishing season for many warmwater sportfish, including walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge, opens on Saturday. The opener includes catch and release fishing for black bass (largemouth and smallmouth bass) in ...  

Catch of the week Dennis Horner of Lenexa knows that he doesn’t have to go to Canada to catch trophy smallmouth bass. He can stay close to home and fish Coffey County Lake in eastern Kansas. Fishing with guide Clyde Holscher a week ago, he ...  

Perch anglers should encounter fish ranging from 7 to 13 inches that were hatched during the 2008 through 2005 classes. The 2007 class is the most abundant, and smallmouth bass fishing is expected to be at least fair, though bass abundance remains below desired levels.  

Your average weekend bass fisherman would have watched the weather man and turned over and went back to sleep on April 28. Forty-four high school fishing teams however, braved the 30 plus mile per hour winds at Lake Ray Hubbard.  

The wait is over for fisherman on Lake Champlain. Bass fishing season is finally here. Spring flooding last year cost anglers the first several weeks of the catch and release season. "Last year we kind of got robbed of our summer because of the high water ...  

Nealis said she could not confirm if the bass was a large Neosho or it if was a Tennessee strain transplant without a close examination. Tennessee strain fish grow larger and are commonly stocked lake fish while Neosho typically inhabit clear-water streams.  

he Striper Armada is in the Port of Albany! If you think the fleet of fishing boats on the weekdays is big on the upper Hudson River, wait until you see it on the weekend. Obviously, the word is out that the stripers are biting, and frequently. I’ve spoken with dozens of striper fishermen/women, both those fishing from boat and shore, and they all had fishtales of those that got away and those that didn’t. Here’s a review of what’s happening...  

LAKE WYLIE, S.C. – Brian Huskins of Mount Holly weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 8 ounces on Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League N.C. Division event on Lake Wylie. For his victory, Huskins earned $5,247. “My day started...  

When you live in the southern portion of the United States, you know that thunder storms can pop up in a matter of minutes and out of nowhere. Anglers in South Carolina are often sent packing when on the lake when a storm comes in. After the ...  

Desk Rock Lake is located in the Ozark Mountains in Southern Missouri. The Lake borders the town of Branson Missouri which some take into account to be the Nation Tunes Money. Fishing a Highland Reservoir like Table Rock Lake in the wintertime can be some ...  

H. Reid Jones of Raleigh made an entry in his fishing diary 37 years ago about the largemouth bass he caught that day. He's still making entries. Each of the 6,693 fishing trip since, Jones, 77, has written about that day's catch. There is a ...  

Also, flounder unlike some other fish will come back and hit a bait again after slipping off the hook. In freshwater the spotted bass areas till around rocks in Lake Norman, but in most places the crappie and largemouth bass have gone to deeper ...  

Last Friday at 10 a.m., the Sar­atoga Lake boat launch was so filled with vehicles and boat trailers, you would have thought it was a holiday. Anglers could be seen fishing all over the lake and into Fish Creek. More than half of those on the water were bass anglers, which is usually a good indication this time of year that the big bass are biting. There were an equal number of anglers watching bobbers in hopes of hooking up with panfish. Both...  

Look for local linesiders to be feeding voraciously on the ... of bait staging in the Townsend’s Inlet and stripers have been feeding on the pods day in and day out. Tog fishing remains strong, and more keepers were reported this week in ...  

Mark Taylor is outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times. Craig "Rocky" Rockwell admits that until just a few years ago, he was clueless about tournament bass fishing. When Rockwell took over as the Operations Project Manager at the Army Corps of Engineers ...  

Clark’s Hill Lake will be a stop on the Bass Pro Shop Crappie Masters Tournament Trail as well as the third and final leg of the Georgia Slab Masters State Championship Tournament. All of the action is set to take place at Cherokee Park in Lincoln County on Saturday, April 21. The park features five boat ramps, along with other amenities.read more  

Where do the bass typically go after spawning and how can you put more fish in the livewell during the transitional period?  BASS Elite Series pro, Russ Lane, pro angler for Boomerang Tools, offers someuseful tips for locating and landing “post-spawn ...  

Beeds Lake: Crappies have been biting on minnows fished off the causeway. Briggs Woods Lake: Largemouth bass are biting well on top-water baits and spinner baits. Crappie fishing has picked up this week using small tube jigs. Lower Pine Lake ...  

We have seen Largemouth Bass bed in this same area for years but I never had a really good underwater camera to try to shoot pictures or video. My new GoPro Hero2 camera was just what I needed. I shot some video and photos about the surface ...  

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — Bass fishing has gotten off to a strong start on Lake Champlain. Spring flooding last year cost anglers in Vermont the first several weeks of the catch-and-release season. WCAX-TV reports (http://bit.ly/JHI5aO) this year, the lake ...  

DOVER -- When James D. Hitchens of Georgetown set out for his favorite fishing hole, he planned to catch largemouth bass, but he didn't expect to set a new state record. "I've never had one over eight pounds," said Hitchens, who baited his line ...  

Texas bass fishing is living large. And that’s not just lip service about the bucketmouth fish that have become the top angling target not only across the state but also the country. Bassmaster magazine recently released its list of the best ...  

Smallmouth bass fishing opens on Green Bay and most tributaries Saturday, but it's catch-and-release only until June 16 on the Menominee River and Lake Michigan tributaries north of Wisconsin 29 with a total closure — no intentional targeting ...  

YAKIMA, Wash. — Here in the Pacific Northwest, the smallmouth bass doesn’t get a great deal of respect from most anglers. With salmon and steelhead swimming up many of the rivers in the region, they take the starring role with anglers who ...  

The Colorado State University Bass Team took second place at the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event April 28 in Clear Lake, Calif. The team received $1,500 in prize money and will compete at the televised, three-day ...  

One of Arizona's few perennial streams that has become a refuge for native fish has some unwelcome visitors. State and federal agencies have spent years trying to keep Fossil Creek free of nonnative fish like the predatory smallmouth bass. But earlier this ...  

PRATT - Bassmaster.com has recently listed three Kansas reservoirs in its list of top 100 bass fishing lakes in the U.S. Perry, Wilson, and Keith Sebelius reservoirs received honors, ranking 60th, 77th, and 87th, respectively. The rankings were ...  

Wall Size: Guides and bass pros agree that 5- and 6-pound smallmouths are respectable fish, and there are thousands of waters in North America that hold fish this size. But it takes the right mix of habitat, conditions, forage, and bass genetics to produce ...  

Fly fishing is most commonly associated with a calm stream away from the maddening rush of the remainder of the world. Lake Fork is most commonly associated with high-powered bass boats racing up and down the boat lanes, soft plastic baits and big bass.  

The 2012 bass fishing season officially kicks off this Saturday with the opening of the early catch and release season on lower peninsula inland lakes and Great Lakes. This is a fantastic opportunity to sample some of the best largemouth and smallmouth ...  

SMITH LAKE — Andre Yee doesn’t need any help. The lone angler is atop the leaderboard after Day 2 of the 22nd annual American Bass Anglers Military Team Championship being held on Lewis Smith Lake. Despite competing against teams of anglers ...  

66 degrees, normal, dingy; crappie good on jigs and minnows; channel catfish good on nightcrawlers and stinkbaits; bluegill fair on worms and crickets; largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. (Report made on 4/19/2012) 57 degrees ...  

CARLYLE, Ill — Fenwick sophomore Alex Davis soloed to the first-day lead in a record-shattering opener of the fourth IHSA bass fishing state championship Friday on Carlyle Lake. Weighing five largemouth at 16 pounds, 1 ounce, Davis topped Marist seniors ...  

The salamanders are most frequently fished weightless under a float, Caldemeyer notes. Toss one over the hydrilla during the prespawn—big females hate water dogs because they raid beds—and hang on. From the April issue of Field and Stream magazine.  

Bass fair on plastic lizards. Catfish slow. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Birch: Elevation below normal, water 62 and stained. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Channel catfish good on chicken liver and worms. Crappie good ...  

The voracious, non-native predators first invaded the creek a year ago after a flood piled up debris on the downstream side of a fish barrier intended to keep bass from moving up the creek from the Verde River. Arizona Game and Fish biologists ...  

Bass fishing veteran Howard Hughes took a break from the bedding bass to ... More Yamamoto Kinami video tips by 3-time U.S. Open winner Mike Folkestad, Delta guide Andy "Cooch" Cuccia, B.A.S.S. and FLW champion Charlie Weyer, former Bassmaster ...  

Fishing NewsMilford Reservoir's rocky shoreline makes for great bass habitat and bass fishing. Walleye, white bass, wipers and blue catfish are easily found in deeper waters. By Michael Pearce By Michael Pearce - The Wichita Eagle, Kan. MILFORD RESERVOIR, KAN.See all stories on this topic »News & Observer  

Dan Tholen, rear commodore of the club, says the event raised $1,000, which will be donated to the Lacey Township High School Fishing Club. Tholen was appreciative of those who supported the event and especially to Lacey Marine for sponsoring the seminar.  

The editors of Bassmaster Magazine released Tuesday its top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States and three Oklahoma lakes are on the list. Grand Lake, the site of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic, is ranked No. 17. Lake Konawa is ranked No ...  

Each team could weigh its five heaviest black bass (largemouth or smallmouth) of 12 inches or longer. Every school could have two boats, each captained by an adult with two high school fishermen. “We stopped at Jon’s Bait just to get some jerky ...  

Bassmaster Magazine, arguably the premier authority on bass fishing in the country, for the first time this week compiled a list of its 100 best bass fishing lakes in the United States. James Hall, editor of Bassmaster Magazine, said the magazine spent ...  

Striped bass fishing has been very strong. Last Friday, noted local kayak angler Bob Oberg reported an excellent striped bass bite in mid-Narragansett Bay in nine feet of water trolling tube and worm. “Fishing heated up at the peak of incoming tide  

Big Dawg Bass Fishing was founded in 2008 ... Only the top five teams advance to fish Sunday. Every boat launches onto Lake Murray at the same time, and every boat weighs in at the same time. Teams are allowed to cull their catch throughout ...  

ORLANDO, Fla. _ Bass fishing is a whopping $1.25 billion industry in Florida _ so valuable to tourism that guarding the purity of the prized largemouth bass involves the same high-tech methods familiar to fans of TV's "CSI." When it comes to stocking lakes ...  

High noon came and Minooka juniors Dan Scott and Austin Akers stood alone. After not catching a fish in the morning, the tandem weighed in four largemouth bass at 8.64 pounds to win the Heidecke Lake Sectional on Friday. Each team could weigh their five ...  

Providence Christian High School is hosting a bass fishing tournament on Saturday at Black Butte Lake. Check-in is at 4 a.m. with a blast-off at safe light from Eagle Pass. The entry fee is $100 per boat with a $30 Big Stringer option and a $20 Big Fish ...  

"We've been surprised in some cases where we have lakes in what should be the 'pure Florida' strain had high levels of genetic contamination by the Northern species," said Mike Tringali, research scientist and program manager for Fish and Wildlife's ...  

(Apr. 24, 2012 - BIRMINGHAM, AL.)... Bassmaster magazine, the official publication for members of B.A.S.S., announced today the 100 best bass fishing lakes in the U.S. The list was compiled in a months-long process that included research from state ...  

Here are a few more details: The bass fishing tournament at Douglas Lake is being hosted by the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League and it sports an $11,000 prize purse. Anglers that do well in the competition may have a shot at participating in the division's ...  

San Diego Padres pitcher Anthony Bass is 1-2 on the season, but he has been nothing short of outstanding. He has pitched in six games, starting four and has a sparkling 2.30 ERA and a microscopic 1.02 WHIP. He has racked up 27 strikeouts in 27-1/3 innings.  

When bass fishing became an IHSA activity four years ago ... “What if we had another guy on the boat to help him out?” Each program is allowed two boats of three to compete in the state series. Thielen, Vaisvil and Warland will again team up with ...  

The ultimate aim of OWR is to beat the 22-pound, 4-ounce world record for largemouth bass jointly held by George Perry (Montgomery Lake ... recognition at the awards banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. Every year, the angler ...  

Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d'Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 in Bassmaster magazine's list of the top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States. Only seven Northwest waters made the list ...  

Fishing NewsIt is one of the most used lures in bass fishing and in bass tournaments. They come in different colors for your different angling needs. I recommend Bass Pro Shops® Tourney Best Bass Jig. Great for finding a large group of bass fish, the spinnerbait ...See all stories on this topic »  

Seventeen-year-old Tyler Shields of Murphy, N.C., thought he was fishing for largemouth bass when he visited Hiwassee Lake on March 31. What he boated instead was a 66-pound striped bass that shattered the state's freshwater record-and topped by 2 pounds ...  

Fishing and lots of things in the wild world are heating up earlier than usual because of the mild winter and unseasonably warm spring. Three weeks ago, I opened my shed and found a baby cottontail, which had already left the nest and was old ...  

The Walmart FLW Bass Fishing League held a bass fishing tournament at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Kentucky on April 21, 2012. Top prize went to angler Darrel Knies of Avon, Indiana. His total fish weight was 21 pounds, 2 ounces. For his fishing prowess ...  

LAKE WATEREE: Good to excellent for largemouth bass along the shoreline around grassy, rocky and/or woody cover on jigs with trailers, soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie 10-15 feet deep around brush and boat docks. LAKE MURRAY:. Good for ...  

Scattered smallmouth bass around the points at James on shiners. FONTANA LAKE: Excellent for smallmouth, with spotted bass mixed in, on the points, hitting crankbaits, grubs and – best of all – live shiners. Walleye in discolored pockets on ...  

Learn a new "Trick" for catching bass this spring. This technique has been around a while but is deadly this time of year. "Trick Worm" is a Zoom product name but all plastic bait companies make a version that works. This technique is a subtle way of fooling shallow bass and the spring is when it shines. picture (c) Ronnie Garrison Trick Worms - Freshwater FishingTrick Worms for Bass Fishing originally appeared on About.com Freshwater...  

Fox Harmon remembers as a youngster staring in awe whenever his father opened his old, galvanized metal tackle box. The individual slots were filled with brightly colored Dalton Specials, Snagless Sallys, Mud Bugs, Rapalas, Nip-I-Didees ...  

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — When many bass anglers think of maintaining a quality fishery, having a fish fry with largemouth fillets is not the first thing that comes to mind. At Calling Panther Lake, things are a little different. Opening in 2006, the ...  

CORPUS CHRISTI — Respected tournament angler Tommy Martin of Hemphill and longtime lure maker and bass angler Lonnie Stanley of Huntington are this year's inductees into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. The pair will be honored June ...  

Brian Liss spent his Sunday afternoon on a shopping trip to ... 8 ounces to finish second at the Busse Woods Reservoir Sectional Friday in Schaumburg. Lake Park won the sectional with a total of 11 pounds, 12 ounces for five fish. Hinsdale Central ...  

Home of the World Record Smallmouth Bass, and previous records for other fish, Sunset Marina and Resort is now offering Guided Bass Trips with Fishing Expert and Guide J.B. King. Houseboat excursions, lakeside cabin rentals, chalets, boat slips ...  

Of this total, $21.4 million is focused on inland, or freshwater, fishing, and $32.2 million goes to coastal, or saltwater, fishing. The bill is paid for by anglers, who pay $25 for a freshwater fishing license and $5 for a stamp to support hatcheries and ...  

It’s been an interesting year. Who would have ever thought southern tier anglers would be fly fishing with dry flies for trout in early March? Likewise, how often are local anglers able to fly fish for smallmouth bass in April? Count a lack of ...  

Smallmouth Bass — Fair. Fish are 6-12 feet deep. Jerk-baits and deep running crank-baits colored in shad or red and Rattle-L-Traps are the hottest lures. Striped Bass — Good. Fish are being found 2-12 feet deep. Live Skipjack either tight ...  

This weekend that group, now seniors — Casey Smith, David Thielen and Brad Warland — head to sectionals at Shabbona ... but we’re confident and we’re hoping to do well. But the focus at hand is trying to do well at sectionals, not looking ahead.”  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A national fishing magazine says some of the top places in the country to catch bass are close to home. Bassmaster Magazine's 2012 100 Best Bass Lakes in the U.S. includes the Potomac River at No. 31, Smith Mountain Lake in west ...  

Welz and Burns reached the five-fish limit in the first hour. By the time the day was over, the Bulldogs bested 20 other boats with 16.28 pounds of bass, easily winning the title and advancing to the state tournament May 4-5 at Carlyle Lake. Highland ...  

Fishing NewsOffshore angling club secretary Andrew Hood says they are now the catches to beat. "We've got 140-odd entrants for the year, lots from Bass Strait, Warrnambool and Adelaide," he said. "I think a lot of people look at the weather before they come down ...See all stories on this topic »  

That's great, but why do I keep putting "team" in quotation marks? because this "team" consisted of one guy. From this press release on marketwatch.com: The National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray is a team event.  

Bass anglers from Oklahoma State and Oklahoma are among the college bass fishing clubs that will be competing Friday and Saturday on Fort Gibson Lake in the 2012 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Super Regional. It’s the first ...  

Pickwick Lake: Bass anglers are still having lots of success catching 1- to 3-pound largemouth and smallmouth on jig-and-plastic combos and Texas-rigged worms. Most anglers are keying on rocky banks and long, sloping points. Live-bait fishermen ...  

Last year a national outdoors magazine listed the top urban fisheries in the U.S. and made Grand Rapids No. 5. I don't know how much the author knew about Michigan though, because the No. 1 freshwater urban fishery in this state -- and arguably ...  

John Baker, Salida, displays the 17-inch smallmouth bass he hooked April 25 at Bozee Lake in the Mount Ouray State Wildlife Area off CR 160. Baker said he caught the bass on a “secret lure.” Jim Aragon, area wildlife manager, said it is not unusual to ...  

Bassmaster, a national fishing magazine, has ranked three Pennsylvania waterways among its 100 best bass lakes in America. They are Lake Erie, Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos and the Susquehanna River. The magazine asked natural resources ...  

Bassmaster Magazine has just released a ranking of the 100 best bass ... (8), Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (9) and Clear Lake, Calif. (10). Orvis offering free fly-fishing clinics Orvis is again offering free fly-fishing clinics in stores ...  

Scattered striped bass on live baits in Skipper’s Cover and the Stumpy Creek arm ... Crappie and catfish just out from the shoreline both for anglers in boats and those fishing from the banks. Largemouth also are hitting along the shoreline.  

Check out the sharks exhibition at Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of the Arts ... David Willard, U.S. Coast Guard-licensed, fulltime professional guide specializing in hybrids and striped bass and trophy largemouth bass. Boat phone: (706) 214-0236.  

So how do Missouri reservoirs compare with others across the nation for their bass fishing? Well, not so great if you look at Bassmaster Magazine's list of 100 Best Bass Fishing Lakes in the U.S., which was released last week. Lake of the Ozarks ...  

Fishing NewsMost anglers at the TVA impoundment target largemouth, smallmouth and walleye, as young Shields was doing, fishing with only 10-pound test line and enduring in a fight that lasted 45 minutes. Only a few try specifically for stripers.See all stories on this topic »  

Fishing NewsA 13 lb., 4 oz. largemouth bass recently was caught and released back into the lake during survey work conducted by fisheries biologists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. In addition, anglers currently are ...See all stories on this topic »13WMAZ  

And they say most South Florida species are safe to ... swordfish, tuna and large specimens of largemouth bass Fish considered safer: sunfish, brown bullhead, crappie, striped mullet, Florida pompano, sheepshead, common dolphin Effect on the ...  

(May. 08, 2012 - Wagoner, OK.)... This week, Wagoner, Okla., will host its first college fishing event at Fort Gibson Lake with the 2012 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Super Regional, May 11-12. "It’s an excellent recreational and fishing ...  

Bass fishing club competes nationallyThe Lion's Roar NewspaperThe Southeastern Bass Fishing Club has qualified for the College National Fishing Championship in July. The team participated in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series South Super Regional Tournament last week in Guntersville, Ala. from Friday, ...  

"Some people call it the 'World Series,' others call it the preface of the 'Super Bowl' of bass fishing," Eric Lopez explained the Bassmasters Elite Series. Dandridge is the 4th of the tournament's eight stops. "East Tennessee is an awesome bass fishing ...  

Fishing report Striped bass: Stimulated by better than usual herring and shad runs, the striper fishing is starting to hit its springtime peak. The stripers in the lower Housatonic River are feeding aggressively and can be caught with a variety of ...  

Fishing NewsBass anglers should check the New York State Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide (www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html) to ensure that the water they desire to fish is open to catch and release angling. Muskellunge fishing season and the regular (harvest) ...See all stories on this topic »  

Sunny weather has been good for smallmouth bass hitting stick bait in the back end of coves where the streams come in ... N.Y. Shad bucks are starting to bite, hitting small darts. The big shad run isn't there yet, but they are starting to ...  

Fishing NewsANGLING — Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d'Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 in Bassmaster magazine's list of the top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States. Only seven Northwest waters made the ...See all stories on this topic »  

Did you know there are clues to tell you what lures do use to get the most hits during different times during the bass spawn? Pro bass fisherman Mark Menendez tells what those clues are and which baits he chooses to use during each step. What do you think of Mark's ideas on baits to use? Do they make sense to you? Do you have a similar, or different, pattern to share in the comments section below? picture (c) Nate Rosson What Are Some...  

For most anglers, bass fishing is a pastime. For Martens, it is an art form. The California transplant who now calls Leeds home is known for his attention to detail. While some pro anglers are known for going an entire day without speaking a ...  

OUTSTANDING – Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 in Bassmaster magazine’s list of the top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States. Falcon Lake in Texas ...  

Fishing NewsQuincy, IL Inspired by the Army Bass Anglers and fishing guides to take wounded warriors and GWOT veterans out for a day of tournament bass fishing. With assistance from a network of bass anglers throughout the region and caring local and corporate ...See all stories on this topic »  

trout and bass in inland waters. The reports coming in from fishermen, however, find a high success rate when they are able to get out in their boats. Anglers have been doing well with salmon, brown trout and lake trout out on Lake Michigan when ...  

Dead shrimp and chicken liver are the best baits. Very few reports of bass and redfish this week.     Sam Rayburn---Texas Parks & Wildlife Department officials report largemouths are good on watermelon Senkos, lizards, and Baby Brush Hogs. White bass ...  

Most anglers at the TVA impoundment target largemouth, smallmouth and walleye, as young Shields was doing, fishing with only 10-pound test ... in a study designed to determine views of and preferences for fisheries management in the state.  

It was more than a chilly, breezy day for the 22 boats of anxious young anglers competing in the Argyle Lake Illinois High School Association Sectional Bass Tournament. Temperatures that barely topped 50 degrees coupled with some drizzle and ...  

Anthony Correll and Haley Correll won the biggest smallmouth award with a smallmouth bass weighing 4.07 pounds and earned them $150. The highest finishing New Team Award went to the team of Jeff Knight and Jody Moore earning them a free entry into next ...  

The Callaway Bass Anglers have decided to start giving back, and they have chosen a local veteran as their first beneficiary. On May 20, the Anglers will host a benefit tournament for Tyler Huffman at Lake of the Ozarks. Huffman is a Mid ...  

Last Friday I was lucky enough to be fishing the Miami, Florida, area for peacock bass with guide Alan Zaremba. These South American exotics are fairly abundant in the freshwater canals of Miami-Dade and Broward counties in southeast Florida.  

Carp and catfish are being caught, however, the DNR said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. Lake Erie: Anglers are targeting walleye in 15 to 17 feet of water around Turtle Island and the Dumping Grounds. Those trolling body baits seem to ...  

Here is the latest fishing report from Dave Graybill, longtime Eastern Washington outdoor radio host and angler: Fishing for bass on Roses Lake on April 11, Manson angler Kirk Herrin got a big surprise, and I mean big. He was casting a fluke ...  

On April 26, 2012 the FLW EverStart Series will kick off the Western Division's last fishing tournament event of the 2012 bass fishing season. Pro anglers will be vying for a chance to participate in the EverStart Series Invitational to be held later this year.  

"Over 15 years ago, I promised my wife that, before I died, we would one day fish for the peacock bass. When Sidney asked me to join him for a week of fishing the Amazon, I honestly do not know who was more excited — my wife or me. Tammy knew ...  

Antique fishing tackle will be on display and available for purchase. A Classic fisherman A Johnson County fisherman clinched a berth in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic last weekend. No, we’re not talking about Brent Chapman of Lake Quivira.  

Drop a line into the water almost anywhere in the Sunshine State — with 7,700 lakes, 10,550 rivers and 2,276 miles of shoreline — and it won’t take long to agree. Florida is renowned for its freshwater monster largemouth and exotic peacock bass.  

FishingWorld.comStevens Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Bama Division On Lake EufaulaFishingWorld.comTerry Stevens of Marianna, Fla., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bama Division event on Lake Eufaula. For his victory, Stevens earned $3592. "The weather was absolutely perfect for ...  

TOURNAMENT FISHING — After a trip to a hospital to have a hook removed from his pinky, Brandon Palaniuk ... a Rapala DT16 in a blueback herring color and a Strike King 6XD in brown ghost craw. One of the youngest anglers in the Series ...  

Top anglers in the Bassmaster Elite Tournament Series TroKar Quest event fished Bull Shoals Lake Thursday and Friday, reeling in at least a thousand pounds of fish each day ... Billy McCaghren, Mike McClelland, Scott Rook and Kevin Short.  

For novice anglers, a spinning reel along with a six foot medium-action rod will do the trick just fine. 12 pound test fishing line is an adequate choice for most spinning reels, but some anglers use heavier line. Lake Texana is a great ...