The upper Niagara River is one of the most heavily policed bodies of water on the planet. I'm guessing Drew Benton would appreciate it if this Sheriff would arrest VanDam in the next...
Actually, he moved to what's left of Strawberry Island. This graphic shows how erosion has almost made it into the shallow water that was once known as an island named after a...
The boat under the bridge is Kreiger, who just made his first cast of the day. The boat on the left side of the frame is a fan and observer...And Kreiger's competitor for the day: Jacob...
They were all wrong. To a man this morning, each angler believed the bite would be better than their afternoon efforts yesterday. Certainly not the case. Fewer bites and lower weights are...
I call this the bridge over troubled waters. Jordan Lee is struggling mightily this morning and seems to be spinning out of control. He is moving A LOT and catching very little. His rival...
You'd think that a kid from Alabama would be a little intimidated by the crazy current and clear waters of the beastly upper Niagara River. I asked Jordan Lee if this was the case, as he had never...
I had a chance to talk to Combs this morning. He knew this area had been beat up before he fished it, but found a lot of fish here in practice. He had three smallies in the 3-pound range...
Like an old western gunfight, Jordan Lee and Keith Combs are about 50 paces apart facing each other waiting to fire their first cast of the day. Behind Lee's boat is Frog Island, which...
Industrious. That's the word I'd use to describe Jordan Lee's fishing today (and his choice of spots here). He has fished shallow cover, shallow structure and offshore breaks. He has...
When I talked to Jordan Lee yesterday after official practice, he estimated 10-12 pounds per day would win this bracket derby. KVD proved his estimate accurate. He's been fishing this...
You can take the boy out of Alabama, but not the Alabama out of the boy. Jordan Lee is the first angler we've seen stop to fish one of the many docks lining the Niagara River. I was...
Niagara Falls sits at number 5 in the world's most visited tourist attractions with more than 22 million people visiting each year. There are only eight people fishing the water soon to...
Kreiger might have found the only two largemouth on the main river. Back-to-back casts, and almost in the exact same spot. Was it the same fish? Perhaps...if it was identifying as a...
While talking to Kreiger last night, he brought up a very interesting fact. Because this is a catch-weigh-release derby...and because smallmouth here are dumb...he expects to be able to...
While we are waiting for Kreiger to boat his first fish, it's hard not to consider how special his situation is for this derby. He not only gets a first-round layup, but has his head-to...
With only five minutes remaining before the first cast is allowed, Kreiger has yet to leave the dock. A trolling motor snafu is forcing a quick replacement. Powroznik is not using this to...
This will be the most uncompetitive two days of Kreiger's professional career. Powroznik has vowed to not compete against his Elite Series roommate. On top of that, he is going to do...
