Lewis Smith Lake has to rank at the top of the list for scenic lakes in the nation. Clear water, beautiful lake-front homes, mountain bluffs, and lots of fish.
Leaving my "work lake" to try and use my biologist skills and find bass on Lewis Smith Lake in Jasper, Ala., this week. Look forward to hanging out with all my friends and competitors. Safe travels...
Conditions completely changed from Monday's sunny day practice. Steady rain and overcast conditions made fishing tougher. It took me a few hours to figure out the bigger bass again. Now I've caught...
Rain Tuesday on Chickamauga, and I'm on a good shell cracker pattern. The lunch menu is Dayton's finest Japanese Steak House shrimp tempura! Still looking for that first keeper bass.
It stands to reason that a person who enjoys fishing and duck hunting understands the balance in nature and cares to protect it. Matt Phillips is a B.A.S.S. Nation member with such a viewpoint...
Just after noticing the morning rainbow and saying my morning prayers I was granted a nice largemouth bass. This is a good beginning to my daily scouting process of gaining clues and dialing in my...
When the Bassmaster Southern Open anglers visit Florida for the first tournament of 2017, they should expect to encounter a wide variety of tall native and exotic plants growing on the Harris Chain...
Balancing fatherly duties, career work demands and family time with a tournament career has always been limited by time.With the support of my family and the backing of sponsors like Aquatic...
Fall is a time of year that many anglers like myself look forward to fishing. Cooler water and abundant plants allow anglers to use a wide arsenal of lures and fishing...
I hope the fish keep biting like they have all week. It's been a fun practice on Lake Norman but challenging weather. Let's get this tournament started!
Since this cold front hit all the fish went down to 50 and 70 ft! The rocky shorelines are beautiful to look at but tough to catch fish on. I sure hope the water warms come ...
I was searching for aquatic plants on Smith Lake and located two submersed aquatic algae, Stonewort ( Nitella spp.) and one that resembled Spirogyra spp. Both make up the basis for the food...