Chad told me that his big fish have been coming in the morning before 9:15 a.m. He’s been on a shallow water pattern up in the river and then he runs out to the flats in deeper water later in the...
All week my boat driver has been warning me about this pesky little bug that crawls up inside your pants leg. The good thing is it doesn’t bite or sting; but it is quite annoying. Early this...
We had a beautiful sunrise shot with Clark Wendlandt this morning while he was headed to his first stop. Just over an hour from takeoff he now has three fish for about 10 pounds. He said that...
As a photographer lighting is absolutely everything. Saint Clair has been really good to us over the last few years gifting us with incredible sunrises. Talking about starting your day off...
The morning has started out very slow for David Mullins. Over an hour into the tournament and he has only two keepers at about 4 pounds total. The weather is completely different than what it has...
Today things are going to get very interesting with the weather. I’m told that when the wind comes out of the South Champlain can get extremely rough. My boat driver is telling me that if the...
As Davy Hite and I watched Jamie Hartman boat fish after fish this morning, I had to ask the question. At what point do you leave your fish, and at what point do you stay and keep whacking on...
This morning is very different from yesterday morning. Instead of clouds and rain we are hit with bright sun and very little wind.Chad Pipkens is our second target this morning. When we pulled up...
After sitting under a bridge for 20 mins letting a rain shower pass, we headed further into the Missisquoi Bay just on this side of the border from Canada. We spot an angler and decide to stop for...
My second stop was on Clifford Pirch. He has been fishing the train trestle located in Missisquoi Bay. From one bank to the other the bridge has close to 1,000 rail pilings on each side where...
What a beautiful morning we have on Lake Champlain for Day 1 of the Bassmaster Elite Series event.Our first stop was on Randy Sullivan. I watched Randy set the hook on a fish, and he missed...
While covering take-off this morning on Day 1 of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, I noticed that Bryan Schmitt had zero rods on his deck. Now typically most of the anglers are rigging...
In 2013 Jesse Tacoronte was fishing a tournament on Champlain and on day 3 he drew a guy named Brian. Tacoronte had been catching his fish on a dropshot and this guy pulls out what Jessie called a ...
If someone asked who is the most prolific crankbait fisherman on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour, 99% of fans will tell you it's David Fritts. Fritts has been fishing Bassmaster events since 1991....
Being an advertising and action photographer, my job can sometimes be a little treacherous. Today it is wind and water! Luckily I was paired one of the best local fishing guides, Dean Meckes,...
There is an unwritten code that many anglers follow. It’s not talked about a whole lot, it’s just understood. Alex Felix, one of our rookies, understands that code exactly.Felix is sitting in 31st...
Zaldain is one of the anglers that the camera gravitates towards. He invited me to board, and of course I happily obliged. I am very glad that I did because what happened in the next hour was...
Clark Wendlandt is sitting in third place with 47 pounds and 13 ounces here on Day 3.He started out slow this morning fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water, but he has now moved to fishing in 8 to 10...
After having an incredible start to the tournament here on the St. Lawrence, Clark Wendlandt is struggling just a bit today.He is bouncing back and forth from shallow water to deep water in hopes...
Traveling with Bassmaster lends itself for us to see some really interesting things. This morning we ran into a fella named George Sperry; and he is certainly an antique boat connoisseur. His 1930...
