They are biting at McFarland Park

Storme Patrick catches on a hair jig waiting on the weigh-in to begin. The local angler thinks he’s figured something out in the marina, and I believe him.

Opening act for the weigh-in

Matt Arey is fishing so close he qualifies as the pre-show entertainment for some of the crowd waiting on the weigh-in to begin. He’s even caught a fish in the...

More than a competition for Clouse

Tough day so far for Gary Clouse. The Elite Series pro from Winchester, Tennessee has two keepers in the boat at the moment and is grinding away for keeper bites....

Gross swings big in 11 o’clock hour

As proof of the theory that the fishing would get better after 11 a.m. today, Buddy Gross has caught two 6-pounders – one at 11:18 and another at 11:37. And...

The bite should get better

Plenty of fish have been caught in the first four hours on Pickwick Lake this morning. But you ain’t seen nothing yet – probably. The sun is out, the temperature...

Mosley right on track

Brock Mosley has four keepers in the box early on Day 1 of competition of the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake. The Mississippi pro estimates that his...

Kreiger lands 6-6 smallmouth

Unofficially, the big fish of the day so far is a 6-pound, 6-ounce smallmouth bass caught by Koby Kreiger. That’s unlikely to be the big bass at the end of...

Palaniuk lands 4-pounder

Brandon Palaniuk just put a 4-pound bass in his livewell. That gives him an early 5-fish limit of 16-2 in BassTrakk, which has him in second place. The 4 pounder...

The drum bite is on

The drum bite is on. With one keeper smallmouth in the boat, Gary Clouse has outlasted four other Elite Anglers that started in this general vicinity. The lone angler left...

Martin staying close

Scott Martin has started his morning right at take-off, and already has a limit for roughly 16 pounds. The Floridian has been focusing on a few isolated trees that create...