Lowen with No. 4

Bill Lowen has added his fourth keeper but it wasn’t much when you consider the average fish weighed in by this field was 3-plus pounds yesterday. He has two in...

Potential big AOY shakeup

I don’t typically put much stock in the daily updates of the Angler of the Year point standings that are generated during a tournament. I like to call them “mythical”...

The bite is on

The bite is definitely on for Lowen and Herren. It’s just not gang busters. Both have added 4-pounders to their well at virtually the same time. Lowen’s third keeper has...

Catching up with Lowen

We caught up with Bill Lowen just as he was hooked up and landing his first keeper. And it’s the right start for the day at about 4 pounds. Two...

Day 2 officially underway

Day 2 is officially underway and at the moment there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of things different than yesterday, at least from a weather standpoint. Not sure...

Can Day 2 match Day 1?

The longer Thursday’s weigh-in lasted, the more jaw-dropping it became. The headline, finally, was 20 anglers catching bags of 20 pounds or more on the St. Lawrence River. But there...

Ike’s dual fishery

The St. Lawrence River is one of many fisheries visited by the Bassmaster Elite Series that sports a viable largemouth and smallmouth fishery. In very few places can you find...

Keep an eye on the frog men

Big, strong smallmouth bass – that’s what the St. Lawerence River is famous for, wolfpacks of brown bass built tough from a life fighting current. But don’t be surprised to...

Following Hartman pays off

We’ve been hard headed when it comes to following Jamie Hartman and it’s paid off. After a run of a few miles up river on his first cast he sticks...

Watching Hartman

We’ve been sitting on Jamie Hartman for awhile and we’ve yet to see him hook up. We have seen him set the hook but not catch one. We are on...