Make Florida plant management suggestions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — If you have an innovative idea on how to manage invasive aquatic plants in Florida waters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to hear...
B.A.S.S., Alabama Power and Union Sportsmen’s Alliance break ground on new Smith Lake pavilion
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Volunteers from the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance have broken ground on a new public use weigh-in pavilion at Smith Lake, part of a partnership between B.A.S.S. and Alabama...
Understanding bass forage: Shad
No artificial bait is better represented on the shelves of your local tackle store than shad. In big water it's the meal of choice for bass.
Recreational fishing wins bipartisan support from Senate committee
Alexandria, Va. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) passed bipartisan conservation legislation that includes several wins for the recreational fishing industry, such as authorization of...
U.S. House passes bipartisan fish habitat legislation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Bipartisan legislation to support public-private partnerships focused on conserving and maintaining healthy fisheries passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnership...
Arkansas River, Florida bass
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – For the first time, the Arkansas River has been added to the list of waters to be stocked with Florida bass by the Arkansas Game and...
Alabama bass invasion
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A species of bass once mostly confined to a small native range now is spreading far outside that range, occasionally stocked by fishery managers but more often...
What bass eat
What's for dinner? If you are a largemouth, smallmouth or spotted bass, the answer might be easy: anything that doesn't try to eat you first. That's good to know if you like to catch bass because with so many food choices, finding a lure that works is sometimes as easy as choosing one that looks good to you.
B.A.S.S. and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation partner on conservation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) formalized their partnership at a ceremony during the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Sportsman-Legislator Summit held last week in...
50 year standard
I’m not going to debate catch, weigh and release in this column versus a five-bass limit. What I do want to talk about is a 50 year standard that started...
