Sportfishing industry applauds bill to enhance habitat conservation
Alexandria, Va. – The recreational fishing industry today expressed its appreciation to Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) for introducing H.R. 6660, the National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act. This legislation...
Senate passes provision to combat spread of Asian carp in Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praised Senate passage of his measure to combat the spread of Asian Carp in both Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley...
Lake Okeechobee’s needed storage reservoir
CLEWISTON, Fla. – Rivers and canals are coated in a toxic film of bright green. Coastal beaches and shallows are awash in mounds of hairlike slime and dead fish. Satellite...
Junior club cleans 500 pounds of trash
Tampa Bay Junior Bassmasters conservation service project in June netted 519 pounds of trash from the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Update by Don Garand
WAR on CARP coalition
Groups are partnering to help save the rivers and lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee from the Asian Carp. Commercial fishers, sports anglers, water recreation and tourism are facing devastating impacts...
Hard work and ice keep summer bass alive
Not only did fishing teams from 78 universities take their “A game” to Lake Tenkiller for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship last week, the brutal midsummer Oklahoma heat...
Nine students receive scholarships from Shimano/B.A.S.S.
LADSON, S.C. – The future within the ranks of natural resources and fisheries management professionals looks bright, at least when you know the backgrounds and career goals of the 2018 Shimano/B.A.S.S....
Urgent- Help declare war on carp
B.A.S.S. and the Kentucky B.A.S.S. Nation are joining forces with this organization to bring attention to the exploding problem of Asian carp in the Tennessee River system. Anyone that fishes...
McConnell provision to combat Asian Carp spread in Kentucky clears hurdle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell successfully secured a provision in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill to combat the spread of Asian Carp in both Kentucky Lake...
Alabama Power Company educates and adds aquatic plants
On July 3, Alabama Power Company employees planted water willow on Smith Lake with high school anglers – and a few parents – from Hayden High School and Vinemont High...
