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 now aided by...
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...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jake Davis, Tennessee B.A.S.S. conservation director and assistant director for High School/Youth, was among the winners in the first Ripple Effect Awards sponsored by Yamaha...
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 when Ray Scott and Harold Sharp mandated...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) expressed its strong support for bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (SFRBTF),...
CLEWISTON, Fla. — If you fish a tournament on Lake Okeechobee between now and Sept. 30, 2020, you can make an important contribution to fisheries management, as well as help ensure a bright future...
In 2003, an angler wrote to Bassmaster Magazine complaining about its coverage of the growing threat to sport fisheries posed by Asian Carp. He asserted that he had fished for carp as a child, that...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources passed a bipartisan bill that authorizes a successful public-private partnership program to conserve and restore fish habitats...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Intended to educate, motivate, and foster better communication among anglers and biologists, the first Arkansas Bass Fishing Forum was deemed an enthusiastic success by...
It’s all about the money.I’ve written a lot about the war on carp over the past month or so because it’s really important that we — all anglers — win it. If we lose, sport fishing is in big trouble...
