Fishing history

No, this week’s column is not about history like that. I’m not going to tell you about the earliest bass anglers or who invented the spinnerbait.  This column is about...

Card carries Day 1

RIDGELAND, Miss. — While 33,000 acres of fishable water seems like it should easily support a 109-angler field, most Elite Series anglers would say they’re sharing water at the Academy...

Fishing the small factor

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Ross Barnett Reservoir is filled with 33,000 acres of water and even with all of it, the pros are saying it fishes “small.” Such is the case...

Browning’s feline lesson

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Stephen Browning tipped his cap to a cat Thursday. It was a cat that failed in stalking a squirrel, and it proved to be an invaluable lesson...

Ross Barnett will shake things up

Excited: I’d say that’s the word to describe how I feel about Ross Barnett. I’ve never fished a tournament here before, but when people ask me how I feel about...

Find your own kind of fish

While there’s plenty of fishing left to go, so far this year has not played out the way I’d hoped that it would. Two events in particular – Conroe and...

How I will fish Ross Barnett

This week is our fourth stop on the Elite Series near Jackson, Miss., on Ross Barnett Reservoir. I have never fished here before so it is always fun to go...

The finicky Ross Barnett

RIDGELAND, Miss. — A recent one-week period paints a clear picture of the up-and-down nature of Ross Barnett Reservoir. On March 11 it took 30.72 pounds to win a one-day...

Lee and Ashley talk Ross Barnett

Matt Lee and Casey Ashley both finished in the Top 12 at the most recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend, but what will a crowded Ross Barnett Reservoir...

Bass Life

Fishing towns: Dayton, Tenn.

DAYTON, Tenn. – These are historic times for the tiny town of Dayton, Tennessee. Nearly 400 anglers are crossing the stage for weigh-in during the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open...