How I will fish Lake Champlain
This trip is my third time to Lake Champlain, and I am so glad to be here. I was here to fish the Elites back in 2017 for my first...
Champlain fishing right on point
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Whether it’s an Elite Series event or a Bassmaster Open tournament, it always seems to take right at a 20-pound average to win on Lake Champlain. Denny...
Things went my way at St. Lawrence
With the big blue trophy in front of me as I write this, the thrill of my first Bassmaster Elite Series victory is still sinking into my mind. Even though...
A spring like no other
For the moment, we still have more important issues to ponder. Health issues. Economic issues. The issue of finally cranking up the tournament schedule again after the longest unplanned layoff...
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: Focusing on largemouth specialists
And before you can take a breath, we are on to the next stop of this condensed stretch of the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series season. Last week, the St. Lawrence River...
Champlain will offer diversity during this week’s Elite event
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — When anglers launch from Plattsburgh City Marina for the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, they’ll find a lake with natural beauty matched only by its incredible diversity. Nestled between the...
Shimano, G. Loomis and PowerPro take No. 1 honors in IGFA list
LADSON, S.C. – When it comes to world-record catches, the International Game Fish Association is the worldwide authority. In its just-released 2020 IGFA World Record Game Fishes book, the IGFA...
Fantasy Fishing
Jaye withdraws from competition for 2020
Citing personal reasons, veteran pro Kelley Jaye of Dadeville, Ala., has withdrawn from this week’s Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain and announced he will not fish the remainder of the...
No such thing as ‘too many’ shad baits
CYPRESS, Calif. – The anatomy of a freshwater shad is unmistakable. Bulbous eyeballs. Smallish head dropping down into a spade-shaped sternum that ramps back up into the shad’s distinct forked tail....
Fantasy Fishing
Fantasy Fishing: The age-old green vs. brown battle
Lake Champlain is arguably the most storied New York bass tournament lake. As far back as tournament records go on the fishery, so does the question of whether largemouth or...
