Gene Gilliland

Revisiting a forgotten fishing hole

I shut off the outboard and lowered the trolling motor into the water. I eased down the shoreline looking at the stumps and patches of water willow. I pitched a...

Should we lose sleep over bed fishing?

A question that always comes up in the spring is the issue of “bed” fishing — targeting spawning bass by sight fishing for them on their nests.  Should we be...

Gilliland inducted into the Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence

Gene Gilliland, B.A.S.S. National Conservation Director, has been inducted into the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Management Hall of Excellence. The award was announced at the AFS annual meeting in Atlantic...

The end of bass tournaments?

The future of bass tournaments is being debated on websites, in social media and at your local tackle shop.   Fueling the discussion is the spotlight put on the catch-weigh-release (CWR)...

Policy and fish care on Conservation Summit agenda

TULSA, Okla. — With at least 85 conservation directors, fish chiefs, speakers, sponsors and guests expected to attend, this year’s biennial Bassmaster Classic Conservation Summit will emphasize improving communications and...

14 to watch in 2014

With so much going on in the world of bass fishing, it's tough to isolate a few people, places and things for us to focus on in 2014, but these 14 deserve your attention this year.

Gene Gilliland