Casey Ashley fishes a shallow backwater during the semifinals of the Evan Williams Bourbon All-Star Championship.
Under the hot sun, a boat of spectators enjoy the water while watching Ashley fish.
Ashley works back into a creek fishing visible cover.
This short fish gets tossed back into the river.
These bowhunters drive by the area where Casey Ashley was fishing.
Casey Ashley sets the hook on his first keeper.
With a quick pull, Ashley swings the 2-pounder aboard.
The fish is in the boat.
Casey Ashley shows off the fish and the lure to the camera.
After a slow morning, Ashley makes another flip at the productive dock.
Another short fish gets pulled in off the dock.
A wading bird looks for an easy meal.
Ashley pitches to the dock where he has been catching a few fish.
Another solid keeper was hanging around the dock.
This fish would just barely measure the 12-inch minimum.
But this one didnât.
Casey Ashley works a pontoon as a sheriff watches from shore.
A bird lands in the shallows of the Alabama River.
Edwin Evers was Ashleyâs opponent in the semifinals and was hitting main lake cover quickly.
Evers makes a cast with a crankbait on Saturday.
Edwin Evers works behind an island.
After securing a good limit early, Evers looks for an upgrade up shallow.
Edwin Evers removes his hat in frustration after missing a fish.
Evers skillfully skips his lure up under this overhanging tree.
The back of this pocket was quickly worked over by Edwin Evers on Saturday.
With a roar, Evers blasts off from the backwater late in the semifinal round.