La Crosse fishing better than ever

Maybe the rising Mississippi River water level is making the difference. Maybe it was the rain and overcast skies. Whatever the reason, the bass fishing was better Thursday than it has been...

Guck went under the knife today

Our buddy Alan McGuckin went under the knife today. Guck works for Dynamic Sponsorships and attends most of the Elite tournaments, where he contributes a lot of great content to...

More of the same at La Crosse

The names change, but the results are remarkably the same when the Elite Series comes to the Mississippi River at La Crosse. In looking back at Day 1 in 2016,...

Smallmouth or largemouth?

If you look at past trends here, smallmouth bass tend to be the difference-makers at the top of the standings. However, largemouth bass will make up the bulk of the...

Twitter spinnin’ like a top

If you’re not following the BASSTrakk Twitter feed, you’re missing a treat. It’s “spinnin’, spinnin’, spinnin’ like a spinnin’ top,” to quote Mitch Ryder. (Google him, youngsters.) The number of...

Water on the way

The hydrology outlook chart from the National Weather Service illustrates the state of the water level this week on the Mississippi River at La Crosse. Today the stage is at...

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