Fishermen love hunting season, especially those who do not hunt.
“Means a lot less traffic on the water,” said Gene Turner of Jackson, who loves bass fishing on Delta oxbows and Barnett Reservoir in October and November. […]
Turbidity negatively affects fisheries. It reduces light penetration and reduces the production of algae that is the foundation of the food web. Eventually the fine silt particles that make water turbid settle out smothering organisms that live on the bottom, turning hard bottom areas into soft muck, and eventually filling in reservoirs. […]
What separates the bass pros from the weekend warriors who feel lucky to bang out a few bites? Here are some thoughts from touring pros. […]
Fumes from the outboard were still detectable on the breeze, but already Pete Ponds was on the front deck, with the trolling motor down and his hands on his crankbait rod. […]
The rise in popularity of bass fishing from a kayak is due in great part to the efforts and promotions of another kayak bass angler and friend of Karl Hudson, Chad Hoover of Hendersonville, Tenn. […]
Pickwick can be broken into two segments this month. At the beginning of the month, fish the summer patterns. Toward the end of September, after a couple of cool nights, use fall fishing patterns. […]
It really wasn’t fair last year, since so many bass fishermen were on Barnett Reservoir in September and then October, pre-fishing for the B.A.S.S. Central Open that was held on the lake. […]
The cold chill from the early morning boat ride was still numbing the bones when the small white-skirted spinnerbait made its first splash of the day. […]
A constant concern for summer bass fishing is the afternoon thunderstorm, and savvy bass anglers know that such weather can positively influence the bite. […]
Bam! Not long after Johnny Cumberland slid his canoe into Okatibbee Creek at the crack of dawn, a bass smashed his Rebel Crawfish crankbait and dove down into the swift current. […]
So on our list of summertime favorites, we find cookouts, lemonade and offshore bass fishin […]
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A hungry bass rewarded Ken Murphy quickly, smashing his frog as he worked the pads and grass on an old minnow pond dam in Okatibbee Lake. He had pulled only the one rod from his rod locker, and the custom-made swimming frog tied to it produced the first strike of the day. […]
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