Florida Sportsman Expo Slated for Fort Myers Feb. 1-2 The first Expo for 2014 takes place Feb. 1-2 in Fort Myers at the Lee Civic Center. 2012 reversed the trend in prior years of dropping attendance and exhibitor participation with big gains. We're working...
USF&W Appoints Assistant Director for External Affairs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced the appointment of Betsy Hildebrandt as the agency's new Assistant Director for External Affairs. Hildebrandt, a communications professional...
Renovation at Mississippi’s Lake Monroe Brings Angling Opportunity JACKSON - Lake Monroe, located north of Aberdeen, will be getting a facelift. Beginning in November, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will begin the process of draining the...
Lugar Joins Other Bass Nation Anglers in Bassmaster Classic Field RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Jeff Lugar of McGaheysville, Va., only wanted for his sons to be able to say that their dad made it to the Bassmaster Classic. And now, after Lugar's win at the 2013 B.A.S.S. Nation...
Weekend Series National Championship set for Nov. 6-9 ATHENS, Ala. - More than 200 of the best weekend bass anglers from more than 25 states will compete for four days, but only one will take the title as the best in the nation and win up to $205,000. Operated by...
Angler wins Legend Bass Boat at Lake Ouachita Big Bass Splash Lake Ouachita; Mount Ida, AR- October 12 & 13, 2013- When the waves settled Sunday evening at the Big Bass Splash presented by Sealy Outdoors and B.A.S.S., Kou Yang, of Glenwood, AR, was handed the keys to...
New California Pro-Am Tournament Trail Begins in January California Tournament Trail is proud to announce the debut of a 'workingman's Pro-Am Circuit.' CTT will begin full time operations in January 2014. The goal of CTT is to provide California anglers an...
Florida Biologists Answer Crappie Questions Biologists with the FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) and Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management (DFFM) are often stopped by curious anglers who ask questions about their activities on...
Minnesota Anglers Net Nearly $3,000 in Fines Four men recently pled guilty and paid fines of about $740 each following an investigation of sunfish over-limits by conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). State...
Coast Guard Investigating Possible Hoax, Requests Public Assistance PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard is investigating a possible hoax call after multiple Coast Guard assets and partner agencies responded to a distress call that was made via VHF-FM channel 16 Sunday at...
Fowler Wins Walmart BFL On Lake Hartwell Brad Fowler of Pendleton, S.C., won the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional on Lake Hartwell with a three-day total weight of 34 pounds, 15 ounces. For his efforts, Fowler was awarded a Ranger boat with a 200 horsepower...
Reynolds Wins Walmart BFL on Lake Texoma Jeff Reynolds of Calera, Okla., won the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional on Lake Texoma with a three-day total weight of 42 pounds, 2 ounces. He won a new Ranger boat with 200 horsepower outboard and 1500 Chevy...
