As many of you may have heard, my brother-n-law and I are being sued in civil court by the developer of a golf community near Covington for fishing a section of the lower Jackson River.  He is seeking an injunction to prevent us (and all anglers) from wading in the river adjacent to his property, claiming that he owns the river bottom by virtue of an uninterrupted chain of deeds to that river bottom stretching all the way back to an original grant from King George III.  This despite the fact that this section of the river has been deemed navigable and public for many years, and is promoted by the state as a blue-ribbon fishery. For almost one...

By Trey Reid Bassmaster.com NEW ORLEANS — Kevin VanDam’s closest competition expressed hopes that he’d slip up on the final day of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic. Instead, VanDam stepped up. PHOTO GALLERY Click Here Leading by more than 3 ½ pounds going into the last day, VanDam caught 28 pounds Sunday, his biggest limit of the world championship, and collected a record-tying fourth Bassmaster Classic title in dominating fashion. His three-day total weighed 69 pounds, 11 ounces, the heaviest ever taken to the scale in a Classic with a five-fish daily limit. “I don’t compete to break records or for how other people may view me,” said VanDam, who won $500,000 to push his career earnings past $5 million,...

By David A. Brown Bassmaster.com Archive Elite Series pro Ish Monroe relies on his electronics to give him a competitive edge. Finding fish is the name of the game, but to find what you’re looking for, you gotta know what you’re looking at. Fortunately for anglers, modern electronics have simplified and even amplified the elements of location and examination. Nowadays, fish that completely avoid detection are considered truly gifted. That’s because anglers are becoming increasingly skilled at leveraging new technological advancements to shift the big game of hide-and-seek in their favor. One of the best at this routine is Bassmaster Elite Series pro Ish Monroe. Hailing from Hughson, Calif., Monroe rigs his Ranger boat with Lowrance sonar/GPS units —...

Jiffy Automotive Services presents Smith Mountain Lake Fall Series Open Fishing Tournaments at Fox Port Marina. Click on image below to download a PDF for more info. 0FC43DD6-0C27-AD39-0049-2F95DAC6C24A 1.03.01 Share on Facebook

New River Smallies and the Pointer 95 Silent by Darl Black “Man, smallmouth in this particular stretch of the river have been hitting jerkbaits with reckless abandon the last few days. River flow and color are unchanged. I not sure what has them turned off today,” pondered Britt Stoudemire, noted New River smallmouth bass guide. For over 45 minutes, Britt had been feverishly switching between a Lucky Craft Pointer 100 and Slender Pointer 97 while I sat ready with my camera. Dale Black, the third angler in our drift raft, rotated through jerkbaits of several other brands. Britt had invited me down to experience the pre-spawn smallmouth bite on the New River near his New River Outdoor Company headquarters...

Plan on arriving in time for supper Thursday night, October 28th. Some folks will be staying at the “shack”, some will stay at “dogtrot” and some will be staying at the “barn”. All lodging options include food, fishing, music workshops and are within walking distance of one another. Sample Friday agenda: Up early for some top-water action on Goose lake, feast on a large brunch at the shack, head up to the barn for music workshop, more fishing, supper at the shack: Fannie’s Friday night fried chicken and biscuits, informal jam session at the barn, and then, best get some sleep ’cause Saturday is a big day. We’ve got a couple things up our sleeves for Saturday’s activities, but...

Caught this 43in musky on the Glittertail bucktail Share on Facebook

My view from the airline window was spectacular in its simplicity. Farms stretched from horizon to horizon, forming a patchwork quilt of colors and textures. Houses and out buildings were strategically placed near roads that formed boundaries and connected one area with another. Most of all, I was impressed by the number of small bodies of water scattered across the landscape. Visitors driving across the country have no idea how many potential fishing spots lie just out of sight of the road. The farmers probably considered their ponds as water for livestock or irrigation, and a water source in case of fire, but I saw them as potential fishing spots. When my trip was over, I contacted the Nebraska...