Man and kid sitting in bass fishing boat thats on a trailer

Launch time

Shoals Youth Bassmasters Wheeler Lake tourney.

Sunset on Wilson Lake Alabama

Fishing sunset

A sunset photo taken on Wilson Lake in Northwest Alabama.

Man holding a 5 pound bass fish

Pier Fishin'

A nice 5 pounder

Woman holding a 7 pound bass fish

Wilson Lake bigun'

Ms. Southern Fishing News brought this 7-pounder in on 6 pound line.

Many boats on a river

McFarland Park on Pickwick

Weigh-in in progress at a collegiate championship tourney.

Drawing of fictional zip boat

The new year models are here.

Introducing the Zip Boat with features not found on any other boat.

1928 Johnson K45 boat motor

1928 Johnson K45

The Johnson Seahorse model was introduced as a 10 H.P. screamer.

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Andy Poss-Pickwick to A-Rig

DAVID RAINER
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Andy Poss knows the Tennessee River’s Pickwick Lake from top to bottom – literally. Fishing for both largemouths and the scrappy smallmouths, as well as crappie, is what he does now. For 15 years prior, he probed the lake from bottom to top to make a living.

Andy Poss shows off a three-pound smallmouth that hit a live threadfin shad at Pickwick Lake. Photo by David Rainer

McFarland Boat Ramp (Pickwick Lake) Closed For Approximately Three Months

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has temporarily closed the three-lane ramp at the McFarland Public Boat Ramp (McFarland West) in Florence for major upgrades.

McFarland west ramp. Google Map Image

Outboard motors: A look back

We have come a long way with outboard motors from the 18 HP, 1928 Elto-Quad to the 350 HP Mercury. Motors of yesteryear looked, well, odd for the most part. But, you have to start somewhere.

Bassmaster Elites no longer pay to play

Professional bass fishing will never be the same. Ever. That’s a huge statement. In this case, it’s true.

WFF Fisheries Continues to Monitor Invasive Carp Species

By DAVID RAINER
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

 

Dave Armstrong is planning to go hunting when the weather cools off, but he actually hopes he doesn’t find an abundance of the species he’s stalking.

NEW 2025 SFN calendar

Our new Southern Fishing News 2025 Calendar has been posted and is available for download/printing in PDF and .jpg format.

Strategy shift in store for Bass Pro Tour anglers in 2025

MLF’s new forward-facing sonar restrictions will alter the complexion of the Bass Pro Tour in several ways

Mitchell Forde – Bass Pro Tour

Drew Gill, Jesse Wiggins and Alton Jones Jr. will have to adapt to the new forward-facing sonar regulations on the Bass Pro Tour in 2025.

Pickwick Trophy Winner Weight Was 81.48 Pounds of Bass

The Shoals Youth Bassmasters fished Pickwick for their final tournament of the 2024 season. Forty-eight young bass anglers and their adult boat captains departed from McFarland ramp in their quest to land the first-place spot in one of the three age divisions.

Pickeick trophy winners. SYBM photos

Three Anglers Named to All-Academic Team

First Event of the ACA’s Historic 20th Season

This past weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers, before the start of the Kentucky Lake event, named the first three anglers to its 2024-25 All-Academic Team.