Who would have guessed that old-fashioned fly fishing would captivate a whole new generation? But it’s true: the Zen-like practice is attracting millennials by the boatload.
Fishing, specifically fly fishing, was partly an answer to social distancing prompted by COVID-19.. TVA photo
Florence, Ala. — Pat Schlapper had nothing but good fortune on Friday the 13th when he caught the heaviest limit of the week for a come-from-behind win in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Pickwick Lake located in the northwest corner of Alabama.
Pat Schlapper, of Eleva, Wis., has won the 2020 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Pickwick Lake with a three-day total of 51 pounds, 10 ounces. – Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has discovered a new, invasive, fern-type, floating plant in Guntersville Lake. The plant is salvinia and this is concerning.
The salvinia plant species threatening Guntersville is the salvinia-molesta and salvinia-minima.. DLNR- Division of Aquatic Resources P9170109 photo
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RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. — While Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier have been one of the most consistent teams to grace the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops stage over the past few years, they had fallen just short of winning a national event.
Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier, from West Virginia, have won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland presented by Bass Pro Shops with a three-day total of 39 pounds, 2 ounces. Photo by Brenden Kanies/B.A.S.S.
Frank Talley has dreamed of winning a top-level professional bass tournament his entire life.
Frank Talley, of Temple, Texas, has won the 2020 NOCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville with a four-day total of 64 pounds, 3 ounces. Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
HENDERSON, Nev. — Patiently waiting for his bites and then capitalizing on the window of opportunity allowed Justin Hicks, who’s competing for the Utah B.A.S.S. Nation Team, to complete his wire-to-wire victory…
Utah team angler Justin Hicks, of Gunnison, Colo., has won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional at Lake Mead with a three-day total of 22 pounds, 15 ounces. Photo by Tristin Williams/B.A.S.S.
By Jason Duran
The Alabama Bass Trail South Division closed its season on Lay Lake just how it started- with the Godwin brothers on top. The team of brothers claimed another win in just their second season fishing the ABT.
Noah Godwin Cole Godwin 1st place finish, ABT photo
The Shoals Youth Bassmasters loaded some bags in their final club tournament of the 2020 season.
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