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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Blake Hall and Jeremy Lamb Win ABT Smith Lake with 19.03

By Jason Duran

The Alabama Bass Trail kicked off its 12th season at Smith Lake. Historically, this lake has presented challenges for teams, as Mother Nature often throws unexpected weather conditions just before tournament day.

Blake Hall and Jeremy Lamb ABT PHOTO

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New McFarland Ramp Photos

The west ramp at McFarland on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL has been improved and is now open (See https://southernfishingnews.com/news-stories/mcfarland-boat-ramp-pickwick-lake-closed-for-approximately-three-months). Here are some photos of the new and improved ramp.

Photos provided by Bill Jordan, Director, Florence Park & Recreation

Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation 2025 Schedules

The Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation has published 2025 schedules for adult, high school and junior divisions.

Adams and Whitehead Win ABT 100 Lake Guntersville

By Jason Duran

 The team of Matt Adams and Jason Whitehead secured first place with an impressive total weight of 28.49 pounds at the ABT 100’s first event at Lake Guntersville, Alabama. Recently, teams had been catching over 30-pound bags, and many found fish with relative ease.

Matt Adams and Jason Whitehead. ABT Photo

Mental Health Perks of Fishing

Alycia Downs
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From connecting with nature and those around you to a chance to exercise and escape, find out the mental health perks of fishing.

Current Top 5 Teams in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year

Over the past few days, the Association of Collegiate Anglers has been releasing the rankings for the latest points update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. In this third and final article, we will take a look at the teams currently ranked in the Top 5 for college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system.

1) Carson-Newman University 

Registration Opens For The Pickwick Slam

First ACA event of 2025 to be contested at Pickwick Lake on April 5th – 6th

The 2024-25 season of the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series marks the 20th anniversary for the Association of Collegiate Anglers. The third event of the ACA’s historic season will be the Pickwick Slam. 

Slot limit proposed for Alabama’s Coosa River lakes

By Ron McDonald, Editor & Publisher, Southern Fishing News
 
 
A proposal by the Alabama Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries to impose a slot limit for bass caught in tournaments in the Coosa River chain of lakes has caught the attention of the fishing public, tournament organizations and cities close to the impoundments.