Ron McDonald
Southern Fishing News
An article about finesse fishing, especially about the early beginning, naturally points at Crazy Head Lures—or what is now known as Slider Lures. Here’s a little introductory finesse history.
News Stories & Fishing Articles
Fishing the Shad Spawn on Alabama Lakes: A Bass Angler’s Dream
Terry Thornton
Vantage Tackle
If you’ve never fished the shad spawn, you’re missing out on one of the wildest feeding frenzies in bass fishing.
Season, Temp and Lure Chart
I came across this chart some time ago so I don’t remember who to give credit to. That aside, here’s a fairly usable chart featuring seasons, water temperature, and lure selection for clear and muddy water conditions.
A Complaint About Tournaments
The Bill Dance Giant Bass Open is heading to Pickwick Lake on March 8 and 9 out of Pickwick Landing. One of our Southern Fishing News readers, and a former tournament angler, has some reservations about this event and tournaments in general due to tournament-related bass mortality.
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Lowen locks down second Elite title at St. Johns River
Written by
David A. Brown
Photography by
Andy Crawford and Dalton Tumblin.
Twice in three days vegetation threatened to thwart Bill Lowen’s efforts.
2025 Season of the Alabama Bass Trail Kicks Off the South Division at Lake Martin
DECATUR, AL (February 20, 2025) – The Alabama Bass Trail Teams Series (ABTTS) is set to kick off its twelfth season of the South Division on Stop #1 at Lake Martin on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
SFN Print Issue 1, 2001
Take a trip back in time with this print issue of Southern Fishing 2001.
Alabama Freshwater Boat Ramp Access Points
Here is your link to an interactive map of all current public boat ramp access points managed by ADCNR’s Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division on Alabama’s public bodies of water.
Newcomers dominate ABN qualifier on Martin
By Greg McCain
Two relative newcomers came away with the wins on Lake Martin Saturday (Feb. 8) in the first Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifying event of the year.
Stihl Smith and Jonathan Watson took first place. ABN PHOTO
