RELEASE SCHEDULED ON JUNE 22, 2025
If you have a young aspiring angler, you’ll want to watch this short SFN Beginner Fishing video to get them interested and involved.
RELEASE SCHEDULED ON JUNE 22, 2025
If you have a young aspiring angler, you’ll want to watch this short SFN Beginner Fishing video to get them interested and involved.
Division Trophy Winners.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) shared several newsworthy items about fishing this week.
A large fishing expo is being organized for 2026. It is called the Ultimate Fishing Expo and the dates are January 16th through 18th, 2026. This is an all-species expo.
Montevallo finishes in 1st, UNA is ranked 2nd, and Carson-Newman rounds out the Top 3
The University of Montevallo finished the year in the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year, presented by Abu Garcia, ranked number one, with a total of 40,575 points.
MLF Tyler Brinks, Photos by Phoenix Moore
It’s safe to say that Kentucky Lake is back, or at least on a serious upswing. As many expected, Lowrance Stage 5 Presented by Mercury on Kentucky Lake and neighboring Lake Barkley turned into a ledge fishing bonanza with largemouth and smallmouth bass firmly in their summer patterns.
By Susan Ehrenelou, TVA Staff Writer
Healthy Rivers Help Creatures, People, and Power Production
Steam, turbines, pumps, and rushing water – these are essential pieces of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s power production. Also important? Little fish. Not to mention big fish, mussels, snails, and the tiniest of aquatic insects that live in the Tennessee River system.
Dave Matthews, TVA aquatic zoologist. TVA photo
Garrett Simon – Marshall University, Cody Domingos – University of Tennessee, Alex Geroulis – Indiana University
Fifty-three young anglers showed up ready to fish the first Shoals Youth Bassmasters tournament of the 2025 season. The young anglers showed out with the event trophy qualifiers weighing in 96.47 pounds of bass.
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