By Ken Schultz
https://www.takemefishing.org/
These many water safety, fishing, and boating tips for January focus on clothes, rods, gear, boats, and assorted practicalities.
News Stories & Fishing Articles
35 Water Safety, Fishing, and Boating Tips for January
SFN Print From 1999
Return to July 1999 for some memories of bass fishing in North Alabama.
Glide Baits: It’s All In The Details
By Sean Ostruszka • Major League Lessons
(Editor Note: Story content edited)
So many of these glides are now quality baits, and it’s a matter of finding ones you like for the price you want to pay.
Today’s lure market offers glide bait options for everyone from the budget-conscious beginner to the big-bait fanatic—photo by Brandon Rowan.
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
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
