The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and the Tennessee Valley Authority have decided, following a joint risk assessment of the main chamber of Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River near Florence, Alabama, not to reopen the chamber until the phase 2 dewatering is completed.
USACE photo of Wilson Lock. (USACE Nashville District Public Affairs Office)
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the Brown’s Creek Public Boat Ramp in Guntersville, Alabama, after completing facility upgrades.
By Ken Schultz
takemefishing.org
Just about everyone has an interest in the weather. As a frequent boat angler, I’m constantly checking for current and forthcoming wind and wave conditions and directions, as well as forecasts of upcoming events that may impact on-the-water activities, including where, and sometimes how, I fish.
Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation club members can earn a place in the National Team Championship, Individual National B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, and the BASSMASTER Classic! Find an Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation-affiliated club in your city and join for these Alabama opportunities.
Jacob Wheeler • Angler Columns
Mercury pro-Jacob Wheeler has already been strategizing the best way to handle the Bass Pro Tour’s new forward-facing sonar rules. Photo by Garrick Dixon
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.
Return to July 1999 for some memories of bass fishing in North Alabama.
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.
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
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