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.

Latest Southern Fishing News Stories

Alabama Washington County Public Fishing Lake Treated For Invasive Giant Salvini 

BOAT RAMP NOW OPEN

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the Washington County Public Fishing Lake boat ramp after a nearly year-long process to treat an invasive aquatic plant in the lake. The lake is located at 809 State Lake Road, approximately 2 miles west of Millry, Alabama.

Foster’s Ferry Public Boat Ramp Reopens with Improved Parking Area

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the Foster’s Ferry Public Boat Ramp on the Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County after major upgrades to its parking area.

Southern Fishing Print From 2004

Here’s the front page of our Southern Fishing print edition from way back in 2004. Southern Fishing sponsored an All Star Bassin’ Team Competition and a Top Rod Championship.

Keep Your Bass Lively & Releasable

EGO Fishing’s conservation-driven Tournament Weigh-In Bag is a leak-proof must-have

Midsummer tournament time can be tough on the fish. From club derbies to regional tournaments, anglers are toting fish to scales across North America.

Shoals youth found the bass on Pickwick Lake

The Shoals Youth Bassmasters trophy winners brought in 83.25 lbs. of bass from Pickwick Lake, in four hours, in the fourth tournament of the six-event 2025 season.

Age divisions trophy winners.

Smith, Blanton claim second straight National title with overtime heroics at Cherokee Lake

For the first time ever, overtime decided the Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. Even more history was made at Cherokee Lake when Andrew Blanton and Garrett Smith landed a 2-pound largemouth just five minutes into their sudden death fish-off with Carson Newman’s Andrew Turner and James Sumrell and became the first ever two-time College National Champions.

Photo by Chase Sansom/B.A.S.S.

Wilson Lock Interim Guard Wall to be Installed

The Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be implementing an interim solution for the guard wall at Wilson Lock to allow normal operations to resume.

Three ocean barges and equipment on the way to Wilson Dam. TVA photo

MLF announces 2026 Bass Pro Tour Schedule

Major League Fishing has announced the 2026 Bass Pro Tour schedule, ushering in a new chapter for the sport’s premier professional bass fishing circuit.

Shoals Youth Bassmasters Take On Wilson Lake

The Shoals Youth Bassmasters fished tourney number three of their six-tournament 2025 season. Forty-one youth anglers took on Wilson Lake on June 21 out of the Lock-Six ramp.

Tournament trophy winners.

Association of Collegiate Anglers Announces 2026 Schedule

The Association of Collegiate Anglers announces the schedule for the 2026 season of the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.