Big Bass In Old Mexico
feature story from In-Fisherman
YOU DRIVE OUT OF MAZATLAN on the coast road, past the ragged colorful storefronts, the factories and lean-to taquerias, past the fields of agave and tomatoes and lemons, past the town of La Cruz with the door of the big church on main street open to the afternoon heat and a full congregation, past the little house boxes for the dead on the side of the road. Where you end up is a tiny strip of dwellings called La Papalota in the foothills of the Sierra Madre, a short cast from El Salto Lake, arguably the best bass lake in the world.
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College Fishing Begins with IU and Purdue
blog post from VarsityBass.com
WHILE IT'S HARD TO PINPOINT the exact moment an entire sport begins – who’s to say on some unrecorded spring day a few kids from neighboring schools didn’t get together in the 1960’s or 70’s and fish against each other for bragging rights? – it’s widely accepted that the first organized college bass club formed at Indiana University in 1987, and the first intercollegiate tournament was held between IU and state rival Purdue in 1992.
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College Anglers Putting It All on the Line
feature story from USAToday.com
LOOK AROUND THE NEXT TIME you’re in a lecture: if you see someone with seriously messed up hair, wearing the kind of shirt Ricky Bobby would be comfortable in, with a deep red facial sunburn save for the exact outline of a pair of wraparound sunglasses, you just might have identified a new species of varsity athlete: the dedicated college angler.
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Menhaden Protection Good News for All Anglers
environmental reporting from B.A.S.S. Times
BOSTON, MA — On November 9th 2011 the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), a coalition of 15 Atlantic coast states that sets commercial catch limits and coordinates interstate conservation efforts, voted overwhelmingly to cut the yearly commercial quota of menhaden (also known as bunker or pogy) by more than a third.
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Reel Recovery Organization Profile
from a grant application on behalf of a nonprofit
IMAGINE A HOSPITAL — bright and harshly lit, cold, sterile, a place of technology, order and schedules. Now imagine its absolute opposite — that’s a place you’d dream about if you were going through treatment. For Stewart, a keen fly fisher, a Colorado trout stream quietly winding through the foothills of the Rockies, full of river life and healthy trout, was his best place.
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Wild and Scenic Middle Allegheny Smallmouth
guide profile from BassAnglerMag.com
THE ALLEGHENY THAT ROLLS to a stop in Pittsburgh – the broad industrialized river that carries the cheers of Steelers and Pirates fans from downtown stadiums — reclaims its natural state in the middle reaches beginning at East Brady and stretching 120-odd miles upriver to Kinzua Dam. And that means a shallow, free-flowing river with islands, boulders and gravelly ledges that’s prime habitat for smallmouth and several other species.
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Carp Commerce in the USA and Canada Now
industry profile from North American Carp Angler
THE AVERAGE US or Canadian angler probably has no idea carp are an economic powerhouse for some of the best known tackle brands on the shelves of Bass Pro Shops or Cabela’s. Pure Fishing owns Chub, Greys, and JRC; Rapala is the parent of Dynamite Baits and Carp Spirit; and Lew’s/Strike King — by way of private equity firm BDT Capital Partners — now owns iconic carp brand Fox International.
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The Lows and Highs of Kayak Bass Fishing
gear feature from Bass Angler Magazine
IT'S ALWAYS STRUCK me that the closer bass fishing mimics the hunting experience of spotting and stalking, the more intense and satisfying it becomes. All methods have their day, but how much more exciting to actually catch sight of a bass following or striking your lure? Exciting and educational, because seeing a fish is an unambiguous data point in the great location challenge.
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One Bass to Rule Them All
feature story from Sea Angler
ONE BASS TO RULE THEM ALL? I realize those are fighting words to UK anglers rightly proud of native bass but across the Atlantic, striped bass (Morone saxatilis) have a sovereign’s grip on the hearts and minds of saltwater anglers from Maine to North Carolina.
It isn’t hard to see why.
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The Hunt for the World Record Bass
feature story from Catch Cult International
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS have been offered in bounty, fortunes and reputations have been made and ruined, one unlucky fisherman even ended up in jail, but the story of the most coveted and controversial fishing record in the world begins with a single thunderclap.
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