A duo of Missouri men traveled to Iowa, and they are coming home with a mess of charges thanks to illegally killing shovelnose sturgeon. Robert Housman and Michael Dye were fishing on the Mississippi River when they were nabbed netting sturgeon in in Louisa County, Iowa. Housman faces 35 counts of unlawful take and possession of [...]
Mississippi River Fishing
Asian Carp DNA Found in Chicago
The impending move of Asian carp into the Great Lakes is getting closer and closer. A survey conducted in the North Shore Channel between June and September found that of the 171 samples collected, 17 tested positive for Asian carp DNA. There was also a single positive in the Chicago River, which connects Lake Michigan to [...]
Bill Dance’s Personal Best Catfish: More Details
Some of you asked for a better picture of Bill Dance’s near-record blue catfish. Well, this is from his Facebook page, in the words of the legend himself: Hey everybody, As you can see, I had another great week fishing on the Mississippi River. This Blue Cat weighed in at 110 lbs. and missed the [...]
Bill Dance Lands 110-Plus-Pound Mississippi River Catfish
The Tennessee record for blue catfish is a 112 pounds, and the most famous angler to ever where a Tennessee hat came just 28 ounces from landing in the state record books. Bill Dance, perhaps the most famous freshwater angler in the world, was fishing the Mississippi River on September 22 when he landed a [...]
Presidential Candidates Speak out on Fishing
Taxes, health insurance and war. There are certainly issues that are occupying the forefront of our political agendas, but that’s not to say fishing should fade into the background. Recently, our candidates, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, spoke out on their feelings regarding recreational fishing, and their views are worth listening to. From the American [...]
Dead Shark Discovered in Lake Guntersville, Alabama?
Officials believe this is a joke, or at least they are certainly hoping it was. Captain Mike Carter was heading toward the boat ramp when he saw a 4-foot shark blocking his way. According to the Fishing Wire, Guntersville is about 350 miles from the coast, so how the shark got there is a bit [...]
Mayflies Hatch by the Millions, Make a Mess in Minnesota
It’s a flyfisherman’s paradise, but it’s causing some major problems in Hastings, Minnesota. Millions of mayflies hatched off the Mississippi River in Hastings, but with the huge hatch comes a lot of dead bugs. So many, in fact, that people were using leaf blowers to get rid of the bugs. According to Orvis News, “normally [...]
Woman Lands Monster Catfish in Arkansas’ Mississippi River
There probably aren’t many 20-year-old girls who would love to battle a big catfish, but Priscilla Mallory of Vilonia, Arkansas is one of them. Mallory was night fishing with the crew at Munson’s Fresh Fish near Mayflower when the 62-pound catfish hit her line. The Arkansas River has been so low that they headed to the [...]
Bill Dance Lands Whopper Catfish
Bill Dance and his legendary Tennessee Volunteers hat spent a busy week at ICAST last week, but he quickly hit the water when he got back to his home in Memphis to do some fishing. He just posted this photo on his Facebook page of a colossal catfish that he landed on the Mississippi Riverwith the site [...]
Mississippi Angler Moves Spots. Lands Record Flathead Catfish
Matt Bingham was tired of fishing his usual spot on the Mississippi River in Memphis, so he decided to change up the scenery and drive to Tunica. His reward was a 77.7-pound flathead catfish and a Mississippi record. “This is a big deal to me because I’ve always wanted to catch a record fish, whether [...]
