We’re not sure where this is coming from, but according to AquaViews there have been five new species of Etheostoma discovered, and they all are getting political names. The online scuba diving magazine said that the new darters are being named after Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Al Gore (clearly, those naming these [...]
Missouri Fishing
Beginner’s Luck
Before this week, the biggest fish Dave Sanchez had ever caught was a largemouth bass near his home in Kansas City, Missouri. His first marlin, a 465-pound blue landed Thursday off Cabo San Lucas, was respectable but not exceptionally large by normal Black & Blue standards. It happened to be the only qualifying marlin weighed [...]
Two Missouri Men Face 74 Counts of Killing Sturgeon
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 [...]
Couple Catches Monster “Catfish Lovers” in Kansas
Charlotte Pennington thought she might “have a heart attack,” when, fishing the Missouri River, she hooked a catfish using a trotline that turned out to be an 84-pound beast. She wasn’t done, though, a few days later she landed a 100-pound catfish, which she’s determined is the “lover,” of the first fish. She thinks the [...]
It’s Official: New Kansas Record Catfish
We first told you about Rob Stanley’s 102-pound blue catfish that he caught in the Missouri River. We were pretty certain back then that it would be the new state record, and official word has come down from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism: Stanley’s catfish is the new record. The massive catfish [...]
Missouri Man Lands Grenade in Fellows Lake
Matt Tucker was in the Army, so when he pulled in a sock that was a little heavy, he knew exactly what was in there. “I felt the weight to it and felt the ridges of the pineapple and knew what it was,” said Tucker, according to the News Leader. “I looked at it and [...]
From the Lake of the Ozarks: A Hard Lesson in Boating Safety
In popular lakes like the ones that dot the Ozark Mountains in Tennessee, Labor Day weekend means way too many boaters on the water, and often some unsafe boating conditions. This video demonstrates the dangers of not properly operating your boat. The driver, Marvin Carter, was charged with a seating violation for his misconduct. It [...]
Near-Record Albino Bighead Arrowed in South Dakota
It was 21-year-old Sarah Tipton’s first bowfishing trip ever, but she was able to get a once-in-a-lifetime fish. Tipton stuck a 55-pound albino bighead carp while out with bow fishing guide Marlyn Wiebelhaus. “When we got it in the boat, I weighed it on my digital scale and it weighed 61 pounds,” Marlyn said. When we [...]
Missouri River Novice Anglers Land Record 234.1 Pounds of Catfish
Larry Bowles and Justen Smith only have four years of fishing the Missouri River between them, but they didn’t years of experience to land 234.1 pounds of catfish, winning the KCCatfish.com tournament, smashing the previous 4-fish record. It wasn’t easy. Smith started off the record night with a 77.1-pounder, and tried to make it back [...]
100-Plus-Pound Catfish Breaks Kansas Record
Big catfish are perhaps the trophy fish of Kansas, and these fishermen that caught a 102-pound blue catfish in Kansas’s Missouri River, breaking the previous state record of 94 pounds. The record is currently pending. Rob Stanley of Olathe caught the fish, and said it was never meant for the frying pan. Stanley has caught [...]
