All Dylan Gilmore and Austin Lake were hoping for were some catfish on their trotline they set up on Ka-Tonka Lake in Ralls County, Mo. What they found was as record bass. The two anglers returned to the lake on April 28, and they saw that something had hit the goldfish they were using as [...]
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Angler Lands Record Largemouth on Trotline on Ka-Tonka Lake, Missouri
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Potomac, Green Top America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers List
Every year, America’s Rivers calls out the 10 rivers that are under the most threat from development, pollution, regulatory losses, and a variety of other stressors. As always, these rivers are some of the top fishing rivers in the United States, and at the top of that list is the Potomac River. The group is [...]
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Record Goldeye Landed in Missouri
Rachel Davis had no idea what this fish was, she just knew it fought like a 20-pounder. But, Davis got the fish to shore and instead of immediately throw it back like she did with a similar fish last year, she broke out her smart phone for some help. What she found was the Missouri [...]
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National Fish Habitat Action Plan Announces 10 Waters to Watch List
Every year, the National Fish Habitat Action Plan spotlights the conservation efforts to help preserve some of our nation’s best fisheries. According to their official release, “these waters represent a snapshot of this year’s larger voluntary habitat conservation efforts in progress. These and other locally driven conservation projects are prioritized and implemented by regional Fish [...]
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Bowfishing Friends Land Back-to-Back Record Bowfin in Missouri
Evidently now’s the time to catch monster bowfin at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Bollinger County, Mo. According to Outdoor Hub, Ben Fraley and David Warren were bowfishing together on March 23 when Fraley first hooked into a 10-pound bowfin, breaking the standing Missouri record, which was set at 9 pounds, 2 ounces. It wasn’t [...]
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124-Pound Catfish to Set Missouri Record?
There may be a new Missouri blue catfish record if these photos and story are to believe. According to KSDK.com, Brent Nickless is saying that he landed this 124-pound blue cat fishing the Mississippi River near Herculaneum, Mo. Nickless was using a trotline with Asian carp for bait when the massive catfish hit. If the [...]
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Finishing Up In Florida
The Bassmaster Tour finished up its Florida leg and now with 2 tournaments, or a quarter of the season, completed, the anglers have a three week break before their next derby on Bull Shoals Lake in Missouri. The Strike King Elite Team had a very good showing in the Sunshine State with 2 anglers making [...]
North Dakota Record Lake Trout Caught!
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has announced the official toppling of a record that had stood untouched for 30 years. On July 13, 1982, Allen Leier of Bismark landed a 14-pound and 4-ounce lake trout at the Garrison Dam Tailrace on the Missouri River. Three decades later, Leier’s name has finally been scratched off [...]
Deadly Storms Roll Through the Bass Belt, At Least 13 Dead
The terrifying weather of 2011 seems to be holding over into 2012, as powerful storms rolled through Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky.The town of Branson, Mo., home of Table Rock Lake, was hit hard, with an early-season tornado blowing through. But perhaps the hardest hit town was Harrisburg, Ill, where at least 10 people were killed. [...]
Fly Fishing Film, Low & Clear Heads to Two Major Film Festivals: SXSW and True/False
We told you about the fly fishing film Low & Clear, which looks like an intriguing portrait of two fly fishermen with different styles. Well, this steelhead cinema is stealing the show, and, as recently announced by Angling Trade, it will appear at the True/False festival in Columbia, Mo. and the famed South by Southwest [...]
