Habitat enhancement – attraction or production?
When bass anglers talk about “habitat enhancement,” they are usually referring to sinking brushpiles or artificial structures. But they also often make the assumption that by sinking Christmas trees or...
Snakeheads becoming part of the Chesapeake Bay landscape
A welcome sportfishing addition for a few, the invasive predators are causing problems for native species in many areas After being illegally introduced into the Potomac River in 2004 and...
Bassmaster volunteers clean up over 18,000 pounds of trash from American waterways
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Volunteers from communities in Tennessee, New York and Wisconsin pulled just under 18,200 pounds of trash from the ramps and shores of Chickamauga Lake, Pickwick Lake, Oneida...
Vermont anglers take action to protect Lake Bomoseen
Angler activism may have saved Lake Bomoseen from an unpopular and unnecessary herbicide treatment that could have had devastating consequences for one of Vermont’s best bass fisheries. “I think that...
AFTCO pledges $100,000 toward bass conservation in North Carolina
AFTCO, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) and the North Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation (NC B.A.S.S.) are partnering to improve bass habitat. AFTCO recently sent its first of four annual $25,000...
Roseau cane die-off means all hands on deck for cross-disciplinary study
by Annabelle Lang BATON ROUGE, La. — The world’s largest continuous stand of roseau cane is vanishing from the Mississippi River Delta, and a group of cross-disciplinary researchers is collaborating...
Asian carp management a game of limitation
Embracing reality often forms the foundation from which to combat the unwanted. Diabetics understand that they’ll live with this serious medical affliction, but diligent management can minimize its impact and...
South Dakota strives for smallmouth stability
Low water, pelagic smallmouth, unique forage and a massive fishery that fished really small. Those were some of the themes that played out during the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at...
B.A.S.S. and Wildlife Forever sign national agreement to fight invasive species
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — Wildlife Forever is proud to announce B.A.S.S., the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, as the newest partner of the national Clean Drain Dry Initiative. A recently signed memorandum of...
Bass Fishing Hall of Fame awards 2022 conservation grants
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – For the third consecutive year, the Board of Directors of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame announces that the Hall has awarded four conservation grants to contribute to the...
