Monthly Archives: August 2011

Light winds and a thin blanket of fog consumed the Tar-Pamlico River city of Washington, NC this morning as we pulled into the boat ramp parking area. Carefully making our way out on to the river system it didn’t take too long for us to find a little action. A school of small stripers were [...]

The fall season is now within sight. Cooler weather will soon greet us making for a more tolerable day on the water. As the bait fish eventually start to migrate to the backs of creeks, the bass will follow.
Anyone that knows me well will agree that this is probably my favorite time of the year [...]

Tournaments will be televised and aimed at a wide audience.
By”: KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer (www.tulsaworld.com)Published: 8/5/2011
If it worked for professional poker, it could work for professional bass fishing.
The Outdoor Channel and a group of 24 top anglers announced Thursday they have formed Major League Fishing, an organization owned jointly by the cable television [...]

Source: newsobserver.com
By: Terri Saylor – Correspondent

Clay Dyer’s greatest fishing challenge has nothing to do with his physical disabilities. Even though he was born without legs and a left arm, Dyer uses his partial right arm to perfect a fishing technique that has landed him in the ranks of the top bass fishermen in the [...]

Story: Bassfan.com

Boyd Duckett said Major League Fishing will try to capture three key components of the sport for TV viewers – competition, emotion and characters.
Does competitive bass fishing have the potential to become a nationwide TV phenomenon like poker did a few years back? Boyd Duckett and a couple dozen other top anglers believe [...]

Story from WRAL.com
Henderson, N.C. — A fast-growing aquatic weed is causing headaches for some property owners along Kerr Lake.
The weed hydrilla has been a nuisance in Kerr Lake in recent years but sprang up with a vengeance around docks and shores last year, said Paul McKenzie, agricultural agent for Vance and Warren counties.
Hydrilla is concentrated [...]