Hydrilla control plan proposed for Thurmond Lake
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Anglers have until noon on May 31 to comment about a controversial U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to diminish hydrilla coverage at J. Strom Thurmond Lake...
Wyoming Flaming Gorge bass restrictions
CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The Wyoming B.A.S.S. Nation (WBN) is encouraging support for a regulation that likely will eliminate weigh-tournaments on the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge for at least a...
Australians study habitat in U.S. bass fisheries
HIGH POINT, N.C. – B.A.S. S. Nation Conservation Director (CD) for North Carolina, Bill Frazier, recently assisted a team of Australia fisheries scientists in its research of the hows and...
Cassidy-Rubio bill will safeguard state fisheries management authority
Washington, D.C. – A coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations praised the introduction of a bill, S.2807, that will safeguard the role of state fisheries management agencies and help...
Senate passes Sportsmen’s Act provisions as part of Energy Reform Bill
Alexandria, Va. – A set of legislative provisions that will benefit recreational fishing and hunting – and have a positive impact on natural resource conservation – yesterday passed the U.S. Senate...
Outdoor Oklahoma covers the Classic
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) teamed up with B.A.S.S. to get Classic bass back home. B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Directors gathered the bass from under the stage and toted...
Jones back in Mississippi’s top conservation seat
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Teb Jones is just settling in for the second time as the Mississippi B.A.S.S. Nation conservation director. “My efforts since I returned to the CD position in...
Kimmel is B.A.S.S. Conservation Director of the Year
LANSING, Mich. — Dan Kimmel accepted the B.A.S.S. Conservation Director of the Year award earlier this month at the B.A.S.S. Conservation Summit at the Classic. Kimmel, the Michigan B.A.S.S. Nation...
What’s the proper way to hold a hawg?
Over the years, fishing for freshwater bass has shifted from harvest for the dinner plate to catch and release. Conservation of black bass, particularly to protect trophy-size fish, is at...
With proposed legislation, bass fishing will take another hit
Bass in California are being targeted for eradication in yet another new bill in Congress. In a quest to quench the thirst of agriculture interests and a growing population in...
