Clearwater Lake is a small 1630 acre reservoir located near the small southeast Missouri town of Piedmont. It has the three major bass species as well as crappie, catfish, bluegill and many others. My tournament partner David Ladyman and I arrived on brisk 30° morning to find water temperatures in the low to mid 40’s. […]
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The Famous Dale Hollow
By RB Bass angler Steve Wilson I’v always heard of the world class small mouth at Dale Hollow in eastern Kentucky. The world record small mouth caught by David Hayes in 1955 of 11lb15 oz had my hopes up when I found out that the Kentucky Bass Nation had a Qualifier there, the road to […]
The Perfect Storm by Chris Evola
Date: 3/10/19 Location: California Delta Air temperature: 57-61 degrees Water temperature: 54-56 Water clarity: 1-3 feet Wind direction/speed: South-Southwest 2-8 mph Seasonal fish pattern: winter transition Moon phase: waxing crescent visibility 14% Tidal influence: low incoming The Perfect Storm On March 10, 2019 my son Vincent bribed me into taking him fishing for a couple […]
Tournament Preparation – Getting Your Mind Right!
For those anglers that fish competitively at any level, they know all about preparing for a tournament. If you’re new to tournament fishing or are thinking about it, there are many things that factor into being successful. Whether you’re fishing from a Kayak or a fully rigged bass boat, you need to make sure that […]
Catching Bass in the Grass by Chris Evola
Date: March 8, 2019 Location: California Delta Air temperature: 48-59 Water temperature: 51-55 Water clarity: 1-3’ Wind direction/speed: 2-12 mph W/NW Tidal influence: outgoing/incoming Seasonal fish pattern: winter transition ******************************************************** There are two categories of vegetation in the California Delta. Emergent vegetation and submerged vegetation. Examples of emergent vegetation are, but not limited to: water […]
The A-Rig by Danny Sozzi
Love it or hate it, everyone I encounter seems to have a strong opinion about bass fishing with the Alabama Rig (A-Rig). Regardless of how you feel about it, one fact remains the same. The A-Rig has rapidly become a money-making staple in tournament bass fishing and a flat-out fish catcher all around the country. […]
CA Delta – Winter Transition by Chris Evola
Date: 3/2/19 Time: 0700-1500 Location: California Delta Air temperature: 49-61 Water temperature: 51-54 Wind direction/speed: 2-10 mph Northwest Water clarity: 0-1’ Tidal influence: high outgoing/low incoming Seasonal fish pattern: winter transition On March 3, 2019 my buddy Justin and I decided to try our luck fishing the California Delta. With the recent wave of storms […]
Hunting Wyoming by Mike Rogers
October 8th-14th, Snowing, cold from 27 low to 38 high. For those of you that hunt California, stop it! No seriously! I used to, until the government decided to split the state up into zones and give hunters the shaft, in not getting to hunt their own land in a certain zone without having that […]
Must Have Items for 2019 by Ryan Hall
The 2019 fishing season is upon us and many of the local tournament circuits have already begun their seasons. With that being said I am going to list some of my must have items for the 2019 Season. Links to these items will be at the bottom of the page. Performance Clothing: The addition of […]
New Melonies Fishing Report 1/22/19 by Chris Evola
Water temperature: 49-52 degrees Water clarity: 3-12 feet Air temperature: 30-60 degrees Wind direction/speed: 0-10 mph S-SW Moon phase: waning gibbous illumination 98% On January 22, 2019 at approximately 0700 hours, my good friends and I decided to go fishing at New Melonies reservoir located at 6503 Glory Hole Road, Angels Camp, California. After launching […]