Blue Water Trails ?Cumberland River below the Falls

As the Cumberland River flowed off the Cumberland Escarpment just upstream of Burnside when the Earth was much younger, it made a spectacular waterfall. Over ti

Stick Marsh Vegetation Returns, Bass Never Left (Part 2)

The smooth water is topped out eel grass in one of the grass beds.(Part 2) Go to (Part 1)This summer has been mostly overcast.

Stick Marsh Vegetation Returns, Bass Never Left (Part 1)

Sunrise at Stick Marsh (Part 1) Go to (Part 2) Vegetation has returned to the Stick Marsh and Farm 13. At the time of this writing there are massive amount

The FLW follows the Lead of the B.A.S.S.

The past two years the FLW has allowed the use of the famed Alabama Rig, with a monstrous win on Guntersville the first year Paul Elias dazzled all comers weigh

Blue Water Trails - Barren River Below the Dam

When pioneers first saw the section of south-central Kentucky south and east of what is now Glasgow, the vast grasslands confounded them. They felt the soil too

Key to the Alabama-rig

Since Paul Elias won the FLW on Guntersville no bait has caught more big fish or won more tournaments than the A-rig. The combination of a cluster bait on an um

The Variety of Worm Presentations

It is worm time of year and no bait offers so many different presentations as does fishing a worm; you can fish it so many different ways that you never get boa

The Facts About Bedding Fish

Over the many years of fishing bass that are bedding there are many beliefs that just don抰 hold water, no pun intended! I don抰 know how many people call me and

Size Does Matter, Going Small Anyone

After a busy spring on the lake, many tournaments have just pushed the fish with big baits as anglers look for that winning sack; I submit that you downsize and

Fishing the Kentucky River

It flows through the heart of Kentucky for some 255 miles from the confluence of the North and South forks at Beattyville to the Ohio River at Carrollton.

Stream Smallmouth Love May

I have an old friend who was reluctant to go wading in streams for smallmouth bass for many years. "The fish are too small," he said. One May

Blue Water Trails - Kentucky River, Pool 6

James Harrod and a company of men launched their canoes in May of 1774 from old Redstone Fort on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania, bound for the spring-ric

It抯 Catfish Time Across the State

When water temperatures warm into the 70s, its catfish time across Kentucky. "Late May and June is the prime time for catching catfish from reservoir

Heavy Traffic Weekend Fishing

With the school year quickly coming to an end, the boat traffic on the lake will pick up by leaps and bounds, not only will the fisherman be on the lake but so

Hit Some Small Waters Now That Summers Here

It is hard to believe you needed a jacket for an evening outdoor barbeque on the weekend after the Preakness Stakes, but you did this year. This past spri

Fish with Confidence

Have you ever seen a professional athlete that was not just beaming over with confidence; you must believe in yourself and your process to be a good fisherman.

Summer Fishing Tips

Some of the toughest days of fishing are ahead of us as we see the water temperature sore close to 90 degrees. There are some things that I like to do when the

May Madness and Crank Baits

As we dip into the month of May no presentation catches more fish than crank baits. Absolutely the best presentation for fish, big fish and numbers of fish that

Blue Water Trails - Gasper River

A visitor to the Gasper River region quickly understands how living in the region brought early settlers closer to a higher power. The area spawned a religious

What抯 Ahead for Guntersville

With an Aquatic State Management Board being established to manage the grass issues on the Tennessee River chain in the State of Alabama including Guntersville