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Alabama Power partners with volunteers to create new habitats for fish
Spring means it’s time to fish for many Alabamians. And, just ahead of the onrush of anglers, Alabama Power and conservation experts, along with several groups of volunteers, worked together...
Will meanmouth bass impact Classic?
If you’re not fairly immersed into the bass fishing scene, you’ve likely never heard the term “meanmouth”. And even if you are as big into bass fishing as one could...
Sportfishing Leaders Highlight Farm Bill Programs that Support Healthy Fisheries
The Fisheries in the Farm Bill Coalition emphasize the important role America’s farmlands have on inland and marine waters.
Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing by States and Congressional Districts
Alexandria, VA – March 8, 2023 – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) released the 2023 Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing: U.S. Congressional Districts report, an update of previous data collected by ASA in partnership with Southwick...
Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation continuing to enhance Lake Allatoona bass habitat
Fishing club members of the Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation’s E3 Bassmasters, the Marietta Bassmasters, alongside Lake Allatoona U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) volunteers, the Lake Allatoona Association and the Georgia...
APMS/B.A.S.S. Nation offer award for best aquatic plant management project
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If your B.A.S.S. Nation club has a proposal for a project that either helps native vegetation thrive or controls exotic invasive species, your club could win up...
Wildlife Forever working with B.A.S.S. Conservation partner AFTCO for War on Carp campaign
White Bear Lake, Minn. — Wildlife Forever is excited to announce new leadership of the War on Carp campaign raising awareness of invasive carps and needs for enhanced management and control. Invasive carps such...
Fishery management scholarship program announced
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Making sure the many lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. and Canada where anglers pursue bass are healthy and vibrant relies a great deal on the efforts...
Bassmaster’s The Lake Y Project: Episode 9
Find out how flooding created a catastrophe with The Lake Y Project body of water.
AFTCO grant leads to more bass for Kentucky, Ohio fisheries
The Kentucky and Ohio River bass fisheries received a boost in the fall, as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) paired with students, bass club members and...
Big Bite Baits and the Illinois B.A.S.S. Nation kick off soft bait recycling program
In 2022, Big Bite Baits teamed up with Jill Wijangco, Conservation Director of the Illinois B.A.S.S. Nation, to create a soft plastic recycling program. This program was based on a vision...
Update on the 2022 AFTCO and B.A.S.S. Conservation Grant
AFTCO’s conservation grant has awarded more than $60,000 to conservation projects around the nation in the last four years. And 2022 is no different with the recent change from $20,000 a year...
Bassmaster’s The Lake Y Project: Episode 8
See how the fish in Lake Y fared after thousands of bluegill were added, but then flooding conditions occurred.