Lake Shelbyville habitat project
SHELBYVILLE, Ill. – An ambitious grassroots project to improve bass habitat at Lake Shelbyville will get even more ambitious this fall, when financial assistance arrives as a $30,000 grant from...
H.R. 200 – now is the time to act
H.R. 200 is up for vote in the U.S. House of Representatives next Tuesday, June 26. The voice of bass anglers is critical in changing fisheries management laws for recreational...
Conservation: Fish Act Bill H.R. 200
Lake Okeechobee in crisis
WASHINGTON — The term “Lake Okeechobee” stirs memories in anyone who’s ever made a cast with bass tackle. Whether it’s the memory of B.A.S.S. legend Roland Martin landing a monster...
Tagged bass survives Niagara Falls
Editor’s Note: The Buffalo News reported an angler caught his fifth tagged smallmouth bass on the Niagara River during a tournament. Tagging studies are usually done to provide biologists with data...
Group holding benefit tournament for LA fishing rights
The Louisiana Sportsmen’s Coalition is holding a bass fishing tournament on July 21, and all money raised will benefit the Louisiana Sportsmen’s Coalition in their fight to help keep the state’s...
Senate addresses numerous sportfishing industry priorities
ALEXANDRIA, VA – June 15, 2018 – The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations recently passed two bills that will provide funding in fiscal year 2019 for federal agencies with key roles...
Nation groups Pledge to Pitch It
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Members of 10 B.A.S.S. Nations collected 1,226.09 pounds of soft plastic baits during 2017, while participating in Keep America Fishing’s Pledge to Pitch It program. Clubs in...
Bass Anglers for Saltwater Conservation launches new website
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 7, 2018 – B.A.S.S is pleased to announce the launch of a revamped Bass Anglers for Saltwater Conservation (BASC) advocacy website, www.BassForSalt.com. First introduced in 2015, the...
Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s donating 50,000 rods and reels for kids
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris is challenging families everywhere to put down their digital devices and head outside to discover the joys of fishing...
