Fishing Destinations

Have I ever told you about one of the crappiest days in the history of Compton, Ark.? I haven't? Well, swaller' your drink. You don't want it coming out your nose. Two of mine and Honey's dearest friends is a couple we have known for years, Frank and June. Now, Frank... Read Complete Article

Have I ever told you about the time we terrorized the tourists with a dead snake? No? Well, pour you a glass of sweet tea, this is good… Growing up in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas near the Buffalo National River didn't offer a lot of high-brow social activities. I mean,... Read Complete Article

In 1992 I bought my first Rebel Teeny Wee Crawfish to fish for bluegills in a local pond. To this day I remember my first cast with this little fish-catching magnet. I caught two bluegills on that single cast, and knew I had a winner. In 1994 I first gave it... Read Complete Article

The following is a recount of three days on north Alabama's Lake Guntersville. The event was a combination of writers and fishing professionals where there was a lot of fishing and a lot of working on this beautiful bass lake. Oct. 27, 2009 Light rain pelted the window in the fuzzy morning... Read Complete Article

It's not your Bubba's Mississippi River. For most Southerners, the Mississippi River is a big, rolling, muddy, deep and dangerous river. That's just the way it is. It's like your second grade teacher – she was old and fat and quick to anger. She'll always be that way to you. You'd... Read Complete Article

Highland lakes, those deep, clear and rocky beauties typically known as smallmouth bass havens, often see a lot of night fishing activity. For good reason, too. Darkness prompts the smallies to move shallower and feed heavily before the bright sun pushes them to deeper water. Friday May 29th a good... Read Complete Article

There are enough factors involved in catching big sacks in the Tennessee Triumph BASS Elite Series event currently underway at Kentucky Lake to flummox the weekend angler. Current, grassbeds, shallow bars, shallow fish, deeper fish holding off ledges, mussel shell beds, late spawn, postspawn and early summer patterns – auuuuggh!... Read Complete Article

With the BASS Elite competitors fishing now and the FLW guys there next week, Monday was a good day to visit the lake for some firsthand info. While Alton, Tim, Zell and the rest of the best fishermen in the world were stressing over what they were finding and the tourney, which starts... Read Complete Article

Unless you're fishing every other day, it's tough to stay right on top of what the bass are doing and the best ways to catch them. Wouldn't it be nice to have a starting place, a report from your area that gives you an idea of what to tie on... Read Complete Article

Brad Wiegmann is a fishing guide on Arkansas' Beaver Lake and provides this report on the conditions FLW anglers will face when they arrive for this week's tournament. For more information on Brad and his guide service, go to www.bradwiegmann.com. Just one word describes the upcoming FLW tournament event on... Read Complete Article