The Stubborn Staying Power of the Alewife Herring

The Stubborn Staying Power of the Alewife Herring Among the rich natural resources that attracted humans to New York’s harbor was a small migratory fish the colonists called the alewife or sawbelly. As these river herring crowded into spawning creeks every spring,...

Crappie University

Crappie University at Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga State Community College is offering a continuing education course with a new hook, literally, for anyone interested in crappie fishing, beginner to avid. Crappie University is not a seminar, it’s an...

Fishermen must expect the unexpected

Fishermen must expect the unexpected CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — If I have learned one thing in 50 years of fishing, it is, “Always expect the unexpected.” The “unexpected” part came for me Tuesday (Feb. 15) while trolling for crappie on Chickamauga...

The B.A.S.S. Conservation agenda

The B.A.S.S. Conservation agenda Belonging to B.A.S.S., the “Worldwide Leader in Bass Fishing,” means much more than membership in a global club of bass anglers. Since the early 1970s, B.A.S.S. has taken a proactive response to addressing the nation’s vital aquatic...