WASHINGTON, MISSOUR - Bass Edge President and Executive Producer Don Hertz has announced the popular fishing television show has moved to Outdoor Channel. The third season of Bass Edge will air three times weekly, including 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays, beginning January 2009.

When the fall and winter months come, big bass often hang deep - seeking out areas of the water column that provide the right combination of temperature, oxygen and forage. And when anglers want to seek these finicky fish out, there isn't any better way than dropping down a proven Acme Kastmaster® spoon.

California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists recently completed a successful season tagging sturgeon in Bay Area waters. The tagging operation is part of a population study aimed at managing California's white and green sturgeon. Green sturgeon are currently protected in California under the Federal Endangered Species Act.

The National Professional Anglers Association will conduct their annual Conference in Milwaukee, Jan. 2-4, 2009. The gathering will consist of the top anglers in this country and Canada, and bring together representatives from 15 boat and outboard manufacturers, insurance companies, tackle companies, outdoor media companies and the major walleye tournament organizations.

OLYMPIA- After a decade of leadership in fostering scientific and collaborative management of state natural resources, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Jeff Koenings, Ph.D., has announced his resignation, effective Dec. 11.

LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA --Cannons Marina of Longboat Key, Florida has been awarded Top Dealer by Scout Boats as the best marina world wide for customer satisfaction for model year 2008. Cannons earned a perfect, 100%, CSI rating. Cannons Marina first won the prestigious award in 2005 and 2007 and took second place in 2006. The award was presented during Scout Boats' 2009 Model Year Dealer Meeting held recently at its headquarters in Charleston, South Carolina. Accepting the award on behalf of the Cannons team were marina owner David Miller and Benny Parrish, Cannons' Marina Manager.

New Berlin, Wisconsin - The Sportsman Channel (TSC) and Safari Club International Foundation's (SCIF) Sportsmen Against Hunger are hosting a Hunt.Fish.Feed.SM at the Salvation Army in Orlando the day before SHOT Show opens on Wednesday, January 14th - and they are seeking volunteers from SHOT Show attendees!

OLYMPIA-In a special meeting today, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to accept the resignation of Jeffrey P. Koenings, Ph.D., from his position as director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), effective Dec. 11, and appointed Phil Anderson as interim department director.

There are two snook harvest seasons closing in December. The first snook closure starts on December 1 in all of Florida?s Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County coastal and inland waters. The harvest season for snook will remain closed until March 1 in these areas.

To maintain high quality catfish fishing in Alabama, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources? Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division has enacted a new regulation. Only one catfish longer than 34 inches may be harvested each day by an angler. Live blue catfish or flathead catfish longer than 34 inches cannot be transported out of Alabama without approval in writing from the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. This regulation only affects catfish 34 inches or longer.