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Walmart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division To Host Event On Mississippi River

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:59:50 -0400

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis.- The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to the Mississippi River at Prairie Du Chien July 30 for the fourth of five stops in the Great Lakes Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

Walmart Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division To Host Event On Ross Barnett Reservoir

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:44:05 -0400

BRANDON, Miss.- The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Ross Barnett Reservoir April 9 for the second of five stops in the Mississippi Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

Gulf Council begins to act on call for reallocation

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:44:56 -0500

GULFPORT, MS - The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has taken a long-awaited first step toward addressing outdated allocations between the commercial and recreational sectors in the grouper and red snapper fisheries. During its meeting this week in Gulfport, the Council voted to begin an amendment on grouper allocations, and to review red snapper allocations and transferability options at its next meeting in April.

Fishermen grill Marine Resources chief

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:12:02 -0400

BILOXI — Fishermen and others peppered the head of the state Department of Marine Resources with tough questions Wednesday at a meeting on seafood safety.

Asian Americans for Change sponsored a meeting that gave fishermen and others the chance to ask experts and state officials about the safety of their catch.

Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division To Host Event On Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:40:55 -0400

COLUMBUS, Mississippi - The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Columbus Pool May 8 for the third of five stops in the Mississippi Division series. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively.

Skinny water should be the key for BFL Mississippi anglers

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:18:28 -0500

BRANDON, Miss. (Feb. 24, 2010) - The FLW Bass Fishing League is headed to Ross Barnett Reservoir March 6 for the first of five stops in the Mississippi Division series. As many as 400 pro and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $8,000 and $3,000, respectively.

ESPN's Redfish Cup Stops In Biloxi/D'Iberville For Final Regular Season Event

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:20:33 -0400

D' Iberville, Mississippi - The Redfish Cup, the nation's premier saltwater fishing series makes its final regular-season stop at the D' Iberville Pier just north of Biloxi as part of the Redfish Jubilee Festival. The three-day fishing frenzy officially begins at 6 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 with the morning launch and ending with the dramatic final day weigh-in at 3 p.m. at the D' Iberville Pier on Sunday, Aug. 30 when one teams walks away with the $40,000 grand prize.

Lake Ferguson BFL Event Won By Brandon Bolton

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:30:50 -0400

GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - Brandon Bolton of West Point, Mississippi, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Mississippi Division tournament on Lake Ferguson Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 20 pounds, 10 ounces. The victory earned Bolton $4,127 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Regional Championship in Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 15-17, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF BFL WILL FISH LAKE FERGUSON

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:00:46 -0400

GREENVILLE, Mississippi - The Mississippi Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Lake Ferguson in Greenville, Mississippi, June 27 for the fourth of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

HOWELL GRINDS OUT LEAD IN MISSISSIPPI

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:40:28 -0400

FORT MADISON, Iowa - It has never been more apparent that the Bassmaster Elite Series is a game of adjustments than it was Thursday at the Genuity River Rumble. Spoiled by the big-bass factories ofLake Guntersville and Kentucky Lake in the previous two tournaments, Elite anglers were hit with a dose of reality Thursday on the Mississippi River as many were forced to dig deep in their tackle boxes to grind out a limit. And many were unable to manage a limit on Day 1.

COLUMBUS POOL TO HOST MISSISSIPPI BFL DIVISION

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:42:43 -0400

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI - The Mississippi Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Columbus Pool in Columbus, Mississippi, May 16 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

BARBER WINS ON PICKWICK LAKE

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:13:33 -0400

LUKA, MISSISSIPPI- Joel Barber of Brandon, Mississippi, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Mississippi Division tournament on Pickwick Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds. The victory earned Barber $4,981 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Kentucky/Barkley Lakes Regional Championship in Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 15-17, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

PICKWICK LAKE TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:13:43 -0400

LUKA, MISSISSIPPI- The Mississippi Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Pickwick Lake in Luka, Mississippi, April 18 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

CARTER WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CRAPPIE USA EVENT

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:57:22 -0400

This past Saturday March 21st Crappie USA held a qualifying event at the Wind Creek State Park on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Alabama. These anglers were competing for not only cash and prizes, but a chance to advance to the prestigious Cabela's Crappie USA Classic to be held at Columbus, Mississippi in the fall of 2009.

BFL MISSISSIPPI DIVISION TO FISH ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:04:40 -0500

BRANDON, Mississippi - The Mississippi Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Miss., March 7 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.