Southern Fishing News

26/01/2025

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23/01/2025

New McFarland Ramp Photos
The west ramp at McFarland on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL has been improved and is now open (See https://southernfishingnews.com/news-stories/mcfarland-boat-ramp-pickwick-lake-closed-for-approximately-three-months). Here are some photos of the new and improved ramp.
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22/01/2025

Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation 2025 Schedules
The Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation has published 2025 schedules for adult, high school and junior divisions.
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22/01/2025

Adams and Whitehead Win ABT 100 Lake Guntersville
By Jason Duran
The team of Matt Adams and Jason Whitehead secured first place with an impressive total weight of 28.49 pounds at the ABT 100’s first event at Lake Guntersville, Alabama.
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19/01/2025

Mental Health Perks of Fishing
Alycia Downs
From connecting with nature and those around you to a chance to exercise and escape, find out the mental health perks of fishing.
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17/01/2025

McFarland West Public Boat Ramp Reopens with New Launching Slab

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the larger of the two ramps at the McFarland Public Boat Ramp facility (McFarland West) on Pickwick Reservoir in Florence. McFarland West was closed in November 2024 to replace the facility’s damaged three-lane launching slab.

The access pier at McFarland North will also be replaced, which may cause a temporary closure of the facility’s two-lane boat ramp. McFarland West will remain open during renovations to McFarland North.

“McFarland Park is a great asset to northwest Alabama,” said Chris Blankenship, ADCNR Commissioner. “The City of Florence has great plans for other work at McFarland Park. The renovation of the launching ramp and the new access pier will be a great addition to this park for continued fishing, hunting and boating access. We appreciate our partnership with the City of Florence and Innovate Alabama on this important project.”

This boating access improvement project was completed through a partnership between ADCNR and the City of Florence. Funding for this project was provided through the Sport Fish Restoration Program, which is supported through excise taxes on the sale of outboard motor fuel, fishing equipment and the sale of Alabama fishing licenses. Additional funding was provided by the City of Florence and Innovate Alabama, a statewide public-private partnership focused on entrepreneurship, technology and innovation with a mission to help businesses grow roots in Alabama.

ADCNR and the City of Florence will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, March 14, 2025, to celebrate the completion of the renovation project. The ribbon cutting is tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m. Additional information about the event will be posted to www.outdooralabama.com when available.

For more information about this and other public boating access areas provided by ADCNR, visit http://boatramps.dcnr.alabama.gov or call the WFF Fisheries Section at (334) 242-3471.

17/01/2025

Current Top 5 Teams in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year
Over the past few days, the Association of Collegiate Anglers has been releasing the rankings for the latest points update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. In this third and final article, we will take a look at the teams currently ranked in the Top 5 for college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system.
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17/01/2025

Alabama's McCarty’s Ferry Public Boat Ramp Reopens after Facility Upgrades

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the McCarty’s Ferry Public Boat Ramp on the Tombigbee River. The boat ramp is located at the end of McCarty’s Ferry Road, which intersects with Ararat Road south of Butler, Alabama, in Choctaw County.
During the closure an additional launching slab was installed. Due to chronic siltation issues at the facility's existing launching slab, the new launching slab was constructed directly into the river channel. The existing launching slab was also extended and will be available for use during periods of high water. Two concrete parking lots were also constructed and the 1.5 mile entrance road to the facility will be repaved in the coming months.

17/01/2025

Registration Opens For The Pickwick Slam
First ACA event of 2025 to be contested at Pickwick Lake on April 5th – 6th
The 2024-25 season of the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series marks the 20th anniversary for the Association of Collegiate Anglers. The third event of the ACA’s historic season will be the Pickwick Slam.
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16/01/2025

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16/01/2025

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16/01/2025

Snow is falling in the south today so here is a throw back to 2015 practicing on Lake Guntersville for my second ever Elite event………….❄️

I only had a few days and I wasn’t going to stop, my motivation to compete against the top anglers in the world was on fire. I had also never seen snow before in my life so I was loving it!

I made my first top 10 in that Elite event catching them on the bridges with a jig, I was on Bassmaster Live all week and it was one of the most insane experiences of my life at the time.

When I got back to the ramp this day my truck was the only one in the car park and it was so covered in snow I could barely see it and get out, I couldn’t see the boat ramp. The drive home was wild with no tracks on the road, I didn’t see a human for a few days as it was the most snow that area had seen for a long time.

Great memories to look back on now!

16/01/2025

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16/01/2025

We have had several asking about registering for the 2025 season. We will accept registrations until 2/1/25. Balance must be paid in full at time of registration. Register at tnriverteamtrail.com

16/01/2025

NPFL pro Will Harkins talks winter bass fishing, top baits and techniques, safety tips and popular waters in his region.Feature BaitsYum FF Sonar Minnowhttps...

16/01/2025