Neither the forecast nor the weather could scare the fishermen away from the Bass Series tournament at Winton Woods Lake on Sunday, July 27. Despite forecasts calling for heavy rain and a possibility for strong thunderstorms, 24 teams still entered the tournament. The overcast and rainy conditions made the fish eat, and as a result […]

Bass fishermen Greg Alsept was out at Sharon Woods on the afternoon of July 22, hoping to catch some big ones. Well, he got what he wished for! Greg caught more than 60 pounds of fish in a six-hour trip. He caught two bass and two big catfish that totaled 60 pounds. The first catfish […]

One of the things that make fishing so interesting is all of the factors that play into success. Everything matters: bait selection and presentation; boat position and structure; time of year and weather; and even the moon phase can influence fish activity. Sometimes, maybe only once per year, the stars align and fishermen experience one […]

Congratulations to Craig Stephany for winning the Bass Series event at Winton Woods Lake on Sunday, June 8, 2014. These are two-person team tournaments, but anglers are permitted to fish alone. That is exactly what Craig did, and he caught a 10.84-pound, five-fish limit! He won the tournament and collected $539 in Great Parks prize […]

Many fishermen ventured onto Great Parks lakes over the past week, and wow did they catch fish! Scott Glassmeyer and his brother took their girlfriends fishing at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake on Thursday evening, and caught a fish that none of them will soon forget. They fought the huge blue cat for nearly 320 minutes […]

Team “Miller/Ski” won the last tournament of the Sharon Woods Bass League with 9.77 pounds. They also caught the big bass with a lunker that weighed almost four pounds.  However, they still didn’t have enough points to be crowned the bass champions of Sharon Woods. Although it was a tight race for the grand prize, […]

We had a great start with 25 teams attending our first Bass Series tournament at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake on May 10. There was thunder and lightning around Greater Cincinnati, but it never came near the lake during the tournament. Some of the anglers said “It was raining so hard, that it was even raining […]

Lake Isabella will be hosting not one, not two but THREE Midnight Madness Tournaments this year on Saturdays May 17, June 21, and July 19. There have been a lot of questions about Great Parks’ newest fishing tournament here at Lake Isabella. So I’d like to take a minute or two to go over the […]