The 2023 Great Parks Fishing Tournaments have kicked off at an amazing rate.

It was a small but successful Rod Busting Tournament for these dedicated anglers. Other anglers have been catching catfish for the Colossal Fish Tournament, but will they win the pot?

Bass SeriesBass Series Standings – September 7, 2019 Rod-Busting SeriesRod-Busting Series – August 23, 2019

This past Saturday, we hosted our second Rod-Busting Series of the season. All week, the meteorologists had been calling for a washout, but there was no rain until well after the tournament had ended. It was sunny with only a few clouds in the sky for the entire length of the tournament. We had every […]

Matt Ranz caught a 44-pound blue catfish at Miami Whitewater Forest on May 17, 2018. Congratulations, Matt!

Check out the 45 lb blue catfish caught by Brian McLucas at Sharon Woods’ lake on October 15, 2017! This monster was caught on a lipless crankbait after pulling the boat around for 15 minutes. According to Brian, “It was one of the best fights I’ve ever had, and I was surprised I landed the […]

This past Labor Day weekend the fish were really biting at Lake Isabella. The weekend kicked off on Friday when we stocked 800 lbs of adult channel catfish. Then with all the rain we got on Friday and Saturday, the water temperature started to fluctuate, which stirred up the fish and made them active on […]

Just in time for midnight catfishing! More than 435 pounds of shovelhead catfish were stocked on Wednesday, May 27, at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. There were 38 catfish stocked that varied in weight between 8 and 20 pounds. Every Saturday now through Labor Day weekend, the Miami Whitewater Forest boathouse is open until midnight for […]