At the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference at Lake Eufaula I took Wm. Hovie Smith out bowfishing. He got a gar and showed me how to clean it. These pictures and instructions will help you clean one if you want to try it. The filets Hovie cut out were good when I sauteed them with butter and lemon.

picture (c) Ronnie Garrison

How To Clean A Gar

Susan Dameron is getting ready for her second 2008 WBT tournament at Neely-Henry in Alabama this week after placing seventh as a co-angler in the first one. This article is her memories of her first WBT tournament in 2006, also on Neely-Henry. She tells how nervous she was then and how each day went, with a limit the first day and no fish on the second. There is nothing that can prepare you for such a tournament but the learning experience at one is irreplacable and can't be gotten anywhere else.

picture (c) Susan Dameron

Susan Dameron - In The Beginning On The Women's Bassmaster Tour

David and Scott Orr went fishing and landed a big stringer of bluegill and catfish. Looks like they had a big cleaning job! This pictures is from 1993 so Scott is grown up now but I bet he has some great memories of fishing. Share your memories by sending in a picture to post or tell us about them in the comment section. picture (c) David Orr

David and Scott Orr With Big Stringer Of Fish

I don't know if my mother instilled my love of fishing in me or if she just allowed it to grow. Either way, I got it from her and her mother. Both of them would rather fish than eat - proved to me many times when meals were skipped to go fishing. So, whether its heredity or environment, taught or inborn, I was lucky to get such a heavy dose of fishing desire. It has been an important part of my life. Mother's Day is a good time to consider such an upbringing...
Mother's Day Fishing

When my mother died I lost my best fishing partner. We shared many great trips together and the memores of those trips helped me get through the grief at her death. I still think of her each time I go fishing.
Fishing With Mother

Jim Shepherd talks about how mothers help children go fishing and why you should take her fishing. Mother's Day is a good time to think about a special trip with your mother to a good fishing hole.
Passing On The Love of Mom and Fishing

Lake Conroe fishing is always good and Pappa John can tell you what is biting and where to catch them. Check out his updated report then go to his marina page for more information. New pictures added to the article and picture gallery, too. Check out the gallery for new pictures added with each report.

picture (c) Papa John

New Lake Conroe Fishing Report

I usually practice catch and release when bass fishing but sometimes it is catch and hot grease. There is nothing wrong with keeping fish to eat as long as you follow the law. No one should abuse fish populations but keeping everything they catch but most fishermen don't even consider that. Here are some reasons I think keeping some fish is ok. Post your comments in the section below.
Catch and Release Fishing

The animal rights folks have won. Switzerland has banned catch and release fishing, requiring fishermen to "be humane" with their catch by killing it. Is the next step to ban all fishing?
Switzerland Bans Catch And Release Fishing

Jeff Williams is a catfishing guide in the mid-West. His tips and tactics on where to fish when the water is high, how to use the wind and what tackle and baits to use will help you catch more catfish. The second page of this article is his tips on care, cleaning and cooking of the catfish yoiu catch.
Catfishing Time