Editor of:
The Outdoor Wire,
The Fishing Wire
The Shooting Wire
Jim Shepherd lives in Alabama and loves all outdoor sports including fishing, hunting, shooting and other activities that get him out of the house. He also writes columns and articles for the "Wires" he edits as well as for other publications. He is a member of the Southeastern Outdoor Writers Association, Professional Outdoor Media Association and other organizations.
Jim's electronic news services are the sources of daily news and information to the outdoor industry. He has held a number of senior news executive positions during his career, including CNN (he was a founding member), Financial News Network, the Golf Channel and other television networks.
He began his career in his native Kentucky covering sports for the weekly local paper. A native of Gravel Switch, Kentucky, Shepherd now live in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife, Leigh, and daughters Lauren and Erica.
Articles from Jim Shepherd:
- Five Tips On Bed Fishing
If you fish for bedding bass these five tips from Tru Tungsten should help you catch them. Be sure to pay attention to the last one about letting bedding bass go. Only fish for them on the beds if it is legal where you live. If it is legal the fisheries biologists in your area have determined it will not hurt the bass population, but let them go anyway. - How To Handle A Huge Bass
How you handle a big bass can mean the difference between a successful release or it dying. The folks in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Division have a lot of experience with big bass through their Sharelunker Program, where bass weighing over 13 pounds are used to produce fry. These tips will help you successfully release a huge bass if you ever get lucky enough to catch one. - Reese Wins Bassmasters Classic
Skeet Reese came from behind to win the 2009 Bassmasters Classic. - Stranded Ice Fishermen
Over 100 ice fishermen were stranded on Lake Erie because they ignored ice fishing safety. - Future Fisherman Foundation Physh Ed Program
The Future Fisherman Foundation offers a program to get youth into fishing. - Red River Ideal Site For 2009 Bassmasters Classic
The 2009 Bassmasters Classic will be held on pools 3,4 and 5 of the Red River. The fishery has developed since dams were built on the river and now it offers excellent fishing for quality bass. - Young Fishing Pro
Jelani "JJ" Hennessey, a 17-year-old from Bowling Green, Va., has registered to compete in all nine 2009 Bassmaster Open events. He will still be in high school but his teachers support his fishing career. - Monster Canadian Muskie
Jim publishes a report from Gary Engberg on a huge muskie caught in Canada on the St. Lawrence River. This muskie would be a new world record at 57 inches long with a 33 inch girth. - Ice Fishing Safety Tips
The Vermont Fish and Wildlfe Department offers some wise tips to stay safe while ice fishing. This is a good time to think about safety and make sure you don't end up stranded or in the waer, it can be a matter of life or death. - FLW Cup Coming To Georgia
Governor Sonny Perdue and the FLW announced the FLW Cup would be on Lake Lanier in Georgia in 2010. Governor Perdue has the Fish Georgia initative building big ramps to draw big tournaments like this to the state.- Recycled Fish On Ice
Recycled Fish On Ice sets up a tent at ice fishing events and encourages fishermen to conserve the fish and the environment. - Fish Stocking In California
A lawsuit over frogs has stopped fish stocking in m any California lakes. - Winterizing Fishing Tackle
If you don't fish year round, store your tackle this winter so it will be ready to go next spring. - Mother and Daughter Qualify For WBT Championship
A mother and daughter qualify for the WBT Championship tournament. - Fizzing Bass
Bass caught in deep water often die when released because their air bladder expands and they can not compensate. Fizzing bass is releasing this pressure so they can survive. Here is the info on fizzing bass. - Rapala Fishing Frenzy
Jim tries out the Wii Rapala Fishing Frenzy game and finds some good things about it, but has some concerns, too. - Fantasy Fishing Winnters
Here are this year's Fantasy Fishing winners, including Michael Thompson, the million dollar winner. - Competitive Fishing Online
Do you wish you could compete in fishing tournaments but they just don't fit your schedule? Jim shows how you can compete by joining in on a new online competition. - Michael Bennett Wins Million In FLW Cup
Bass fishing has another million dollar winner. Michael Bennett won one million dollars in the Forrest Wood Cup this past weekend, becoming the second million dollar winner and the youngest angler to reach the million dollar mark. Jim Shepherd gives the details of his win. - True Fish Tales
Jim tells about some of his recent fishing trips, including one that he was glad that got away.
- Recycled Fish On Ice
