Starks smokin’ the smallies

Photographer James "Osprey" Overstreet reports that Jeremy Starks has had a hot start to a cool morning in the Ozarks, courtesy of smallmouth bass. Starks entered the day tied for...

Lead Hill

If you wanted to get an idea of how isolated Bull Shoals lake is, take the trip that we're on right now.   We're headed from Bull Shoals to Lead...

Post frontal

There is a heavy layer of frost on the ground surrounding Bull Shoals Lake. The air temperatures are about 8 degrees cooler than they were yesterday with high-pressure skies. Today...

Overstreet scores again

B.A.S.S. photographer James Overstreet captured this amazing photo of an osprey with a bleeding shad in its talons flying over Bull Shoals Lake today.

The wind is your friend, most days

  It may not feel like it today, but the wind is your friend in most angling situations. It’s still gusting up to 20 miles per hour, although it has...

Largemouth arrive

The largemouth have shown up, which means that guys are starting to build some weight. Our Marshal photos show us several 2- to 3-pound largemouth, which means the likelihood of...

Bull Shoals Lake on the rise, big-time

The photo above shows the marker board at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock and illustrates a rising lake level. But it hadn't been updated at 7 a.m. today to reveal...

Beds are there, but not targeted

We know there are fish on the beds in Bull Shoals, but evidently not many are fishing for them. The sun has popped out so that likelihood could grow. But...

Remote in the Ozarks

One thing to remember as we get this event started. Bull Shoals is a huge lake from a fishing standpoint. It's about 45,000 acres which doesn't sound overly large, but...

Weather may lead to slugfest

Hopes of catching bass at Bull Shoals seemed to be blowing in the wind at today's takeoff. It certainly didn't feel like good weather for fishing, with a northwest wind...