Fantasy Fishing

Fantasy Fishing: Does history help or hurt?

Well, Lake Fork turned out to be an incredible event. Lee Livesay doubled up on his trophies from that event, and I won the Mercury Bassmaster Drain the Lake Challenge...

Fantasy Fishing: Offshore or bust

If Lake Fork wasn’t enough of an offshore beatdown for you, let’s head about 10 hours north to another incredible fishery — Pickwick Lake. This will be the sixth stop...

Fantasy Fishing: Pick anglers who excel in-between times

Coming off of a slugfest at Lake Fork, you might think that the Bassmaster Elite Series anglers are due for a letdown. You’d be wrong. They’re headed to Pickwick Lake,...

Bob Downey makes Pickwick Fantasy Fishing picks

Rapala pro Bob Downey makes his Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing picks for the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake.

Fork’s best Fantasy Fishing picks

As expected, the Simms Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork was a full-blown slugfest. Four of the Top 10 anglers reached the 100-pound mark, and eight anglers were within 4 pounds...

Inside Bassmaster Podcast E77: Lake Fork Fantasy Fishing preview

Fantasy Fishing: Unfamiliar Fork

The title of this column may be a little misleading because the Bassmaster Elites have visited Lake Fork every season since 2019. Each event has been during a little different...

Fantasy Fishing: Water is low and so are expectations

OK, so letting my nieces and nephew help me pick my team for the last event was a bust. It’s been a few weeks, and I just stopped shunning them...

Fantasy Fishing: Another certified slugfest

This is exactly what we have to look forward to as we begin the back half of the 2022 season. With the exception of Chickamagua, which still gave up some...

Fantasy Fishing: Not the spawn event fans expect

Another weird winter and spring has the spawn lingering at Lake Fork, but I believe the numbers are dwindling. We are working towards the tail end of the spawn on...