— MASTERING THE FALL TRANSITION By Scott Suggs : Fishing in the fall is all about dealing with the transition. The shallow water is cooling off and bass that previously found comfort in the cool confines of the deeper water don't mind moving shallow in search of food. Those big schools of suspended fish have slid higher in the water column and mig…

— NINE BERKLEY ELITE PROS QUALIFY FOR 2008 BASSMASTER CLASSIC : Berkley will be represented by nine of the top pros vying for $500,000 and the celebrated title at the 2008 Bassmaster Classic Championship. The Classic will be held February 22-24 on Lake Hartwell, Greenville, SC.
The Berkley pros include John Crews, Jetersville, VA; Boyd Duckett, Demopolis, AL; …

— IRVINE LAKE GIANT CATFISH By Steve Carson : Monster 59.3 pound Irvine Lake blue catfish caught on 20-pound Berkley Big Game mono! The largest blue catfish of the year to date highlighted a soggy weekend at Irvine Lake [near Disneyland] when legendary big-catfish expert Ronson Smothers of Los Angeles bested a 59.3 pound leviathan. &l…

— IRVINE LAKE OPENING WEEK TROUT TIPS By Steve Carson : IRVINE LAKE OPENING WEEK TROUT TACTICS Some 20,000 pounds of trout will be planted in Irvine Lake just before opening day of trout season on Friday October 19. The stocking will mostly consist of rainbow trout in the 1 to 6 pound class, along with some steelhead in the 3 to 5-pound range, and e…

— BERKLEY PRO PARSONS CAPTURES 3RD PWT ANGLER OF THE YEAR : Gary Parsons, of Glidden, WI, claimed his third Johnsonville Angler of the Year title on Cass Lake September 4-6. Parsons also pocketed $35,000 for taking home the walleye tour¹s top honor. Parsons was awarded the previous PWT Angler of the Year titles in 1993 and 1994. Parsons earned the …

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