The Bass Federation (TBF)

Conservation Directors from across the country converged on Northern Arkansas last week as part of the 2012 TBF National Championship. The group, which represented 16 different states, started the week by assisting the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission with constructing and placing a variety of different habitat structures in beautiful Bull Shoals Reservoir. Colton Dennis… Continue reading »

New Efforts to Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle Demonstrate the Need for a Legislative Solution Last November, 43,000 anglers like you helped to defeat an attempt to ban lead in fishing tackle nationwide when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition to ban lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Despite the… Continue reading »

Sportfishing community calls for the dismissal of unwarranted petition for a national ban on lead fishing tackle Alexandria, VA – December 6, 2011 – On November 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was yet again petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and two other anti-fishing groups, requesting that the agency regulate the manufacture… Continue reading »

Ponca City, Okla.,-Nov. 17, 2011 - In a proactive attempt to stave off the onslaught of Asian Carp the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will be conducting a trial netting program in Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. Ron Brooks from the KDFWR addressed a crowd of 40 interested participants who attended the Kentucky Dam and… Continue reading »

TBF of Md Conservation Director poses with one of three Monofilament Recycling bins he and his Wife, Tanya, installed at Smallwood State Park 5/1/11 – Drew Lofton became the Maryland Federation Conservation Director in March 2011, then attended the National Championship in April where he attended the TBF Conservation Meetings, led by TBF National Conservation Director, Mark… Continue reading »

Conservation directors from around the country gathered in Kimball Tennessee for the TBF National Championship and a series of meetings centered around conservation topics.

In the 1980’s uranium leases were filed on thousands of acres of land in Virginia. Two major veins of uranium were found in the Cole’s Hill, near Chatham, VA not far from the North Carolina border. Test indicated that about 60,000 tons of uranium is below the surface to approximately 800 feet. In 1983 the… Continue reading »

February 23, 2011 – (Submitted by Carl Guffey, TN Bass Federation Conservation Director) The Tennessee Bass Federation started a habitat project today on Ft. Loudoun. This event is being coordinated through the Girl Scouts so that Scout Laura Hullen may work her way toward a Gold Award. She started working post holidays at one of… Continue reading »