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This morning President Obama signed a landmark bill that gives wilderness status to 2.1 million acres of federal land. As we reported last Wednesday, much of land included in the legislation is inside of key watersheds like Wyomings Snake River...

pFollowing are the BassFan World Rankings as updated after the recent Dardanelle Bassmaster Elite Series. Notable movement:/p pKevin VanDam posts a 2nd-place finish at Dardanelle, increases his lead in the Rankings by 5 points and once again seems untouchable. Of his last 15 finishes, eight have been Top 10s, two of which were wins./p

pBUCKHEAD, GEORGIA - Dan Crowe of Winder, Georgia, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Oconee Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 18 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned Crowe $5,457 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Seminole Regional Championship in Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck./p

pLake Conroe, Texas - The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) and Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, the country's second largest selling Bourbon brand, have announced a two-year partnership that positions Evan Williams as the official bourbon of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. As part of this partnership, Evan Williams' branded concessions area will be one of the highlights of the expo area. The TTBC will be held October 16 - 18 at Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas./p

pGROVE, OKLAHOMA - Tyler Matlock of Omaha, Arkansas, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Ozark Division tournament on Grand Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 20 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned Matlock $4,127 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck./p

pMANY, La. (March 30, 2009) - Larry Peacher of Bentley, Louisiana, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Louisiana/Texas Division tournament on Toledo Bend Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 21 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned Peacher $4,127 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck./p

pLAKE WALES, FLORIDA - Kyle Sellars Jr. of Lakeland, Florida, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Everglades Division tournament on the Kissimmee River Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned Sellars $3,641 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Lake Seminole Regional Championship in Bainbridge, Ga., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck./p

pAlexandria, VA – March 31, 2009 – Based on successful efforts to secure operational funding, on March 24, 2009, the Future Fisherman Foundation’s Board of Directors voted to continue the foundation’s operations. Despite the economic challenges, the foundation will continue to provide youth angling education programs for children and their families all across the country./p

The Greater Yellowstone Geotourism Web site has teamed up with National Geographic and others to create an interesting annotated map of the Park and its surroundings. Available for download or order on the Greater Yellowstone site, the two-sided map is,...

Dermatologist, cyclist, and fly fisher Alison ONeill Andrew was inspired to provide a little extra happiness to seniors by the words of her father, who was dying of cancer in 2004: I spent the last nine months of his life...