News Story Archives
 
     
 

These news articles appeared earlier on the website. They are arranged by date. Click on the title to open the story.

 
     
  January | February |March | April | May |  

 
  January - 2008  
     
  Janaury 12, 2008  
  Welcome To the New Doug Outdoors/Outdoors South Website  
     
  Local Fish Surveys Indicate Largemouth Bass In Much Better Shape On Old Hickory Than Some Anglers Might Think  
     
  Priest Receives Dose Of Black-Nose Crappie For Future, Cheatham, Old Hickory Reservoirs Looking Pretty Good For Coming Spring  
     
 
 
  Janaury 19, 2008 Top of Page  
  Getting Ready To Get Ready - Doug Notes  
     
  Tims, Normandy, Woods Should Have At Least Average Spring Crappie Fishing  
     
  Smallmouth Bass On Rise In Tims Ford, Spotted Bass Excellent In Normandy, Woods Improving As Smaller Bass Grow  
     
 
 
  January 26, 2008 Top of Page  
  Troy Basso with a skip jack he caught recently with a fly fishing gear. This is a fun fish year around, but an excellent chase in the winter time.  
     
  Deer numbers were down and boat registration fees are going up. But, overall, not a bad year for sportsmen  
     
  A couple of commercial anglers got into hot water over their inappropriate action on the Cumberland.  

 
  February 2008  
     
  February 9, 2008 Top of Page  
  My Buddy Billy Has A Baby, Bee Lines Rolling Out, Big Cat From Priest, And Turkey Time In Tennessee  
     
  Wild Bill Emerton Gives His Tips On Catching Center Hill Walleye  
     
  February Is A Great Month For Hunting Rabbits, So Here Is A Rabbit Update  
     
 
 
  February 16, 2008 Top of Page  
  Finally Caught Sauger But The Crappie Were Bigger. Is This The Best Time To Catch Big Crappie?  
     
  Jesse Jones lives near the Cumberland River and caught this catfish a couple of years ago in the winter. The long stretch of the Cumberland has many winter catfishing opportunites.  
     
  TWRA Offering Spot On Its Webs Site For Sportsmen To Show Off Their Trophies (also check out “Wildcasts”)  
     
 
 
  February 23, 2008 Top of Page  
  Sometimes one fish can make for a memorable February day. Dwayne Hickey holds a 32-inch musky he caught this week on the Collins River.  
     
  The Porcupine Fish Attractor is a very manageable system.  
     
  New Fishing and Hunting Licenses  Now On Sale, Fishing Guides Now  
   
 
 
  March, 2008  
     
  March 1. 2008 Top of Page  
  Marshall Whitaker of Middle Tennessee holds a healthy Cherokee bass he recently caught on Percy Priest. Stripers about this size are now a part of the Tims Ford fish population.  
     
  Vernon Summerlin holds a big white bass he caught recently below Cheatham Dam. Information on the when, where, and hows can be found on a new forum for Tennessee anglers.  
     
  Chris Nischan with a small male sauger he caught below Cheatham Dam. Look for the bigger females to be heading upstream to spawn on our Cumberland river tailwaters.  
     
 
 
  March 8, 2008 Top of Page  
  White Bass and Crappie—Oh Boy!

 
     
  KILLER CRAPPIE BAITS  
     
  The Best Crappie Lake in Tennessee  
     
 
 
  March 15, 2008 Top of Page  
  Guide Dewayne Hickey with some of the baits Doug was tossing into trees.  
     
  The author with another big white bass  
     
  Bass Should Be Moving Into Old Hickory Creeks  
     
 
 
  March 22, 2008 Top of Page  
  The first 11-Pound Bass I’ve Ever Caught  
     
  Tennessee River Largemouth Bass
by Vernon Summerlin

 
     
  Local Wild Turkey Federation  Holding Benefite For Tornado Victims---Please Be A Part Of It  
     
 
 
  March 29, 2008 Top of Page  
  Outdoors South TV Will Be About Two States Where Opportunities Abound  
     
  Catching Crappie Using Visual Signs
by Vernon Summerlin
 
     
  Highest Bidders Await Confiscated Outdoors Equipment  
   
 
 
  April, 2008  
     
  April 5, 2008 Top of Page  
     
  First Show This Weekend, A Sorry Poaching Case, Chance For You To Striper Fish, and More
 
     
  Great Advice For Big Kentucky Lake Crappie
By Two Of The Best

 
     
  Two Adults Charged, Two Juveniles Charged With Wild Turkey Shooting Spree “Reminiscent” Of Market Hunting Days  
     
 
 
     
  April 12, 2008 Top of Page  
     
  This week on Outdoors South TV--Huge White Bass below Cheatham Dam  
     
  Barkley Lake Has Lots of Bushes and Good Bass Fishing Year-Round  
     
  Are these smallmouth or spotted bass?  
     
 
 
     
  April 19, 2008 Top of Page  
     
  Captain Ken Jenkins with a smalljaw he caught a few years ago. Hear more about a site dedicated in large part to our most special fish.  
     
  Ideas For Floating The Caney Fork River

 
     
  Buzzbaits & Spinnerbaits By The Numbers  
     
 
 
     
  April 26, 2008 Top of Page  
     
   
     
  For Big ‘Gills Try Reelfoot

 
     
  TIPS ON BUYING FISHING BOAT INSURANCE
FROM THE NATION'S LARGEST ASSOCIATION OF RECREATIONAL BOATERS
 
   
 
 
  May, 2008  
     
  May 3, 2008 - Week 18 Top of Page  
     
  Fan Casting For Crappie,
Old Hickory The Best Bass Lake In Tennessee, Turkey Season Nearing An End, Satellite Phones, and more…..
 
     
  Ignoring Size Limit Law Costs
Mid-State Man Nearly $1,000
 
     
  Wildlife Commission Hears TWRA Proposals For
Hunting Regulation Changes
 
     
 
 
     
  May 10, 2008 - Week 19 Top of Page  
     
  Bass and Crappie Everywhere, Billy Stanton and Bill Dance, Turkey Season Ending, and more….  
     
  Catching Bluegill And Shellcracker Is Easy Right Now, But What Happens To Them In The Summer  
     
  Boat Education Test Sites Available Across Middle Tennessee
May 17 Begins Boat Safety Campaign
 
     
 
 
     
  May 17, 2008 - Week 20 Top of Page  
     
  Good Fishing Still, Do We Really Pay Attention To Life Jackets, Hunting Regulations Will Soon Be Set, And More . . .  
     
  Selecting Blade Attachments  
     
  National Drowning Deaths Nearly Double for Kids
Ages 12 and Under
 
     
 
 
  May 24, 2008 - Week 21 Top of Page  
     
  Jason Campbell is among those who know that big bass are in Center Hill. The next Edd Rogers tournament is a night time event--hopefully past Doug's bedtime.  
     
  Now's a good time to catch you a mess of bluegill - below or above a dam!  
     
  LIFE JACKET WEAR INITIATIVE TO TARGET CENTRAL TENNESSEE  
     
     
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