Luke gave his old smoker a try recently but decided his electric smoker was much easier to work with and besides, it makes better barbecue! (photo by Luke Clayton)

B.A.S.S. is now accepting nominations for the most exceptional high school bass anglers in the country for the annual Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.

Lake Tawakoni guide Omar Cotter with a chunky hybrid striper caught recently. Downrigging or trolling with deep diving plugs with trailers is producing well now for both hybrids and white bass. (photo by Luke Clayton)

(L-R) Jeff Rice and Tawakoni catfish guide Tony Pennebaker show off one of many good-eating blue catfish landed recently. (photo by Luke Clayton)

It’s hot but there’s still plenty to do during the summer doldrums. Here are some tasty channel catfish Luke and his friends caught during the cooler hours just after sunup. (photo by Luke Clayton)

After attending four FIFA World Cup tournaments spanning more than 30 years, East Texas A&M professor Dr. Robert Rodriguez shares why this year's tournament marks a turning point for soccer in America. (photo courtesy of Adobe Stock)

If you’re targeting trout right now, focus on fishing early in the morning whenever possible. Target current seams, deeper runs and oxygen-rich water.

Cotter Trout Dock says river clarity has remained very good and trout catching has been as usual — excellent and satisfying.

The summer season isn't complete without a wet wading trip to one of Oklahoma's clear-water streams!

Looking for a happy face from an Arkansas fishery in all this summer heat? This proud young angler was fishing with his granddad (and guide) Eric Beecher when he caught this impressive brown trout.

John Jernigan (above) was fishing with Spring River guide Mark Crawford when he landed this nice "smallie" on the Spring recently.

"The Caddo River is a great river for all levels of paddling experience," said Gayla Claborn, owner of Caddo River Camping & Canoe in Glenwood, Arkansas. "This typical pool and drop river is gentle enough for novice paddlers to learn on, yet with enough class I and II rapids along the way to keep it exciting. There are good places to stop to swim and fish along the available routes surrounded by the beautiful Ouachita Mountains. And it is one of the most consistent floating rivers in Arkansas, allowing our season to span from March to September."

The reigning Major League Volleyball champions are adding hometown talent and international firepower to their 2027 roster with the signing of Cedar Hill native Brianna Kadiku and Dutch standout Iris Scholten.

A quality timer is a must on any game feeder. With the invention of “The Timer” pictured here, the guesswork of ‘when’ a feeder throws corn was solved. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Jack French of Denton, Texas, is in Detroit, Mich. to participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Luke and a couple of his buddies pose with one of the new see-through hunting blinds, a relative new hunting product Luke has had great success employing. photo by Luke Clayton

Grady Emerson, a shortstop from Argyle, Texas, has been selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the second overall pick of the 2026 MLB Draft.

Guide J.C. McCullough and Luke with a big blue catfish from the Red River below Lake Texoma. photo by Jeff Rice

Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) says the Beaver tailwater has been changing almost daily as the Army Corps of Engineers continues releasing water through both the spillway and hydropower units.

Cotter Trout Dock (870-435-6525) “Change is hard for some folks, so we hang on to the best of our world: Trout fishing on the White River here in the beautiful Arkansas Ozarks."