Doug Clifford

Another outstanding young angler from the Ohio junior ranks will be pursuing his college education while a member of a collegiate bass fishing team. Braden McNamara, of Delaware, Ohio, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Carson-Newman (C-N) University in Jefferson City, Tenn.

This rugged territory is not your interstate highway to a paved boat ramp belonging to a state park complete with a parking lot full of painted lanes for pickup trucks towing fancy bass boat on trailers. Float tubes, kayaks, and small aluminum car-toppers rule these waters, but improvements are on the way.