Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - January 2017

Ihopeeachandeveryoneofyouhadagreat holidaywithyour familiesandfriends! Ifyou’rein partofthecountrythatiscoverediniceand snow,kepingwarmistheonlythingonyour mind.ButforushereinSouthTexas,der seasonhascometoacloseandourmindshave shiftedtodreamingaboutsetingthehookon thatfirstbigfishoftheyear.

Wehadoneofourbestyearsoutatdercampandwewerehonoredtohostsomanywonderful friends –we’lbesharingsomeofourfavoritepicturesfromthehuntswithyou.Eventhoughderseasonis over, westilrunouttodercampeveryfewweksandwehaveincludedsometipsonwhattodointhe ofseasontoensuregreathuntsnextfal. Withittimetoheadtothewatermakingsureour YamahaSHOboatmotorcrankseverytimeiskey, and withYamaha’s“MaintenanceMaters”program,anyonecanmakesuretheirsdoesthesame.Inthis isue, wealsohavetipsandproduct reviewsfromsomeofthetopfishingprosinthecountry–already tomakeyouabeterangler! Asthefishingtournamentseasonkicksofthismonth,wehaveafulpreviewoftwoofourfavorite trails:theTexasTeamTrail presentedbyCabela’swiththeirfirst2017stopatSamRayburnReservoir, Texas; andtheCabela’sColegiateBasFishingSeriesstartingtheirseasoninMarchonKentuckyLake.

Forourfriendsinthenorth, staywarm! Andmyfriendsinthesouth, goodluck getingthatfirstbiteoftheyear!

WadeMiddleton President-CarecoTV