We weren't having any luck catching fish on the Potomac — until the lightning storm hit and the bass started biting.

Two boats qualified this year, propelling the Moline High School team to their 10th state tournament appearance.

Boat shoes have always been synonymous with holey, dirty, and stinky for me. My first boat shoes were a pair of mismatched Converse Allstars. After a summer of hard fishing, those shoes could walk on ...