FLORENCE, Ala., July 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Guard pro Mark Rose of Marion, Ark., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces Sunday to take his lead wire-to-wire and win $125,500 at the Walmart FLW Tour on Pickwick Lake presented by AMP Energy with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 77-11. The catch gave him his first FLW Tour win by a solid 5-pound, 1-ounce margin over Kevin Snider of Elizabethtown, Ky., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 72-10 and earned $28,392. "This means a lot to me right here in front of these people," said Rose, who now has posted an EverStart Series Championship title on Pickwick Lake as well as victories in FLW Series and FLW Tour competition.

FLORENCE, Ala., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Guard pro Mark Rose of Marion, Ark., crossed the stage Thursday with a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 10 ounces to lead day one of the Walmart FLW Tour on Pickwick Lake presented by AMP Energy.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority's 11 seasonal campgrounds on reservoirs throughout the Tennessee River watershed will open for the 2011 recreation season on Friday, March 18. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100304/TVALOGO) These are in addition to about 70 TVA day-use recreation areas located on dam reservations that are open year-round.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority will close eight seasonal campgrounds on reservoirs throughout the region for the 2010 recreation season on Monday, Nov.

By Larry Rea NEWS and Notes Let's talk grass: A hot topic of discussion on the freshwater portion of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' Web site (mdwfp.com) fishing forum has been grass problems at 600-acre Trace State Park Lake, one of the Mid-South's top bream fishing destinations located in Pontotoc County eight miles west of Tupelo off Miss.