The Bluff City Outdoors Show on NewsTalkSTL

We play a ridiculous game of "would you rather" when we check in w/ Mike live from the LOZ while fishing yet another tournament. We also discuss trying to catch record setting "small" fish.

Mike is back from the LOZ River Tournament and regales us with tales of close calls and Big Bass wins.

We check in w/ our own resident professional, Mike Marfell, live from the boat on the Sat Phone while practicing for the River Series. Tim Kjellesvik from OLI Outdoors gives us the scoop on all things bow fishing. That's fishing w/ a BOW AND ARROW! Amazing.

We pick Mike and Mark's brain about random fishing stuff like spawn times, full moon effects and suggested lures for specific situations. Our guest this week is Gabe Montgomery from the Tin Horse Monty YouTube Channel. We ask him his thoughts on the new super hot urchin baits and get his portion of the fishing report straight from the Tin Horse's mouth.

This week our guest is Jay Staser from BFT Outdoors . An Illinois based company which manufactures the highly popular Super/ Mini/ Micro Urchin. These spiny, dice-style finesse baits are tearing it up on the fishing tournament scene. This bait style dominates the discussion on the show today and we also include the weekly fishing report with the best intel in the biz.

Special Guest Scott Isringhausen joins us to dish on the amazing upcoming Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair. It all happens next week at Pere Marquette State Park in IL., featuring many cool and free things to get kids and families in the outdoors.

We are joined in studio this week by the newest Bow / Archery tech at Bluff City, Ryan Branco. He fills us in on all things archery!

Double guest shot this week. We start w/ Alan Aligholi of OLI Outdoor Services. Alan has a tree service and has multiple 100 lb. catfish under his belt. We also catch up w/ LOZ guide Jack Uxa who is now the owner of Bassing Bob's legacy that is Lake of the Ozarks fish-intel. And as always the last segment is the local MO / IL fishing report that is always...free of charge.

Talking bass fishing and Mark the "Crawfish Whisperer" McMurry gives some insight to the fish brain when it comes to a missing claw on a trailer. Our guest this week is Eric Fine from Cyclops Jigs . 100% made in the USA. Of course, we bring you the local fishing report w/ intel from all across the bi-state and as always, it's free of charge.

We re-visit the story of the 100k Big Bass Bash tourney loss now that Mike is back in studio. Plus show regular, Tim Kjellesvik, joins us w/ an amazing story about his latest bow hunting adventures and reminds us that turkey season wraps up next week.

Mike checks in from the Lake of the Ozarks and was an eye witness to the heartbreaking story of a fellow angler who lost out on over $100k due to NOT READING THE RULES!!!!! We also get our yearly visit from fur trapper Luke DeMeulenaere and he let's us in on the crazy numbers of fur he's taken this past year.

Fishing season is in full swing. Mark drops knowledge on crawfish and Mike catches us up on last weekend's tournament woes and looking forward to the Bass Bash.

Several interesting guests on this weeks show. Firstly we check in w/ friend of the show, Tom Mitchell. He updates us on the WIldwood deer kill contractor situation we've been covering . He also reminds us about his genius invention the Finger Light. In the second segment we chat w/ Jerimia Unger from Pony Express Prospectors about the fascinating subject of panning for gold in Missouri's...

The Alton Catfish Classic is in the books and some HUGE fish were weighed in. We catch up w/ the winners and Mike gives us a preview of his upcoming tournament season. Also, the return of the Fishing Report....You're welcome!

Alton Catfish Classic is live NOW!!! Tim Kjellesvik joins us to preview the turkey season and talk about trail cams. He shares a tale of going hand to hand w/ an injured turkey.

We preview the upcoming (next week!!!) Alton Catfish Classic w/ the tournament director Alex Nagy. He lets us in on all the the fun stuff that is scheduled to go down. Get ready to see some GIANT fish!

Previous guest, Tom Mitchell, of the Wildwood Conservation Alliance joins us once again. He updates us on the issues with the deer encroachment issue in Wildwood. He also let's us in on his fantastic product the Finger Light!

This week we're joined by "Big Al" McCulloch. He's the head and MC for the Nat'l Pro Fishing League and he let's us know what he's got going on w/ upcoming tourneys including the Big Crappie Challenge.

Everyone is back in studio and psyched about the upcoming STL Boat & Fishing show. We revisit our chat w/ the show manager Gabe Hummer. See ya there this weekend!

Mark is back on the road in the Quad Cities so we catch up w/ him and see what going on w/ the outdoor show scene there. We are excited to preview the upcoming STL Boat and Fishing show @ America's Center Feb 20-22 with show manager Gabe Hummer.

Bluff City Outdoor Show 2-7-2026

We check in w/ Mark, who's still on the road for this season's outdoor show circuit. This week he checks in from Marion IL. Our special guest this week is Capt. Spencer Clark from Breaking Bass Guide Service based in Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo. You can find him and book your own trip here here at BREAKINGBASSGUIDESERVICE.COM

Firstly we check in w/ Mark from the road in Alabama, then get a visit from Tom Mitchell for the Wildwood Conservation Alliance. The reason for Tom's visit is to discuss his battle with Wildwood City Council. His organization is attempting to keep the controlled deer hunt in that area under local control instead of contracting the hunts out to an out of town firm at up to $1000 per deer.

We catch up w/ Mark in KC who's out on the road for the seasons outdoor show circuit...he's quick to remind us that registration for the 2026 Alton Catfish Classic is open!

One of the final live shows of this year. Mark discusses his upcoming traveling show / convention schedule. We preview the upcoming local fishing / boat conventions and catch up w/ the "Tin Horse Monty" Gabe Montgomery.