The Bluff City Outdoors Show on NewsTalkSTL

Mark's Big Boss, Felicia, stops by the show to dish on behind the scenes stuff at at the shop and her role in the Alton Catfish Classic. She also brings the announcement of the date for the 2026 Alton Catfish Classic. Of course we bring you the water fowl and fishing report for the upcoming week.

We catch up one of our fave hunters, Tim Kjellesvik from GSM Outdoors. The (controversial) water fowl report continues and as per the weekly fishing report, fishing might be looking good this weekend, if you can stand the weather!

Thanksgiving weekend show! Baitcaster Left or Right? and we revisit an interview w/ Jessie Lance.

We catch up w/ MLF fishing pro Michael Harlin to chat about his upcoming appearance at the incredibly interesting Missouri Invitational Tourney and his new signature jig from Crock-O-Gator . We end it all off with the water fowl and fishing report.

Double guest action this week! First we speak w/ Al McCulloch from the NPFL & Anglers in Action. We also chat w/ Dan Zarlenga from the MO Dept. of Conservation about all things deer season! We are also your source for the weekly fishing report and the new water fowl update for duck season!

This week we chat w/ Jessie Lance from the Kansas side of KC. Why? He is the unofficial world record holder w/ his recent catch of a giant Blue Catfish in the Missouri river. Possibly 62-66 inches long and possibly 152-162 pounds!!!

Steve Jawor of Great Harvest Bread Co Maplewood, isn't only a fantastic baker, but he's quite the fisherman as well. He joins us and rattles off more pumpkin related baked goods than we thought was imaginable. He also dishes on his experience at the Big Bass Bash last week at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Duck Season is coming soon! We chat w/ Justin Vaughn from SHOW ME DUCKS . He answers our dumb duck questions, let's us know about awesome Show Me Ducks products and has signed on to provide a weekly waterfowl report sourced from local guides.

We catch up w/ the winners of the Alton Catfish Classic and bring you a fantastic interview w/ Justin Browning. Justin is an advocate for the ethical sourcing of catfish that end up in pay lakes in Ohio.

The Alton CATFISH CLASSIC IS TODAY!!!!! Get there NOW!!! Mark is on the road so we're joined by the Tin Horse Monty - Gabe Montgomery. Lots of tournament talk and of course the only fishing report in town!

Trapping show season is on and Mark checks in from the road in Iowa at the Tri-State Stink-O-Rama! We also hear from station sponsor and fellow outdoor shop operator Jason Eisenbath of Whistlepig Outdoor.

The Alton Catfish Classic is coming up on OCTOBER 4th 2025!!! We chat with organizer Alex Nagy from Twisted Cats. He gives all the details of what to expect and where to get in on the action.

Terry Weaver - fish gigging expert - joins us to discuss the upcoming fish gigging season and explain to us what gigging sucker fish in MO is all about. We ask lots of stupid questions and he graciously answers them all.

Capt. BIlly Elbert of SoMo Fish Co joins the Bluff City Outdoor crew to discuss his guide services on Southern Mo lakes like Taneycomo and Table Rock ft. Trout, Crappie Walleye and Bass trips. Check his site out here

We talk the pain of losing a rod vs. breaking it. Asian carp make an appearance in every segment for some reason. Illinois has introduced a bounty on Black Asian Carp of up to $1000!

Tales from the Inaugural Bluff City Fishing Pentathlon and who brought home the "W" . Plus we visit w/ Tim Kjellesvik who just got back from Ontario and successfully bow hunted a Black Bear!

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Tony's on vacation so we just do what ever we want like we have a substitute teacher. We visit w/ the Tin Horse Monty - Gabe Montgomery and let ya know we can be found at the Jour de Fete 2025 in Ste Genevieve, MO to debut the new Bluff City Bass Crusher lures.

We once again catch up w/ Josh Roth of River's Edge Reproductions. He tells us about the reproduction of a 110 pound blue catfish that he surprise presented to Bill Dance. You can also catch Josh in a couple weeks in Ste. Gen @ Jour De Fete where he will be selling the new Bluff City glide baits - Bass Crusher Customs - all painted by him!

We keep the chat in house this week and discuss summer fishing and several news stories about record breaking Blue Cats!

No guest this week, so we just stream of conscious fishing babble for the whole show! Mark drops knowledge about reciprocal fishing license privileges between MO & IL when fishing the Mississippi River. Producer Johnnie just got some polarized sunglasses and realized what he wasn't seeing, and Mike Marfell joins us by phone to chime in on all things fish related.

Marcus Sykora joins us to discuss the loss of Lake of the Ozarks fishing legend Bassing Bob and dish on his particular outlook on Bass fishing.

We discuss the lack of river access on the IL side and Alex Nagy from Twisted Cat Outdoors joins us to pump up the upcoming Alton Catfish Classic tournament.

Tales of pain and fishing...How far would you go to land that fish?

BIG build up to the Fishing Pentathlon this weekend and we visit with taxidermist aka "fish painter" Josh Roth of River's Edge Reproductions.