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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.

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.

We visit w/ Bluff City Fishing Pentathlon sponsor Mike McCleary from Intervine (promo code; TONY for a discount at intervine.com) and Tony gets advice on his terrible luck fishing lately from Producer Johnnie and Mike Marfell.

Mike Marfell returns to join us in studio and share his potential strategy for the Bluff City Fishing Pentathlon, which is coming up in a few weeks. Register to participate at https://www.bluffcityoutdoors.com/

We discuss possible strategies on how to win the upcoming BLUFF CITY PENTATHALON fishing tournament JUNE 8th . Register to participate @ BLUFFCITYOUTDOORS.COM

We visit w/ the first sponsor of the Bluff City Fishing Pentathlon, Steve from Great Harvest Maplewood. He drops knowledge on his current bass fishing outings and we talk a bit about what to expect in the upcoming tourney.

Bluff City Outdoors Show

Mark McMurry, Mike Marfell, and Tony Colombo

The Bluff City Outdoor Show with Mark McMurry and Tony Colombo with the Tin Horse Monty

Luke the Next Gen Trapper joins Mark and Tony to discuss all things trapping.

Bluff City Outdoor Show

Mark McMurry, Mike Marfell, Tony Colombo

03.29.2025

Mike dishes on his new forward facing sonar set up.

The switch has been flipped! The transition from winter to spring is on. The Fishing Report is back and this season will feature more forward facing sonar stats in the reports.

We visit w/ Ryan Beeman from Headhunter Lures & Tite Line Tackle. He regales us w/ tails of his recent fishing trip to sunny Florida!

Mark has returned from the grueling trade show circuit and Mike helps get us prepped for spring time fishing!

Mark joins us from the CAT CON in Louisville KY. He brings along conference owner Herve Drompt to discuss the explosion of crappie and catfishing and what the conference has to offer.

Mark is on the road in the Quad Cities and brings Ryan Beeman of Tite Line Tackle to join us. Mike laments still not knowing how to use his forward facing sonar.

Mark calls in from the Nat'l Fishing Expo in Columbus OH w/ local anchor producers Gorilla Recreation . We also revisit a chat w/ the "Tin Horse Monty" Gabe Montgomery.

Talkin' bout tournament fishing w/ Mike Marfell.

Mark returns w/ tales of the Let's Go Fishing show and Steve from Great Harvest Bakery in Maplewood talks food and fishing fever.

Winter fishing techniques and a long chat w/ the Tin Horse Monty.

The Bluff City Outdoors Show had the pleasure of broadcasting LIVE from the Let’s Go Fishing Show at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois on January 4th, 2025.

Hosts Tony Colombo and Mike Marfell were joined by:

Bassing Bob of BassingBob.com

Michael Harlin of Major League Fishing & Toyota Series Pro

Jason Haselhorst, owner of Belleville Sport Sales

Taylor Watkins, owner of Omega Tackle and NPFL Champions

Watch the livestream and check out behind the scenes photos at https://newstalkstl.com/letsgofishing/

Warm water electric plant lakes. Tin Horse Monty and Mike Marfell join for the Winter fishing report.

Preview of the Let's Go Fishing Show 2024

Mike and Mark both in studio this week!

Guest Andy Lehmann from ACC Crappie Sticks