Homer Circle, who titled his monthly column in Bassmaster Magazine, “Ask Uncle Homer,” was one of the most popular, prolific and influential bass fishing writers in the history of the sport.

He was perhaps best known to many as the long-time fishing editor for Sports Afield magazine, serving in that role from 1968 through 2002. He was the author of numerous books on bass fishing, including The Art of Plug Fishing (1965), New Guide to Bass Fishing (1972), Worming and Plugging for Bass (1972), Circle on Bass (1996) and Bass Wisdom (2000).

He was a host of television fishing programs, such as “The Fisherman,” “Sports Afield” and “The Outdoorsman,” and he starred in two fishing films, Bigmouth in 1973 and Bigmouth Forever in 1996.

The former president of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Circle has received countless awards, including induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 1981, the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2001 and the IGFA Hall of Fame in 2007. He was also the recipient of the American Sportfishing Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.