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2d ago
BY JIM NIEMIEC PASO ROBLES – Despite a lack of substantial rain for the southern part of the state (to date) the outlook for turkey hunting is good. Last year produced very good turkey hunting with lots of adult toms being harvested along the Central Coast, down into San Diego County and up along the ..read more
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4d ago
BY MIKE STEVENS CLEARLAKE— Power-Pole Pro Todd Kline visited Western Outdoor News headquarters to once again film a video overview of the fishery serving as the venue for the upcoming WON BASS event. His presentation on Shasta Lake was well received, so cranking out one on Clear Lake was a no brainer. The video is ..read more
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4d ago
BY MIKE STEVENS LAKEPORT — A perennial top-10 bass lake in the country if not on a global level, Clear Lake is where trophy largemouth are always on the radar for competitive anglers shooting it out at the highest level. At last year’s event, each of the top seven finishers turned in 3-day total weights ..read more
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4d ago
It’s been nearly a year since Bob Stapp, a legendary boat builder who created a legacy of many sport and commercial boats at Seaway Boats, passed away, but his influence on the industry will be long remembered. Stapp, whose talent and friendship to his brethren for commercial and sport fishermen was second to none, ranged from the ..read more
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4d ago
BY MIKE STEVENS HAYWARD, WISC. – Swimbait innovator, trophy brown trout and striped angler and founder of the Brown Bagger Club, Allan Cole was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in January. The designer of A.C. Plugs, Cole is often referred to as “the Godfather of swimbaits,” and his lures have a long ..read more
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4d ago
BY MIKE STEVENS COSTA MESA— The 2025 Pacific Coast Sportfishing (PCS) Show was packed to the gills with impressive gear specifically curated for western anglers in particular. Attendees left the show fully loaded with tackle, accessories and intel that will be used to maximize their time on the water this year and beyond, and Western ..read more
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4d ago
BY DAVE HURLEY LAKEPORT – Clear Lake is ‘firing on all cylinders,’ for largemouth bass and crappie with some huge specimens landed over the past few weeks. Gary Collins of GCJ custom baits set the bar high with a 15.92-pound largemouth landed on a protype 12-inch custom lure, and he said, “I went out the ..read more
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4d ago
BY MIKE STEVENS ESCONDIDO— Lake Wohlford has entered a sweet spot of sorts. Largemouth bass are getting into spawn mode while trout are still being stocked, and while Wohlford does have its own budget for premium fish, DFW deliveries are still made there. As in, bass-candy-sized trout, and this combination of factors brings out swimbait ..read more
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4d ago
Most tackle shops deal with limited space. They can’t carry everything, so there is actually a “science” to what takes up space, and how much real estate it occupies. It’s usually a basic formula: dollars per square foot, or something similar. If the Helicopter Lure makes $25 per square foot per day, but the Banjo ..read more
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2w ago
SACRAMENTO— In 2024, four saltwater anglers and one spear fisherman became new state record holders after hauling in some exceptional fish. The California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) state angling record was captured by Captain Michael McDaniels on May 3, 2024. The 3-pound 10-ounce fish, caught off San Diego, edged out the previous state record fish by ..read more