Freshwater Fishing

BY MIKE STEVENS CRESTLINE – Fishing has been on the slow side for several weeks at Lake Gregory, but a recent stock gave the year-round trout fishery a shot in the arm meaning it will also stand as one...

Suzuki DF40: power and efficiency in a light, low-profile package A Suzuki DF40 outboard comes pinned to the Klamath Grand Raffle prize boat at Lake Havasu Striper Derby, and this workhouse of a motor is actually very well-suited for pairing...

David Sumethasorn’s ‘Heck of an Australian adventure’ submission earns contest’s second of three Penn Fathom 25 2-speed lever drag reels SAN CLEMENTE – Western Outdoor News readers have responded in a big way to our second annual WON Readers’ Writing...

BY ANDREW MACK PALMDALE - The Mt. Lassen Trout Farm truck showed up Thursday night at Palmdale Fin and Feather with a full load of 6,000-plus pounds of fish. These were not just average stocker size either. These fish were...

In 2021, Seaguar, the world leader in fluorocarbon line and leader material, is marking the 50th-anniversary of its founding and the invention of fluorocarbon fishing line with a fun angler photo contest.  To celebrate, the company has created the “50...

BY MIKE STEVENS HESPERIA – The quality and quantity trout drums continue to beat at Hesperia Lake, and an off-season surprise made it’s way on to the big-fish list. Powered by continued weekly 1,000-pound deliveries from Mt. Lassen, rainbow trout are...

BY MIKE STEVENS BISHOP – The Bishop Chamber of Commerce board of directors decided to postpone the annual Blake Jones Trout Derby that was originally on the calendar for March 13. As of now, no new date has been announced. “We...

BY MIKE STEVENS ESCONDIDO – Another sizable delivery of quality rainbow trout were dumped into Dixon Lake and red-hot fishing fol lowed, but another species stole the spotlight in record- breaking fashion. Valley Center angler Cameron Gruwell was soaking cut mackerel...

...a unique method for fishing plastic baits. Tacoma, Washington  - It's a fishing rig perfected in Japan, and now the Gamakatsu Gika Rig proves a remarkable technique for catching largemouth and smallmouth bass across North America. "The Gika Rig combines the...

BY MIKE STEVENS SACRAMENTO – After over two years in the pipeline, a half dozen public meetings, a period for submitting thoughts and concerns online and a webinar open to the public that almost immediately melted down when all commenters...