News

One Last Time: ‘It’s Good’ – Remembering Tom Troop

 BY CHAD GIERLICH SAN DIEGO – One last time with my buddy, my brother, Tom Troop. Tom was many things to many people: a long-time Hookup Baits...

Which boats from which landings are running?

BY MERIT McCREA It’s the off-season for the partyboat fleet, but which boats are fishing and for what? Starting in the north, it remains...

Turkey seasonal outlook looking strong

BY JIM NIEMIEC BITTERWATER VALLEY – A strong carryover of jakes from the last two spring hatches, combined with ideal conditions afield should produce excellent...

Kayak angler puts Eastman Reservoir back on the radar with an unofficial lake-record largemouth bass

BY DAVE HURLEY RAYMOND –Eastman Reservoir on the Chowchilla River is California’s first trophy largemouth reservoir, and it has a deserved reputation for trophy bass...

Clear Lake touts another lake record – this time a Channel Catfish pushing 45 pounds

BY DAVE HURLEY LAKEPORT – It wasn’t enough that a record-setting five-fish bass limit at 45.16 pounds was weighed in at Clear Lake this month...

Wiper bite busts loose at Lake Elsinore

BY MIKE STEVENS LAKE ELSINORE – After the big storms in December, Hall of Fame Outdoor Writer and former Western Outdoor News staffer George...

Knee Deep: Fish Doggs and the Volcano of Positivity

BY MIKE STEVENS This is not Tom Troop’s obituary. I wouldn’t even crack the top-100 list of those who should write it. While I have known...

Categories