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Lake Isabella Continues to Pump Out Chunky Lunkers

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BY MIKE STEVENS  WON Staff Writer  LAKE ISABELLA – Once again, Lake Isabella is ringing the big bass bell as consistent fishing continues to be the...

Reader Report: Tapping Cottonwood Lakes for Early-Season Gold

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BY MATT SPOLSKY Special to Western Outdoor News The Ascent On June 13, 2026, we set out to finally fish the Cottonwood Lakes above Lone Pine. I’ve...

Hunters: Mark Your Calendars with Essential Upland Bird Season Dates

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Ocean salmon fishing providing needed boost for local communities

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HER FIRST OCEAN SALMON – Anna Connolly of Lafayette, aka ‘Guaranteed Limits,’ is no stranger to limits of halibut and striped bass, but she...

The Wait Is Over: Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Returns After 4 Years

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BY DAVE HURLEY WON Staff Writer BENICIA – There are a few locations where anglers congregate shoulder-to-shoulder to toss spinners in search of salmon, and for...

2026 WON-Channel Islands Shootout Lingcod Takes the Crown

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CI SHOOTOUT WINNING LING, landed by Larry Johnson, left, gaffed by Pacific Eagle deckhand, Nick. The only ling cod taken during the 2026 Western...

Sacramento perch another option for Eastern Sierra anglers

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BY ERNIE COWAN CROWLEY LAKE—As summer days heat Sierra waters and move trout deeper, a growing number of anglers are putting aside the trout tackle...
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