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Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Hi All, I’ve said it many times; however, it is worth repeating... I cannot believe how fast the seasons fly by and fall and TOC time is once again upon us. I look forward to watching the championships play out and the new victors take their stage. With many of the schedules for the circuits already announced, it is exciting to again think of the events that will take place, especially with the Bassmaster Elite Series returning for a western swing. Will our hometown guys claim the trophies, or will a traveler take them home? I hope all of our readers in the fires areas a safe and speedy recovery back to your homes and business’s its just been a crazy year for these catastrophes and I know we just want to get them behind us! As I close, I want to thank all of the readers that support WesternBass.com Magazine and the WesternBass.com website as well as all the readers that support our sponsors. Without them, none of this would be possible as a free source of bass fishing fun, info and camaraderie for all of us! Wayne
Summer 2018
Summer 2018 Hi All, I would like to start off this issue by thanking all of our readers and our advertisers for making this magazine possible, your support for our site is greatly appreciated! If you haven’t seen the newly remodeled Fisherman’s Warehouse locations, Sacramento and Manteca, you must stop in and take a look. It is a whole new store! Looking at the tournament scene, there are many accomplishments to be congratulated, such as Bub Tosh with back-to-back wins in the last two WWBT Pro/Ams and Wayne Breazeale as his FLW win this past month made his 3rd major Clear Lake win in as many years. We are looking forward to this season’s topwater specialty events for the summer – BBT’s Snag Proof Open and FPT’s Ultimate Frog Challenge. They are always a blast. Thanks again to all of our readers. Good luck out there on the water. Wayne
Spring 2018
Spring 2018 Hi Anglers It’s early spring and one of my favorite times for fishing to see all of the big bass show up. Like many others, I am excited to see if the good rains that we received last year give us some bigger and better fishing to look forward to. With this spring issue of WesternBass.com Magazine, we have Roy Hawk on the cover. This was planned before his debut at the first Bassmaster Elite Series event and was quite fun following along with him as he secured a 2nd place finish while we were working on the cover. I would like to wish him continued success as our newest western pro out on the cross country road. For all of us fishing back home, we have much to look forward to in the upcoming season. It is already starting out well with the great draws of the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) at nearly 200 boats for their Shasta Teams tournament and the 100-plus boat draw of the Best Bass Tournaments (BBT) semi pro event at Berryessa. We anticipate some good fish to be caught at this quarter’s specialty events like the WWBT Surprise Ford Team Open on Lake Pleasant on March 10 - 11, the Yamamoto Big Bass Challenge hosted by Angler’s Press on April 14 and 15 – an event which never disappoints, often resulting in a double-digit bass and also the Rat-L-Trap Open hosted by Best Bass Tournaments on April 22. To close, I would like to ask that the WesternBass readers support the companies that make the free magazine and website available to you. Wayne

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Industry Press Releases

Nixon's on Northwest Outdoors
Nixon's on Northwest Outdoors This week on Northwestern Outdoors we'll talk to Shawn O'Connell, an FLW tournament angler and the owner of Nixon's Marine, about when (if ever) bass fishing season ends in the northwest.
Extreme Winds Force Event Officials to Shorten Tournament
Extreme Winds Force Event Officials to Shorten Tournament Due to extreme winds out of the north buffeting the surface of Lake Mead, WON Bass Tournament officials have been forced to cancel the first day of the 2018 WON Bass U.S. Open due to unsafe conditions.
Pet Product Line from Mossy Oak and Nilodor
Pet Product Line from Mossy Oak and Nilodor Mossy Oak has teamed up with Nilodor to bring dog owners a complete line of Mossy Oak patterned pet products for their hard-working gun dogs. The products are immediately available online.
A downsized LIVETARGET Golden Shiner Rattlebait is ready for hardwater
A downsized LIVETARGET Golden Shiner Rattlebait is ready for hardwater Pound Them with a Smaller Hammer! A downsized LIVETARGET Golden Shiner Rattlebait is ready for hardwater
Let Seaguar lines and leaders connect you to braggin’-sized Esox
Let Seaguar lines and leaders connect you to braggin’-sized Esox It happens with the suddenness of a broken shoelace. Clear blue skies turn angry and gray. Gentle southern winds that once rippled the water’s surface evolve into frigid northerly gales. Bright leaves of crimson and gold are driven mercilessly from their trees, and in the blink of an eye, rain converts to the first snowflakes of the year. With all of its bawdiness and urgency, fall has arrived across the northland.

Lake Reports

Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake By The bass bite is heating up... caught some nice large and smalls today inbetween the Smud and rattlesnake bar off of a sned and senko.. others said they killed it on drop shot and jig inbetween Beals point and the damn near the island said they got 15 or so fish... will be even better in a couple weeks
Berryessa Lake
Berryessa Lake By I have to agree with the previous report, generally speaking. I did two guide trips this past week at Berryessa and the bass were asking "Where is the fall cool down?" Surface temp was still above 70, even in the early morning. Finally had a breeze on Friday, but it didn't help much. Both trips were about the same - lots of largemouth and spots. Very few smallies lately. Since I had three clients for the last trip on Friday, I didn't fish much. Did make some casts at each new area, trying to get something going as the bite was pretty tough. Near the end of our trip, I threw out the 'ol Robo worm, actually trying to feel the bottom structure as the lake is dropping some. I got hammered!! Good fight which I won - beat a 3 3/4 lb spotted bass! Where did she come from?? She's back in the water to fight another day! Besides a few 4" bass they caught, the quality for my clients on both trips was pretty fair - many up to 2 1/2 lbs. Again, mostly largemouth.

From the Blogs

CA Delta Fishing Report by Sean Wayman
CA Delta Fishing Report by Sean Wayman By Well after 5 days of fishing on the California Delta for the BBT TOC my season is a wrap. We finished 20th out of 160 boats in a very tough event. The Delta has not been kind to my partner and I the past few years and this time was no exception. We saw weather […]