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Spring 2021 Hi Readers, I hope this issue finds you all in good health and spirits with time to spend on the water. I am looking forward to the start of the 2021 season anticipating the excitement of tournament competitions as well as fun fishing adventures for the year. We will be watching as the new APEX circuit of Wild West Bass Trail kicks off and cheering on the returning locals, Best bass Tournaments and Future Pro Tour. We welcome the return of the specialty events such as the Snag Proof Open, the BassFest and Rat-L-Trap Open. The past year has been a challenging one for most and we want to thank our readers for all of their support. We encourage you to consider our advertisers when spending your hard-earned dollars. They are the ones that allow us to bring you the WesternBass website and WesternBass.com Magazine at no charge. Thank ypo all for your support and good luck on the water! Wayne

Winter 2021 Greetings anglers, As we set this issue in motion and look to put 2020 behind us, the WesternBass family sends wishes for a safe, health and prosperous new year to you, your family and your business or employment industry. We know many have been challenged by the situations that this year has put upon us and look forward to a new year, new season and new advancements to return the outdoor experiences as we had come to expect, if not bigger and better. We are very grateful for the support that our site viewers and site advertisers have given us through these unprecedented times and for continuing partnerships with us for the upcoming year as well. We have several new advertisers this year and want to welcome AFTCO, RUSSELL MARINE PRODUCTS, SIMMS and 13 FISHING on board! Please remember to support those that support the sport we love! Good luck to all in the competitive fishing scene as well as those who are fun fishing on the hunt for their new personal best. We hope that all of the features of the stie, as well as the free magazine offer you ways to improve your fishing game this year. Good luck on the water! Wayne

Fall 2020 Hi Anglers Welcome to the pages of WesternBass.com Magazine Fall 2020. As a special insert this issue, we’ve provided a look at some of the new products that site sponsors have worked hard on for release at this year’s ICAST. Feel free to continue your virtual view of ICAST 2020 and make your angler’s wish list. You never know what will be the “next best thing”! Speaking of new product, we are excited to help preview the newest collab from the Frog Master – Bobby Barrack and Tackle Technology with his two new signature series designs. They are available at Fisherman’s Warehouse and affiliate stores. As we head into TOC time, I have to say 2020 has been a year like no other. At WesternBass, we are fortunate to be a place that provides relief from some of that craziness – a place to talk fishing and share our fishing adventures. The support of our sponsors and our readers is what allows us to do so and we are thankful for both. Because of that, we want to take a moment to remind everyone that WesternBass, including the free Classifieds and WesternBass.com magazine is all paid for by the sponsors of the site and provided at no charge to the readers and users. Please remember those companies and support those who support you. Good luck on the water! Wayne

Features

Looking for a place to fish from shore? An interactive map that allows anglers to find publicly-accessed fishing piers, jetties and fishing-specific bridges in freshwater and saltwater locations throughout the state.

Fishing community ponds in Utah If you're more than ready to get out and enjoy some fishing this spring but just haven't had time to travel to distant reservoirs or mountain streams, your local community fishing pond is the solution to satisfying that fishing itch, despite your busy schedule.

Fish or farmers? The choice was no accident

Forums

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	May 15th TRIPLE HEADER!!! by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:46 pm
	May 15th TRIPLE HEADER!!! by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:46 pm
	11.33 to Win Nacimiento \| BBT Results May 8 by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:32 pm
	WTB Ultrex compatible electronics by Ihuntducks Wed May 5, 2021 8:34 pm
	Delta low tide by PeteD Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:18 pm
	ISO 3:16 wake jr by mahoney Thu May 6, 2021 9:27 pm
	Former California Angler Wins Eufaula B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series by WB Staff Wed May 5, 2021 11:27 pm
	10-year moratorium on striped bass is called for by WB Staff Thu Apr 8, 2021 10:49 pm

Classifieds & Latest Posts sponsored by Fisherman's Warehouse

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Recent Forum Posts

FS: Shimano Casting Reels - Curado E, Core, Curado 70 by eat.sleep.fish Sun May 9, 2021 10:46 pm

Boat trailer bunks by S20009k Sun May 9, 2021 9:11 pm

18 bantam mgl 151xg by Mienace Sun May 9, 2021 8:56 pm

May 15th TRIPLE HEADER!!! by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:46 pm

June 4th. 2021 at 6 PM for Our Living Delta VIDEO by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:45 pm

Winner's Fishing Report McClure May 8 by WB Staff Sun May 9, 2021 7:42 pm

Industry Press Releases

A crankbait is a money-making tool For twelve-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier John Crews...

Billfish... How many can you handle? Every evening, the good folks at Casa Vieja Lodge fill out a board next to the bar with the name of each boat that went out that day, along with the number of sailfish that came into their spread, how many bit, and how many they released.

2021 ICAST and Take Me Fishing™ The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is pleased to announce Take Me Fishing™, the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) consumer-facing brand, as the ICAST 2021 presenting sponsor.

Former California Angler Wins Eufaula B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series Seeing the lack of activity allowed him to reset his mind and adjust his strategy.

2021 National Safe Boating Week West Marine Partners With ABC, NSBC for 2021 National Safe Boating Week National boating retailer provides in-store and online safe boating education practices, from life jacket fittings to educational videos

Recent Lake Reports

California Delta By WB Staff From Alan Fong at Fisherman's Warehouse Megastore Sacramento. If you want to talk fishing, you know where to go to find him!... Finally got out to the Delta on Thursday with Chris, a buddy of mine for years. It was blowing very hard so we stayed in Minor Slough but we caught some nice bass on blades and Senkos. Most of the bass are post spawn now so I'm finding them in little more current. Finally around 11 am I stuck this seven pounder on a Senko. Considering a windy day it was pretty good and lots fun fishing with Chris. Used to fish a lot with him until he moved to Oregon. Chris bought a ghost, 2 HDS 12 lives from FW so I took him out to set them up n teach him how they work. For those going out this week the bass in the North Delta are post spawn and are moving into current. When the wind blows throw blades in grass on flats and look for areas that are in 2 to 8 feet of water! There are also some bass under the mats so throw frogs and then turn around and punch the mats. For those of you that don't know Chris. He used to travel and fish the west coast. He is the 2010 WON Bass U.S. Open AAA chamption.

New Melones Lake By StanL This week I was able to head over to New Melones with my buddy Earl Dalton for a day of fun fishing, and I have to say we had a blast! When we put the boat in the water, the surface temperature was 65. We started off with a variety of topwater baits. I settled in on a Rico popper and Earl went with a walking bait. I am not sure what brand he had on. For the first couple hours we played the shade, what I mean by that is we fished-any bank that had a shade line and it and it was on! When the sun got higher, we noticed the water was pretty clear. After that we started fishing the back of coves. We caught quite a few with a big TRD green pumpkin Ned rig and a brown 3/8 oz Bass Union jig with a Yamamoto Twin Tail trailer. We stopped by Hook'd tackle store in Ione for more big TRD’s and I’m glad we did. With that being said please support your local tackle stores. I hope this helps. Good luck fishing! stanL

From the Blogs

RB BASS Member Vern Richards By Ron Howe

When I was 19 years old. My dad took me along with him on a turkey hunt. First time I had ever been on a hunt. Sitting out there on the hillside listening to my dad try and call some turkeys in, I thought that was awesome but it wasnt until 2006 that I myself […]

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