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  • Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open

    Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder to Open

    The salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova will open Wednesday, Nov. 2, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hatchery workers will open the ladder gates at 10:45 a.m. Hatchery employees may take more than a half-million eggs during the first week of operation alone in an effort to ensure the successful spawning of the returning fall run Chinook salmon.

  • Peak Rock Capital Affiliate Acquires Lew's Fishing

    Peak Rock Capital Affiliate Acquires Lew's Fishing

    An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital ("Peak Rock"), a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Do Outdoors, Inc., doing business as Lew's Fishing ("Lew's" or the "Company"), a supplier of branded fishing reels, rods, and accessories.

  • Arizona Offers Tiger Trout Fishing Tips

    Arizona Offers Tiger Trout Fishing Tips

    Caught a tiger trout, yet? Try fishing the shorelines at Woods CanyonLake. Some of our fish biologists were on the water at Woods Canyon, located on the Mogollon Rim, electrofishing from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. — Wednesday through Thursday — and caught more than 100 tiger trout.

  • Blade Runner Tackle Tail Spinners are ON SALE at Last Chance

    Blade Runner Tackle Tail Spinners are ON SALE at Last Chance

    Blade Runner Tackle Tail Spinners are ON SALE!!! Several proven features make this Blade Runner Tail Spinner unique. A ball bearing swivel cast into the tail allows the blade to spin freely. The cupped-out through hole design not only helps keep the hook in place, but also prevents a hooked fish from using the weight of the lure to throw the hook.

  • Iconic Sporting Goods Store to Shut Down

    Iconic Sporting Goods Store to Shut Down

    Mel Cotton’s sporting goods opened in 1946, when it was known for renting out tents to people. It has spent the past 60 years in the same location at San Carlos and Race streets.

  • Nearly a PB Smallmouth

    Nearly a PB Smallmouth

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    Earlier in the week I went out one day in the pouring rain and found some big fish, including a near PB for me.

  • 12 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BEST BASS TOURNAMENTS

    12 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BEST BASS TOURNAMENTS

    If you’re in California and you competitively bass fish, you most likely have heard of Best Bass Tournaments (BBT); but do you really know the BBT. WesternBass checked in with the BBT Bass Boss himself Randy Pringle for 12 facts that explain the organization.

  • Byron Velvick Swimbait Webinar Nov. 1

    Byron Velvick Swimbait Webinar Nov. 1

    Every morning in the fall, when Team Livingston pro Byron Velvick hits his local lake, he arms himself with 6- and 8-inch swimbaits and goes after some of his biggest fish of the year. And now, the world's foremost swimbait angler is ready to help anglers throughout the country catch giant fish this season on his favorite baits!

  • Clear Lake This Week

    Clear Lake This Week

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    The average for the past two years is in negative numbers, so relative to that we are in really good shape, and the fishing is reflecting that. How about a 3-4 lb average for most?

  • Corps to Reduce Flow from Lake Okeechobee to Estuaries

    Corps to Reduce Flow from Lake Okeechobee to Estuaries

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District plans to reduce flows from Lake Okeechobee this weekend as it begins a transition toward dry-season operations.

  • ZOMBIE FISH SHIRT | ONE DAY ONLY At #MTB

    ZOMBIE FISH SHIRT | ONE DAY ONLY At #MTB

    $21.99 **ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 10/31/16** Back from the dead to fill your livewell, the zombie fish is about to get a mouthful of hook and brains! The screen-printed design is framed on a 100% cotton unisex, faded black, short-sleeved shirt. (more)

  • 3 Techniques for Offshore Bass with Brandon Lester

    3 Techniques for Offshore Bass with Brandon Lester

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    When it comes to fishing offshore, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Lester can narrow his bait selection down to three main types of baits. A swimbait, crankbait and big plastic worm are his top choices for when he needs to get off of the bank and go offshore.  He shares how he approaches each of these techniques, what he looks for and more importantly, how he fishes them.

  • Bassmaster High School, College Series 2017 Schedules

    Bassmaster High School, College Series 2017 Schedules

    High school and college anglers will be competing during prime fishing times on some of the premier bass fisheries in the country during the 2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Series.

  • Update from Collins Lake with Larry Hemphill

    Update from Collins Lake with Larry Hemphill

    I made a quick 3 hr trip Tues before dark and found my number one rule about bass fishing was still in effect - "Whatever happened on your last trip will NOT happen on this trip!!

  • Zebra Mussels Confirmed

    Zebra Mussels Confirmed

    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussels in Kimble Lake in Crow Wing County. As with a recent confirmation at another Crow Wing County Lake, zebra mussels were reported on boat lifts that had been removed from the water at the end of the season.

  • Crochet Claims First B.A.S.S. Victory On Home Waters

    Crochet Claims First B.A.S.S. Victory On Home Waters

    Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part, La., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #3 held on the Atchafalaya Basin out of Morgan City, La. Jones brought 18 pounds, 4 ounces to Saturday's weigh-in, giving him a three-day total of 46-6.

  • Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance Tabs Glenn Walker as Inaugural Editor

    Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance Tabs Glenn Walker as Inaugural Editor

    Isle, Minnesota – The Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance is excited to announce that it has hired Glenn Walker to serve as its editor for their soon to be launched membership e-newsletters.  The membership base for the Mille Lacs Smallmouth Alliance is approaching the 250 mark and will now be receiving a quarterly e-newsletter, with the inaugural issue being delivered mid-December.

  • Neko Rigging | Targeting Deep Docks

    Neko Rigging | Targeting Deep Docks

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    There are certain times of year when the place to be fishing is deep docks. Immediately after the spawn, in the middle of the summer and early fall are times when bass suspend under deep docks. One of the best ways to catch them is with the help of a Neko Rig.

  • ALL 2016 In Stock Rangers on Sale Now | Marine Unlimited Inc.

    ALL 2016 In Stock Rangers on Sale Now | Marine Unlimited Inc.

    ALL 2016 IN STOCK RANGER BOATS ON SALE NOW! MUST MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW 2017 RANGER LINEUP.

  • Comprehensive Delta Update | Oct 29

    Comprehensive Delta Update | Oct 29

    . We found plenty of Stripers and Black Bass with Hair Jigs, Weedless Swimmers like the Havoc Sick Fish getting