Fishing Articles
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Does Your Bass Boat Insurance Cover Your Tackle?
How Much Did You Spend On Your Tackle, Your Cooler, Your Rods, Your Foul Weather Gear... If It's In Your Boat, Does Your Bass Boat Insurance Cover It?
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Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Cold Weather Striper Bite Dec 9
Cooling water have slowed the stripers in the Cache Slough area. Spoons and hair Jigs have become favorite tools of lure tossers in the area.
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Fishing Winter Warming Trends with Andrew Upshaw
I love those times when the air temperatures go from the 50’s to the 70’s, in winter. These are the times when I feel like I can really take advantage of the nature of bass, and truly catch big ones
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Fishing the High and Low Tide of the California Delta
The Delta can be one fishery on a high tide and another on the low...Specifically, it’s about understanding what rising and falling water does to vegetation.
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Know Your Forgage To Catch More Bass | Sunfish and Tule Perch
Sunfish as Forage- a broad group of fishes comprised of bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear sunfish, green sunfish, warmouth, etc. I’m also going to touch on Tule perch as they are native to California and behave similar to introduced sunfish, but exhibit some unique characteristics we do not see with other species.
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Darter Head Vs. Shaky Head
“I don't really fish darter heads much anymore, only under certain situations,” said Gutierrez. As darter heads have been a staple for Western anglers for decades, his initial response caught me off guard.
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WesternBass.com Mag | Winter Issue is Live and Free to Read NOW!
No Registration, No Membership, No Charge | Just Click to Read! | Winter Warming Trends with Upshaw, Small Things on Lowrance with Ike, Finesse with Kriet, Plastic Rigging with Shryock, Improve Your Casting, Bait Mods of the Pros and More.
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Upsizing Vs. Downsizing Your Line For Crankbaits
Fishing line is one of the most vital parts of fishing success. It is after all what connects you to the fish. Line also plays a huge role in the action and diving depths when it comes to crankbait fishing.
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Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Chilly Wintertime Dec 2
Stripers Sturgeon Solid Bass action settling in. ABA Kicks off Out Of Russo’s Marina Saturday morning promises to be a good tight Tournament as Fall winter conditions settle in.
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Boat Buying | Aluminum Vs. Fiberglass
Shopping for a boat is an exciting time whether it is your first or tenth boat. Choosing the perfect boat for your needs is a big decision and it can become even more complicated when you have to decide between excellent aluminum and fiberglass options.
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Late Late Season Fishing
Proving that it is almost never too cold to throw a swimbait, Yah-Tsheng Moua caught this giant northern strain largemouth with 40-degree water and a 35-degree air temp.
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Nixon’s Marine Announces New Ownership
Longtime owner, Jeff Priester has announced the sale of Nixon’s Marine and the Northwest Bass (NWB) tournament circuit to fellow fisherman and tournament angler Shawn O’Connell.
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Bin Phi Dominates Clear Lake with 10 and an 8 for the Win | SCBBBC TOC
Binh Phi claims 2017 Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club (SCBBBC) Tournament of Champions (TOC) at Clear Lake on November 18 and 19, 2017.!
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Wild West Bass Trail Has Been Sold | WWBT Under New Ownership
Hello All WWBT Anglers.......At the guiding hands of Gary Dobyns, Matt and Angie Morgan the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) was formed. In its first two years WWBT has paid out over 2.8 million dollars. WWBT has garnered the attention of national companies such as Lucas Oil, Ranger Boats, Evinrude Outboards and others. It is televised on the Pursuit Channel, Fox Sports AZ, and Fox Sports West capable of reaching in excess of 47 million households across the nation.
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Blade Baiting
Temps in the low 50's in late November is a rarity in Spokane so of course, I had to go fishing. The water is still cold, mid 40s, so the blade bait has been the best performer lately. We also caught a few on a Ned Rig and drop-shot but
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Salvaging Largemouth from Dropping Reservoir VIDEO
This Wednesday I got to head out with Colorado Parks & Wildlife to salvage some fish. The private reservoir we were salvaging fish from was scheduled to be lowered at least 15 feet which would put all these bass, bluegill, crappie, and perch at risk for winterkilll soon.
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Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Week of November 25
Striped Bass Catch Photo Release Day Hosted AT Sugar Barge Resort. Artificial Lures Only. Check In 630 and then off ya go! Last Pics submission 200 pm! Just a fun dfay to get a break from the Holiday Weekend chaos. $ 20 Bucks gets ya a unique Identifier and Tape Measure.
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Winter Crankbait Fishing with Stephen Browning
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Stephen Browning is known as one of the best with a crankbait rod in his hands. He has a simple approach to winter time cranking and typically relies on three baits to cover all of his bases when the water dips into the 50s, 40s and below.
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2 Jerkbait Retrieves for Late Season Bass
The jerkbait is a great lure choice to target late season bass, including suspended bass. The simple, but very effective lure, effectively mimics a minnow in the water and varying the retrieve can cater to a bass’ activity level.
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Maintenance Matters with Bill McDonald
FLW Tour pro Bill McDonald is one of the hardest working professional anglers around. In addition to traveling the country fishing tournaments, he is constantly on the road traveling to events for his sponsors. Maintenance of his boat and truck is essential to keep things running as the miles and engine hours rack up. He shares his approach to maintenance and how to make your equipment running better and lasting longer.
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