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Westernbass Magazine, Summer 2025
Hi All, Topwater, six-hour tournaments in California, and ICAST – it all screams summer and while we are used to an FLW or MLF Western Division tournament circuit stop on the California Delta this time of year, for 2025 it was missing. Fortunately, Mark Lassagne and the BAM Trail stepped in and brought those of us that call the tidal water of the West an event. I would like to congratulate Ish Monroe on his win at the Pro/Am event! Quite an accomplishment! Ish has been one of longtime WesternBass supporters and well as one of the Fisherman’s Warehouse pro staff (a WesternBass title sponsor), so it was great to hear that the Fisherman’s Warehouse exclusive color Missile Baits D Bomb in Rotten Tomato played such a big factor in his win! While summer kicks off and we get ready to head to ICAST, we once again ask that the WesternBass readers support the advertisers that allow us to bring this digital mag as well as the site to you for free! We appreciate them and you! Tight Lines Wayne
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Ish Monroe Wins BAM Pro/Am West At The California Delta
The past three-days were everything that pro angler Ish Monroe of Oakdale, Calif could have wanted as the final stop of the BAM Trail’s West Division’s Pro/Am p
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Ish Monroe Moves Up the Leaderboard, Tops Field for Day Two
Another day of 100-plus degree air temps, met the 139 pro and co-anglers battling for the BAM champion title on the California Delta and by Day Two’s top-10 field cut,
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Salmon Fishing Returns to Three Northern California Rivers After Two-Year Ban
Due to continued low Chinook salmon counts, the California Fish and Game Commission has voted to keep...
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California Delta Readies for the BAM Pro-Am: West’s Final Bass Battle
The 2025 BAM Tournament Trail Pro-Am Series is set to launch in the city of Oakley at Big Break Marina on the tidal waters of the California Delta
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2025 California State Championship May 10th!
The 2025 California State Championship is coming up soon!
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Micah Jones Smashes 38.34 Pounds to Lead WON Bass California Open at Clear Lake
Clear Lake is once again showing its World Class prowess.
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New 2025 California Lake Record Largemouth Bass 14.8 Pounds
Bass spawning season runs from March throughout May
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CBL Stop #5 on the California Delta
Final regular season tournament of the CBL and we squeezed out a DUB!!! Watch POPS smash em!!!
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Westernbass Magazine, Spring 2025
Hi All, It looks like spring is on the horizon and we will soon be on our way to a new spawn! It was exciting to see some of the big bass that already have been caught in the early waves such as the double-digit on the cover with WesternBass mag contributor John Liechty and also the teener that has been making its way through social media pages caught by Gary Collins Jr. at Clear Lake. It is so good to see that the big ones like that are still out there! I hope to see even more as the season goes on. It looks like all the tournament organizations are off to a good start with participation and catches. I am hoping that the local lakes figure out a plan regarding Golden Mussels to allow us all to use there facilities this year. I am anxious Sites reservoir turns into the next bass fishing destination soon, like we discussed in the last issue of the magazine, When thinking about your fishing needs, please keep in mind the advertisers that help keep this magazine and website available to you. I would like to express my own appreciation for another year of support from the WesternBass advertisers and welcome our newest advertiser, joining us in 2025 – G-Ratt Baits. As always, tight lines! Wayne
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Over 100 organizations join together to urge California state leaders to maintain and defend environmental protections
Highlight risks to water quality, wildlife and the fishing industry from potential changes to state protections
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