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Winter 2025 Hi All, Welcome to the start of a new fishing season! I’m sorry to see the exit of the longtime MLF (Formerly FLW) Western Division; but very happy to see the new opportunities that have opened for western tournament anglers such as Angler’s Press Pro Teams and Future Pro Tour Top 75 as well as others such as the BAM Super 60 and the expanding Kayak events of the events. I’m also proud to spearhead Fisherman’s Warehouse support of fish conservation as the Conservation Sponsor of the BAM Tournament Trail Live Release Boat. You can read more about that in the feature article in this issue. We have some new exciting things coming down the pike. The first issue of the year is always a great place to feature some of the new gear that typically debuts at ICAST in the late summer and has begun to store shelves by winter. We hope you enjoy some of the new products highlighted in this issue, that we saw at the annual sportfishing tradeshow and are looking forward to trying out on the water. I would like to close by wishing all of you Merry Christmas, a great Happy New Year and a personal best for the upcoming season. Tight Lines,And of course, tight lines! Wayne

Fall 2024 Hi All, Yes, the season of the fall feed is already upon us! But coincidentally it seems like mid-summer as I write this while the air temp is over 100 degrees, and there are several triple digit days still ahead of us. Even so, we all know that the weather will cool, the fish will feed, and the fall bite will catch up to us in no time. For those of us that have been on the California Delta, we can see the bait fish and fry are already plentiful, helping us determine lure profile, and color. This season is always a favorite! We hope this issue gives you some insight into a few of the new products in the industry, a new fishery to catch bass in the Golden State at, an insider’s look at how Forward Facing Sonar is not only changing the tournament side of our sport, but also the tackle industry and so much more info that in the end helps you hookup with more and bigger bass. We would like to welcome two new advertisers with us – ValleY Hill and Limit Out Marine. And as always, we encourage you to support the companies that support WesternBass and the sport of bass fishing. Without them none of this would be possible. Good luck to those getting ready for their season-ender fall Tournament of Championships. And of course, tight lines! Wayne

Summer 2024 Hi all, Welcome to another summer season of WesternBass.com Magazine. The summer issue marks our 13th anniversary of the introduction of the WesternBass mag and always a great time of year. We love to see the big bass that come by way of topwater, and punching, as well as those later stage spawners and who knows what will come from the catches with Forward Facing Sonar this year! Summer always brings the ICAST show and the new products for our industry. It is always exciting and something we all look forward to! We would like to welcome our newest site advertiser Bridgford Foods. They are not only a WesternBass advertiser. Their meat snacks are a new addition to the Fisherman’s Warehouse in-store product line. Bridgford is a great supporter of the sport, and we are fortunate to have them onboard! Speaking of which, do you have Bridgford in your boat? Thanks to Bridgford for joining us and all of the WesternBass site advertisers. Remember, who they are and always we encourage you to support those, who support us and the sport that we all love! Tight Lines,Tight Lines! Wayne

Features

AZGFD issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The Arizona Game and Fish Commission proposes to amend its Article 2 rules, addressing licenses, permits, stamps, and tags, to enact amendments developed during the preceding Five-year Review Report.

CDFW Returns Sacramento Perch CDFW has returned California’s only native sunfish – the Sacramento perch – to its namesake city and county, recently stocking 3,000 mostly juvenile fish into a pond at Granite Regional Park to create a unique urban fishing opportunity.

Gaining steam in the Mid-Klamath and Upper Sacramento Notes from the North from Angelina Cook, CSPA Restoration Associate Efforts to accelerate salmon recovery are gaining steam in the Mid-Klamath and Upper Sacramento source watersheds.

Forums

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	Charging batteries by CHAMEZZ in BAKO Sat Dec 28, 2024 4:55 am
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	Trouble with Deps 250 by EastBayAngler Wed Jan 8, 2025 12:09 pm
	2025 Kayak Schedule by jiggin4bass Thu Jan 16, 2025 6:29 pm
	Conservation Benefit of Circle Hooks for Striped Bass by WB Staff Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:19 am

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Recent Forum Posts

Blue magic by jiggin4bass Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:46 pm

2000 Skeeter ZX195 by FredB Fri Jan 17, 2025 2:11 pm

Chronarchs E6 and E5 for sale by Morph808 Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:48 pm

The Current � News Updates by Restore the Delta by WB Staff Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:39 am

Lucky Craft RC 1.5 by jerrysfishing Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:09 am

Industry Press Releases

Reese Fishing Introduces NEXT 2 Lineup of Fishing Rods at ISE Sacramento Now, his namesake brand, Reese Fishing is launching its newest lineup

FWC: New year, new TrophyCatch website! The redesigned site has exciting features, including improved functionality, enhanced security and seamless integration with the GoOutdoors Florida licensing platform, making it easier than ever for anglers to participate in Florida’s citizen-science, bass-fishing program.

MLF’s Heavy Hitters Becomes Most-Watched Bass-Fishing Broadcast of 2024 The broadcast, which aired Sunday, Dec. 8, on CBS and Paramount+, captivated fishing fans nationwide, delivering a VideoAmp household rating of 1.46 and drawing an audience of more than 2.5 million viewers — a 5% increase over 2023.

Reese Fishing Adds Major League Fishing Pro Alton Jones Jr. to Pro Staff In April of 2024, Reese announced the startup of Reese Fishing, a company that would produce premium fishing rods, at extreme value to the consumer.

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Recent Lake Reports

California Delta By deepvbasser Updated: Started early at Paradise; only came down to get an annual pass and test my new cluster gauges; outgoing low tide at 6am, very calm, not as cold as we thought we'd be. Idled around close to the marina waiting for it to open. Threw jerkbaits (90 and micro size), nothing. Senko/stickbaits/shakeyheads, nothing. Dropshot, nothing. Spinnerbait, nothing. A-rig, nothing. As it got lighter, we realized the water was really stained. Got my annual pass and ran down to main channel; water was just as stained ... about a foot visibility. Tried everything again, nothing. Duck hunters were having a great morning though! Brought back memories. Rode around looking for clearer water but all the same. Ran up to King's but fog was rolling in thick. Worked our way back to Paradise on the inside rockwall of Disappointment...water all the same, stained. Still, I accomplished what I came down for, annual pass and gauges confirmed. Still had a good time just being on the water and casting lures! Went home, flushed the motor/boat, livewell (didn't fill with delta water but still flushed it anyway), and bilge (ran pump with fresh water). Will do exterior next day..kinda tired.

New Melones Lake By WB Staff by cruizer » Tue Jan 07, 2025 5:27 pm New Melones is open for fishing 8am to 4pm "ONLY IF YOUR BOAT WAS RED TAGGED AND YOUR BOAT WAS QUARANTINED 30 DAYS AGO". I drove up from San Jose to get a red tag on my boat so I can start fishing 2/7/25 to get ready for tournament in March. TUTTLETOWN LAUNCH IS CLOSED TFN. Glory Hole is the only launch open, Rangers are parked at ramp checking you in and out. Please don't take your frustrations on Rangers, they want things to open up but are just doing what they are told to do. Once you're allowed to fish make sure you get of water before 4pm to get a GREEN TAG so you can come back to fish New Melones. "IF YOU BREAK THAT GREEN TAG BY LAUNCHING SOMEWHERE ELSE YOU HAVE TO START THE 30 DAY PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN".

From the Blogs

RB Bass Outdoors Angler Ryan Hall At The International Sportsman’s Expo 2025 In Sacramento At The Cal Expo By Vern Westberg II

RB Bass Outdoors angler Ryan Hall will be at International Sportsman’s Expo Saturday January 18th and Sunday January 19th splitting his time between the Gamakatsu, Humminbird, Minn Kota, Fisherman?s Warehouse and BAM booths. Stop by and say hello and check out some of the new products these companies have to offer. The International Sportsman’s Expo […]

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