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Spots in Hensley lake I caught a 2 1/2 pound spot at Hensly lake today.

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Greg Gutierrez: Look Out Kids, Old Guys ARE IN THEIR PRIME In this episode of the Alpha BassCast, we sit down with the legendary Greg "Double G" Gutierrez

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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

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

Features

A Sacramento judge has once again rejected the Department of Water Resources A Sacramento judge has once again rejected the Department of Water Resources' (DWR) attempt to lift an injunction blocking geotechnical investigations tied to the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP).

Effective April 14, 2025, Folsom Lake and Lake Clementine will be closed After May 14, 2025 all trailered or motorized vessels entering Folsom Lake or Lake Clementine will be...

Lake Oroville Update - March 7, 2025 Lake Oroville is at 862 feet elevation and storage is approximately 2.88 million acre-feet (MAF), which is 84 percent of its total capacity and 126 percent of the historical average.

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	2025 California State Championship May 10th! by WB Staff Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:09 am
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	Justin Dutcher hammers a nice limit at Berryesssa with Yak-a-Bass for the win by Jrs461 Sat Apr 26, 2025 2:28 pm
	Stripers by Swimbaitspence Fri Apr 25, 2025 9:47 pm

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Industry Press Releases

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.

NPFL and Fishing Chaos Form Strategic Partnership Fishing Chaos is onboard to help take the NPFL to the next level in 2025.

The Ray Scott Story" is gonna be one for the books! Ray Scott, the man who started it all with B.A.S.S. and changed the face of fishing forever!

BREAKING NEWS: Roku and Bassmaster Audiences can soon hook free access to live coverage of Bassmaster professional bass fishing tournaments thanks to a new streaming rights partnership between Roku, America’s No. 1 TV streaming platform, and Bassmaster, the world’s leading authority on sportfishing.

Revenue for the year increased 20% with record revenue for Garmin

Recent Lake Reports

Folsom Lake By WB Staff by dfishing1 » Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:22 pm Here is my experience. Went to Beals Point at 5am. Was the 14th one in line. At 630 gate opened w the rangers. The line is split into 4 lanes, each has an inspector. At 930 inspections start. All compartments open and inspected. Done in 10 mins and on my way. Now, your quarantine is 30 DAYS from your inspection date. Mello Marine does them by appt for $50 BUT state parks is free for now. When quarantine is up you can launch after inspection and removal of quarantine tag. They say there will be inspectors at ramps during PARK hours to give your green tag at take out. Decon stations are pending and will cost upwards of $100 or more depending on your boat but will be by appointment. Be patient with the inspectors and they will get u in and out. Top

Clear Lake By ILW Spent a week on Clear Lake Weather temps ranged from 44-78 degrees Water temps ranged from 56-61 degrees The fish were moving up on beds as would be expected with the big moon. Let me say hats off to all the guys who did successfully at the Open. Big fish were everywhere on the North end. I could see them in bushes and on beds, but the bed fish where super skittish due to the only ones that I could see where the ones that where less than 3 feet deep. I caught em fishing the old tule line with a 1/2 ounce spinnnerbait (white on white), a flashy swimmer with 3.8 Keitech for first hour in the morning. After the sun came up, I would start flipping a dropshot and a Missle bBait Destroyer to all the holes in the tules. After I found minor success with that, although everything seemed right, I went to forward facing mode and started catching them although it was not easy. By far, the best way to catch fish for me the last three days was throwing a Crush City boot tail strolling bait that I didn’t have to shake to get it to roll. I’m one of the guys that has fought FFS trend but it’s a dealbreaker at Clear Lake.

From the Blogs

Lake Oroville Fishing Report – April 17th-19th By RB Bass Outdoors Angler Chris Nelson By Vern Westberg II

This report covers my trip to Lake Oroville from April 17th to April 19th, 2025. My trip started out with an evening trip on April 17th from 4:30PM to sunset. I fished the middle arm of the lake and started off targeting main rocky points leading into shallow pockets. Throwing a drop shot, neko rig […]

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