Mike Stevens

1 week ago | wonews.com | Mike Stevens

BY MIKE STEVENSBIG BEAR LAKE— Trout anglers ushered in the arrival of summer with another successful Fishin’ for $50k Trout Tournament, one that didn’t see a $10,000 tag caught, but there was no shortage of great times. A pair of $500 tagged trout were caught, and the tournament winner was a 3.1-pound rainbow. There were also plenty of winners among kid and adult divisions for both male and female anglers.

1 week ago | wonews.com | Mike Stevens

BY MIKE STEVENS LAS VEGAS— With the WON BASS Lake Mead Open (Sept. 10-12) on deck but still a couple months out, Western Outdoor News connected with WON BASS pro, Cody Steckel of Las Vegas. Steckel guides on Mead and Lake Mohave, so he had a lot of good insight in this Q&A session that applies to first timers and competitive anglers as well, and some of his intel might come as a surprise.

3 weeks ago | wonews.com | Mike Stevens

BY MIKE STEVENSLAKE ISABELLA — As the water continues to warm at Lake Isabella, the bass bite is steadily ticking in the right direction. It seems like the largemouth bass spawn was behind that in much of the Southland, which could make this particular lake a “spring extender” as most bass fisheries move into a post-spawn summer mode.

1 month ago | wonews.com | Mike Stevens

Lakes managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hit by closures, one California lake affected so farBY MIKE STEVENSWASHINGTON, D.C.— Heading into Memorial Day Weekend,  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced via that several parks and boat docks will be temporarily closed.

1 month ago | wonews.com | Mike Stevens

The site of the latest WON BASS tourney has a lot of understated versatilityBY MIKE STEVENS WON Staff WriterLAKE HAVASU CITY— The closest WON BASS venue to Southern California is Lake Havasu where Roy Hawk recently laid claim to the 2025 Lake Havasu Open championship. It holds big numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth bass, and while known as a finesse fishery, it has been proven that power-fishing can also win on the desert lake.