Lake Pardee Smallmouth Record Broken Again: Is The State Record Next?
Lake Pardee, an East Bay Municipal Utility District drinking water supply lake, located in the serene heart of the Mother Lode has long been heralded as one of central California's most productive trout and kokanee reservoirs. Indeed an overwhelming percentage of the thousands of anglers that visit the lake annually come in search of hard fighting rainbows and great eating kokes. By: Cal Kellogg

Sissy Sticks and Giggy Bass
National tournament circuits have generated a great deal of publicity for jig worming as of late. With field sizes increasing, tour practice periods decreasing, and pressure on bass at an all-time high, the rise in popularity of the jig worm is not surprising. The technique, also known as shaky head worming, catches fish when others fail. By: Paul Strege