Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: Very good for catfish and largemouth bass action and some huge bass are showing. Calvin Walker, Bakersfield, had bass at 17 and 13 pounds this past week on Senkos. Doug McKinney, Bakersfield, land a 7-pounder, while Kristin McKinney, Bakersfield, had a 5-4, both on Brush Hawgs. Top catfish reported was a 12-pounder on a nightcrawler. The catfish are showing on shad, clams, and nightcrawlers and there are a lot of fish to 6 pounds, while the bass are best on crankbaits and Senkos with a lot of quality fish over five pounds reported. The trout bite is also pretty good with some limits reported in deeper water in the vicinity around the auxiliary dam. The bluegill bite is also good to...
Remember when you were asked to get out and vote for the right people to run our state government? Remember when you were way too busy trying to make a living in this lousy economy to take a few minutes to get out and vote? Well, guess...
Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley STRIPER DERBY: The annual Bob's Bait month-long striper derby kicked off June 1. The entry fee is $1 per angler and you must register before you weigh in a fish. Only fresh fish can be weighed in...
Back in the early 1980s, Isabella Lake began putting out some giant largemouth bass and, when the word got out, anglers from all over the U.S. began visiting the Kern River Valley impoundment in hopes of tangling with some of the lake's...
With the kids out of school and summer vacations on the horizon, many local people enjoy spending their leisure time along the coast in Ventura, Pismo, Morro Bay, Cayucos and San Simeon, where these beach towns draw the lion's share of...
Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: When the wind has allowed anglers on the lake, fishing has been good for catfish, largemouth bass. The crappie bite is fair to good but the fish have backed off into deeper water....
Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: Overall excellent fishing. The bass bite is very good, catfish are excellent, and the crappie bite is still going strong. The catfish, bluegill bites are strong as well. Check out...
A special trophy hangs from a wall in my house. Unlike my other hunting or fishing trophies, so strong are the emotions associated with this particular piece of life's memorabilia, I would gladly give all my worldly possessions if the trips...
Since March, male birds, decked out in their finest colors, have been singing, chirping or cooing while trying to seduce prospective females into selecting their perfect mate. Now, in late spring, the rituals, nest building and egg laying...
Kern County, southern San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: The crappie bite remains good, but the bite is a little tougher with fewer limits, but a lot of nice fish from 1-8 to 2-8 showing for both shore, float tube and boat anglers in...
I wrangled an ocean-fishing invitation from some friends last week, going out of Morro Bay on their private boat to do battle with some rockfish. The season had officially opened a few days before and we were eager to find some filets for...
Kern County, So. San Joaquin Valley LAKE ISABELLA: The crappie bite remains wide open here again this week. Limits of fish from 1-8 to 2-8 showing for both shore, float tube and boat anglers in Boulder Gulch, Paradise Cove, Rocky Point...
After the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce decided to extend the time limit for catching 10 big-money trout swimming in Isabella Lake (holdovers from the recent derby), hundreds of already-registered derby participants continued their...
Sheriff's office: Man who died in custody had drugs in throat (17)
A 25-year-old man who died in Kern County sheriff’s custody Monday night had two plastic baggies with illegal drugs stuffed in his throat, the department reported.
Silva family files federal claim (11)
The family of David Silva announced Friday it has filed its long-expected federal civil rights claims against the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, six sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant, two California Highway Patrol officers, the county and the state alleging excessive police force killed him.
CSUB awards Haggard, Owens top honors (9)
He’s Dr. Merle Haggard now. The bad-boy hero of the rebel strain of music that put Bakersfield on America’s cultural map half a century ago did something Friday he hadn’t done since he was 9: He sat still in school.
Key green light for California high-speed rail (5)
SACRAMENTO -- The California High-Speed Rail Authority won approval Thursday from a federal railroad oversight board to start construction this summer on the first leg of what would be the nation's first bullet train.
Local attorney arrested in shooting of his wife
A Bakersfield attorney’s rocky marriage, marked by a divorce suit and a history of loud, public arguments, reportedly erupted into violence early Wednesday morning when police say he turned a gun on his wife and fired.
Coroner's office identifies woman found dead in garage
A woman found dead in a southeast Bakersfield garage Tuesday was identified Friday as 18-year-old Mia Ramirez of Bakersfield.
Sheriff's office: Man who died in custody had drugs in throat
A 25-year-old man who died in Kern County sheriff’s custody Monday night had two plastic baggies with illegal drugs stuffed in his throat, the department reported.
Freeway opening just around the corner
At long last, Bakersfield officials see light at the end of the freeway.