I wanted to photograph an infuriated bass clobbering the business end of a jiggerpole, but even a timber rat­tler can’t ...

Tim and TJ Shmigal rallied from seventh place with a 16.66-pound limit on Sunday to claim the $15,000 top prize.

This story, “Horseshoe Bass,” appeared in the July 1965 issue of Outdoor Life.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...