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Reader Reports Western Outdoor NewsPublished: Jun 20, 2012

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WONews READER REPORTS Reader Report by Austin Brown, Riverside Austin Brown was fishing at a local golf course pond and caught a 6.12-pound bass on a spro bbz1 swim bait. Reader Report by Danny Yonemori, Huntington Beach I caught this 55.5-pound biscuit chasing bird schools near the Huntington Beach reefs on Daryl Morita's 18-foot Mako. Daryl also caught a 52-pound seabass. Reader Report by Matt Haentzschel, Torrance After a week of camping in Yosemite Valley, I took my family across Tioga to Mammoth in order for my son, twin daughters and I to do a little trout fishing. At just 4 years old, my son, Jackson Haentzschel, is already an avid fisherman and active reader of WON. He has fished everything from rockfish to barracuda and loves every minute of it (and I get the added benefit of a reason to “have” to go fishing with my wife). Anyway, Jackson and I hiked to the back of Lake George in the Mammoth Lakes basin to one of my favorite spots early on the morning of Wednesday, June 13. It was easy limits within an hour and a half for both of us. And, we had the added excitement of a brown bear coming by to try and grab some food, to which Jackson protected his fish and attempted to scare the bear away (with a little help from dad). Here is a photo of the trout that Jackson is most proud of, which was the brook trout that he caught on his Spiderman rod. He chose the bait (Berkley Gulp! Floating salmon eggs) casted it himself, set the hook himself and fought the fish himself. Jackson also caught his 5 fish limit weighing in at 7 pounds 2 ounces, including a 2-pound 2-ounce rainbow and a brook trout. Reader Report by Patrick McDonough, San Diego Fished on a ¾-day trip on the Mission Belle, out of Point Loma Sportfishing, Saturday, June 16. The boat fished along the beach and also at the Coronado Islands. Caught a limit of sand bass, several barracuda, and a 20-pound yellowtail, which hit a 7X Salas surface iron. Reader Report by Tim Glenski, Concord Paul Glenski of Yakima, WA caught his first fish ever on a recent trip to Hat Creek with his father, aunt, and uncle. Many more fish were caught and Northern California gained an avid fishing fan. Reader Report by Brad Clark, Chino Hills My name is Dylan this is my first trout caught with my dad Brad Clark over Father’s Day weekend at intake 2 in Bishop.