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WHO WE ARE

he Outdoor News Service is your source for the latest outdoor news. Our Fishing Report is the most comprehensive and up-to-date fishing report for Southern California available on the Internet. Our freshwater report covers virtually every major water in the region, from Bridgeport to Otay, from Havasu to Nacimiento. We udpate each water at least once a week, sometimes more frequently, with information from marinas, tackle shops, fishermen, and other sources. We'll give you hot lakes, hot spots and hot baits. Our fishing reports have been published in Southern California newspapers' outdoor sections since 1978. The Outdoor News Service also provides you with the latest outdoor news, including a waterfowl report and Jim Matthews' award-winning outdoor column that many of you read in local newspapers throughout Southern California. The Outdoor News Service publishes Western Birds, The Wingshooter’s Newsletter, which is the most detail bird hunting scouting report published in the world.

 
SEMINARS

  • 2012 HUNTING SEMINARS FOR DOVES AND UPLAND BIRDS

    Our 2012 seminar schedule is being put together now We will again have sessions in three categories: 1) information for beginning bird hunters, 2) public land dove hunting, and 3) public land quail and chukar hunting. They will be held at locations throughout Southern California. Complete information on these seminars will be listed on this page as we finalize dates and locations. The goal of all our seminars is to educate hunters on how and where to hunt on public lands in this region. All fee seminars include a trial two-issue subscription to our Western Birds newsletter for the class
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MATTHEWS’ OUTDOOR COLUMN

  • SHOT Show has lots of innovation for the new Gun Culture 2.0 crowd
    By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Evolution rather than revolution was the theme of the 2012 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOW) Show held here last week, stuffing the Sands Convention Center to capacity with the latest products from the shooting industry. One of the most innovate new hunting products was an interchangeable barreled bolt action rifle from Thompson/Center, allowing a single gun to be used for a wide variety of cartridges from the 223 Remington to the 300 Winchester magnum, changing out only the barrel, bolt and magazine. Called the Dimension rifle, it will allow hunters on a budget to have a single, familiar gun to hunt everything from ground squirrels to elk on a single platform. T/C pioneered this concept with its break-open Contender and Encore single shot firearms that have been popular with hunters and…
Newsletters

  • Western Birds Backissues

    The Outdoor News Service publishes Western Birds, The Wingshooter's Newsletter. The most detailed bird hunting scouting report published in the world. That is not an exaggeration. The newsletter gives hunters precise details about where to find game birds. We formerly also published California Hog Hunter and California Bucks, newletters dealing with hunting California's two most popular game species. While these two big game hunting newsletters are no longer being published, Western Birds -- our oldest newsletter which has been published since 1996 -- is still being published. Back issues of all three newsletters are available here through our web site. The direct
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MATTHEWS' FISHING REPORT

  • Salton Sea tilapia, trout at Laguna Niguel and Corona Lake, and DVL's largemouth top bets

    MATTHEWS’ PICKS OF THE WEEK 1. After the weekend storm, the tilapia bite came right back on at the Salton Sea and this remains the No. 1 pick. An abnormally warm January has warmed up the sea enough to kick this bite into gear early. This same thing happened three years ago, and the action never slowed down. Anglers have been reporting 15 to 40 fish days and the fish have been running up to 1 1/2 pounds. Most anglers are fishing the Salton Sea State Recreation Area headquarters jetty or the jetty at the refurbished Salton Sea Yacht Club
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    January 14, 2012 - Jeff Soto of Riverside caught this big bluegill at Lake Perris fishing a small jig. You don't see many with this color phase.

RELOADING COLUMN

  • Beware of the one-gun hunter

    By JIM MATTHEWS www.OutdoorNewsService.com      We’ve all heard the old expression “beware of the one-gun hunter.”     While the expression is
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