Nor Cal Grand Slam

EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM and enjoys taking a break from the routine, regardless of whether it’s for a few hours, several days or weeks. An interruption to the norm, however, doesn’t necessarily mean doing something completely different. For bass anglers, it can be as simple as an outing to a new fishing destination.

Bassmaster’s annual guide to the 100 Best Bass Lakes is a great resource for anyone wanting to get away from the places they typically fish. And it’s especially useful when choosing places to go for that trip of a lifetime. Due to costs, time constraints and planning requirements, however, excursions to new waters are often to single locations.

But there are four distinctly different bodies of water in Northern California that consistently place near the top of the list of premier Western fisheries, that are close enough to each other that they can be fished on consecutive days. Here’s our guide to a late