It all started with an office coffee break. A colleague of mine had just returned from vacation and was recounting her summer escape to Bass Lake, California. While most people dream of Yosemite when ...

PITCH YOUR TENT. Experts are at hand to help you set up camp if you have any problems. Pictures: Kylie and Hein Kaiser It’s close but feels very far away. Bass Lake Country Lodge, a camping site near ...

Planned as a reservoir for lunker largemouths, John K. Kelly Grand Bayou Reservoir, better known simply as Grand Bayou, instead became quite a numbers bass lake. The 2,500-acre reservoir along the old ...