Mike Stevens

Mike Stevens set his sights on becoming a Western Outdoor News staffer at age 17, and his two-decade path to WON included working in fishing tackle shops, at the Hubbs Sea-World Research Institute (white seabass hatchery), and as a social media manager for several well-known outdoor brands all while contributing to WON as a freelance writer. His area of expertise is the Eastern Sierra, but he feels right at home fishing and writing about local inshore and offshore waters, and he’s added public land and conservation issues to his areas of personal interest. Stevens is a member of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, a die-hard Dodgers fan and he lives in San Marcos with his wife and three kids.

The Southern California-based writer has been embedded in the sportfishing industry since the mid ‘90s. His position as the Managing Editor at Western Outdoor News allows him to have the constant pulse of the West Coast outdoor scene.