Ty Manterola Keeps Day Two Lead at WON Bass Clear Lake Open Garrett Ellenson Moves to Second place, closes gap to .02-pound

LAKEPORT, Calif. – April 17, 2026 –– When the 2026 WON Bass Clear Lake Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury started the second morning, there was an air of “anything could happen.”  With the reputation of Clear Lake as one of the top bass fishing lakes in the country, one that produces giant bass and giant stringers of bass on a regular basis, those expectations were warranted.

Ty Manterola of Pasco, Wash. Began the second morning in the lead with 36.78 pounds, and after producing 33.61, he maintained his lead with a two-day total of 70.39 pounds.  Gary Collins, from Upperlake, Calif., who started the day in second place with 34.77 pounds would post another big bag with 30.42 pounds and finish day-two with 65.19 pounds. 

However impressive that performance was, Collins would find himself in third place as Garrett Ellenson, the reigning WON Bass Winter Open Champion from Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Earned victory at Clear Lake this past January with a three day weight of 98.37 pounds, posted a 37.78-pound limit to add to his first day’s 32.59 pounds to land into the runner up spot with 70.37 pounds – .02 pounds behind the leader.

Day three will begin with some very real anticipation and tension as these two pros from The Evergreen State will trade blows to try and claim victory and the keys to the top prize, a 2026 Ranger Boats Z518 powered by a Mercury ProXS 150 prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops.

As stated previously, Collins stood third at the end of day two with 65.19 and Durham, Calif. pro Daniel Andrusaitis backed up his first day weight of 31.56 pounds with a 29.19-pound limit to remain in fourth place and Santa Maria, Calif. pro Troy Fernandes add a limit of 30.42 pounds to his 29.27-pound four fish performance from day one to move into fifth place with 59.69 pounds.

Manterola, who had the majority of his day one weight by nine o’clock on day one revealed that he struggled to relocate his biggest fish early.  “I only had 18 pounds at ten o’clock this morning,” he said.  “There is a lot of pressure on the lake and there is so much bait in the water I had to make some adjustments and move around a bit to locate better bites, and it took most of the day.”

Manterola reported using the same combination of baits from day one; the Smokey Shad colored Strike King Z-Too and Green Pumpkin Strike King Tumbleweed in conjunction with his BassBoatWired tuned Forward Facing Sonar.  “I used the same approach but the fish had repositioned and it took so long to find them, I couldn’t dial it in completely,” he said.  “I know it’s probably going to be similar tomorrow, I just hope I can make it happen faster, and it’s going to take getting a really good kicker to win tomorrow, and I just didn’t find it today.  I’m going to give it all I can tomorrow.”

Ellenson reported rotating through several areas throughout the lake targeting quality fish with his Forward Facing Sonar and a “shad colored Z-Man Jerk Shadz” lure.  “I only got 10 bites today, but they were the right ones,” he said.  “I am moving around quite a bit, hitting multiple areas catching one fish here and one fish there – I’m hoping I can do it again tomorrow, I think it’s going to take at least a 34-pound limit to win.”

In the AAA Division Bryan Kurata of Thousand Oaks, Calif. took the lead with a two-day total of 65.78 pounds.  Larry M. Marquez of Lake Havasu, Ariz. moved to second place with 65.11 pounds.  Sean Impeartrice of Los Banos, Calif. ended the day in third place with 61.33 pounds. Mahlon Everheart of Las Cruces, NM. ended the day in fourth place with 60.05 pounds and Alan Bongio from Eureka, Calif. rounded out the top five with 59.73 pounds.

The winner of the 2026 WON Bass Clear Lake Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury will receive the 2026 Ranger Boats Z518 powered by a Mercury ProXS 150 prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops.

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins airs at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments. Daily weigh-ins from Library Park in Lakeport, Calif. begin after the first flight checks in at 3:00 PM Pacific Time.

The Top 10 in each division are below, for complete standings go to: https://wonbassevents.com/pages/clear-lake-2024-pairings-results.

2026 WON Bass Clear Lake Open Day One Pro Standings

2026 WON Bass Clear Lake Open Day One AAA Standings

The 2026 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

Jan. 8 to 10, 2026 – Clear Lake – Champion Garrett Ellenson – 98.37 pounds
Feb. 19 to 21, 2026 – Lake Shasta – Champion Brennan Osborn – 62.28 pounds

April 16 to 18, 2026 – Clear Lake

May 7 to 9, 2026 – Lake Havasu

Oct. 5 to 7, 2026 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2026 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2026 WON Bass Lake Shasta Open is brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Bridgford Foods, AFTCO, Power Pole, Costa, Berkley, Gamakatsu, Okuma, Lowrance, Stealth Lithium Batteries, Daiwa, G-Ratt Baits, Reese Fishing, Signature Gates, Abu Garcia, DD26 and Fenwick

Local presenting sponsors are Clearlake Outdoors and the City of Lakeport