By Cal Kellogg The Chinook salmon is the dean of California saltwater gamefish. Over the decades no other game fish has monopolized the California saltwater angler’s time and imagination more than the venerable king salmon. With ocean salmon seasons underway, … Continued
By Cal Kellogg When most of us think about trout fishing we visualize mountain streams, lakes and reservoir. This is only natural, since these are the types of waters we fish most often, but in doing so we are missing … Continued
Hello Fish Sniffer Family! Cal Kellogg here. We’ve shared it all, big fish, limits of fish, skunk days, saltwater trips, freshwater trips, droughts, high water years, good times and bad. Having said that, none of us have seen anything quite … Continued
Ah yes, spring! The season when our fisheries heat up and anglers feel most alive. On some spring days, the fishing is great and the possibilities seem boundless. On other days’ things backslide to a winter like pattern and … Continued
By Cal Kellogg It’s been an interesting and sometimes frustrating late fall and winter fishing season here in Northern California. The fall was prolonged and warm and the winter has been largely mild and warm. When I look up at … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Duckworth boats can be hard to purchase and that fact is doubly true when it comes to the new Advantage Sport line of aluminum fishing machines. Why? Well that’s simple, Duckworth’s reputation for top notch performance and … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Rain had fallen overnight and it was chilly. Both the air temperature and the water temperature hovered in the low 40’s. Fingers of fog snaked through the pines on the hillsides above the lake and the surface … Continued
By Cal Kellogg If you are a serious angler, getting skunked from time to time is part of the game, but you don’t have to like it! A few weeks back I attended the Norcal Angler’s Challenge Trout Tournament at … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Fall trout fishing is exploding throughout the Sierras and things are starting to pop in the foothills too at places like Collins Lake and New Melones. My most recent trout fishing adventure took me to Lake Davis. … Continued
By Cal Kellogg The past week was so packed with action that it went by in a blur and served to define the lifestyle I love, being both a full-time editor at the Fish Sniffer Magazine and the producer/host of … Continued