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Ernie Marlan and Delta Pro Fishing will be teaming up on Monday, May 20th to fish striped bass on th

May 9, 2013
Written By: Ernie Marlan,

You definitely do not want to miss the California Delta striped bass fishing opportunity with Delta Pro Fishing and The Fish Sniffer. On Monday, May 20th, Dave Hammond from Delta Pro and Ernie Marlan from The...

S.F. Giants Stars Pagan, Torres, and Scutaro Battle Kings!!!

May 8, 2013
Written By: Cal Kellogg,

On Thursday May 2 San Francisco Giants players Andres Torres, Marco Scutaro and Angel Pagan along with some of the Giants staff headed out aboard the Berkeley Marina based charter boat California Dawn in...

Kokanee, Rainbows And Browns Challenge Anglers At Pardee - Gone Fishing

April 20, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

While other outdoor writers went bass fishing during the Ultimate Bass Radio/Pardee Lake/Jackson Rancheria Media Day on April 7, I went fishing for kokanee salmon and trout with Gary Erck, President of...

Rollins Lake Offers Top-Notch Spring Trout And Bass Fishing

April 14, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

As I walked along the shoreline in the Long Ravine area of Rollins Lake on March 27, I saw one angler, Chris of Auburn, hook, battle and land a scrappy rainbow trout about 14 inches. He added that fish to his...

Tahoe Mackinaw Bite Shifts Into High Gear

April 13, 2013
Written By: Cal Kellogg,

There was a light breeze riffling on the glass surface as we pulled away from the dock. I watched the depth finder as Gene pulled out of Cave Rock boat launch and our day was about to begin. Today I was...

No Clams; But Bass Are Biting

April 13, 2013
Written By: Paulette Kenyon,

In anticipation of us getting another haul of clams, I used up the last of our clams in the freezer. However, the day before we were due to go clamming, we discovered that it was advised not to harvest clams...

Montezuma Circus

April 13, 2013
Written By: Kathie Morgan,

“Peanut!” Angie was incensed. How rude for a complete stranger to pull anchor and mosey over to where we lay at anchor, only to pronounce her 43-inch sturgeon a peanut. She had managed to catch a legal...

Rockfish Off The Rocks

April 13, 2013
Written By: Steve ‘Hippo’ Lau,

Back in the good ol' days when the fish were plentiful, guns and ammo were cheap and rock fishing from a boat was a year 'round proposition, it was a tradition of mine to go on a codding trip on the Wednesday...

Getting Back In the Groove

April 12, 2013
Written By: Bill Kremers,

I have to confess that my fishing has taken a back seat for the last month as I have been on the road for three weeks, had a root canal and been to the doctor office where he removed twenty sea urchin spines...

Brining: The Key To Creating Top Quality Trolling Baits

April 12, 2013
Written By: Cal Kellogg,

Brining is a means of preserving and toughening baits, primarily baitfish, for trolling and other applications. Brining bait offers many benefits, provided you start off on the right foot and follow a few...

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Winds Slow, But Don’t Stop Striper And Largemouth Action

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dave Hurley,

(Stockton) The persistent northwest winds continue to plague fishermen, but striper action remains good for both plug casters and trollers in the East Delta.

J. D. Richey of Richey’s Sport Fishing moved back...

Silver And Red Lakes Are Ice-Free

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Kirkwood) Silver Lake and Red Lake were completely “iced out” at press time, so Caples Lake is not far behind.

“Caples Lake still has a good coat of ice on her surface, but is ice free around the edges and...

Hit Sly Park For Rainbows And Mackinaw

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher, Ken Mathis,

(Riverton) Sarah from Sly Park Lake Resort reported “very good” rainbow trout and mackinaw action at Jenkinson Lake.

“We had a recent rainbow trout plant and anglers have been taking advantage of that,” said...

Trout Action Rated Fair To Good

May 23, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Elko) Wild Horse Lake is now ice-free and the dock is in the water at the main boat ramp.

“Shore fishing for trout has been fair to good as the fish are in shallow water looking for food in where it’s...

Heavy Plants Boost River Trout Catches

May 23, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Topaz) Heavy plants of rainbow trout on the West Walker River the week before the trout season opener boosted fishing success on the weekend of April 27-28. River flows at Coleville were 582 cfs opening day....read more ››

Target Coyote Crappie With Jigs And Minnows

May 23, 2013
Written By: Roland Aspiras,

(Coyote) Crappie continue to provide Silicon Valley anglers with action and table fare, while others focus their attention on post-spawn patterns for largemouth bass.

Reaction baits were the top...

Trollers Lay Into Landlocked Coho

May 22, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Oroville) If you want to catch good numbers of hard-fighting landlocked coho salmon, now is a good time to hit Lake Oroville.

“Anglers are bagging limits of coho in the 14 to 16 inch range while trolling...

Trollers Battle West Bank Stripers

May 22, 2013
Written By: Roland Aspiras,

(Rio Vista) Anglers continue to catch striped bass while trolling on the west bank of Sacramento and above the Rio Vista Bridge.

Larry Aaker of Larry Aaker Guide Service reported solid on his latest trolling...

Bank Anglers Score Some Stripers

May 22, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Yuba City) Low water conditions on the Feather River have made boat travel on the river difficult and dangerous. The combined releases below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet are only 1,3000 cfs – at a critical...

Spotted Bass Are Bedding Up

May 21, 2013
Written By: Garry Erck,

(Dobbins) Bass anglers hitting Bullards Bar should be prepared to work tactics targeting bass sitting on beds, reported Billy at Emerald Cove Marina.

“The spawn is pretty much in full swing,” he stated. “We...

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Update from Al Browns Guide Service

May 21, 2013
Written By: Al Brown’s Guide Service,

The Trout fishing from Redding to Anderson is great right now and will only get better throughout the summer . Mitch was up from Oakland last weekend for some Wild Rainbow Trout fishing. We started out in the...

Sacramento River Stripers on the Fly

May 15, 2013
Written By: H2F Guide Service,

H2F Guide Service had two fishermen aboard today in search of Striped Bass. We hit the water at 5:30 with 9 weight fly rods and hand tied clousers. We knew it was going to be a great day when the first cast...

Berryessa Kokes on the bite

May 13, 2013
Written By: Fishin’ James Guide Service,

Today had 3 clients, 2 of which were cancels so actually only 1 client today. Decided to give Berryessa another shot. Boy am I glad I did. Been a while since I've gotten into those nice Kokanee again. Got...

Melones still producing limits of Kokanee and Trout

May 13, 2013
Written By: Fishin’ James Guide Service,

Took 3 clients out for a nice warm day to target Kokanee and Trout on New Melones Resivour. There was a large flotilla of boats between the spillway and dam so I decided to stay away. Trolled from the...

Shore Fishermen Nail Husky Rainbows

April 27, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Chilcoot) Since the ice on Frenchman Lake thawed a couple of weeks ago,rainbow trout fishing has been great. Robert Spiva of Reno, NV, a longtime fisherman on Frenchman Lake, caught his limit at...

Striper Run Hits Spring Stride

April 27, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher, Feisty Fish Guide Service, MSJ Guide Service,

(Yuba City) Striper fishing was good until the Department of Water Resources

dropped the flows, making navigating the river difficult. Combined releases below

the Thermalito Afterbay...

Striper Run Hits Spring Stride

April 26, 2013
Written By: Feisty Fish Guide Service, Rustic Rob’s Guide Service,

(Yuba City) Striped bass fishing is “wide open” on the Sacramento from Colusa to Verona, reported Scott Feist of Feisty Fish Guide Service.“We’re just crushing them,” said Feist. “The two guys fishing with me...

Trouters Prosper When Conditions Cooperate

April 25, 2013
Written By: Cal Kellogg, Mike Bogue’s Guide Service,

(Redding) Over the past couple weeks the north state has seen an impressive array of weather, from warm sunny days to heavy rain to high winds.When the weather is fair the trout fishing on the Sacramento...

Bass And Trout Bite Explodes!

April 24, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher, Danny Lloyd, Fishin’ James Guide Service,

(Sacramento) “The bass fishing at Lake Berryessa is on fire,” said Don Paganelli ofPaganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience. “It’s ridiculous.”“On my last trip, the three anglers fishing with me – Hiro...

Lake Almanor Browns and Bass Bite!

April 23, 2013
Written By: Ashley Quadros, Big Daddy’s Guide Service,

(Chester) “The brown trout bite is still on at Almanor and with the winds we hadthis week the bite should be prolonged a week or two. The water temperature wasinto the fifties, but after all the wind it’s...

A Day on the Delta with our Veterans

May 19, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: Seon,

It was a very successful day where there were 35 Vets from the Veterans Home Younville arrived in a customize bus.

Although 27 Skippers signed up, only 10 showed up but thanks to Team Mc Fishing, Doug arrived...

Lakey Berryessa Kokes and Bows

May 7, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: jlivengood,

Not long ago I had the opportunity to meet a fellow Fish Sniffer through the forums. Chilo (bo34) needed a spare tire for his trailer and I just happened to have one. We met one evening to make the deal...

Striper Fishing Rio Vista

March 13, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: White Cap,

Seon and I went out to terrorize the stripers yesterday (3-12), on the water at Sandy Beach around 0730 and trolled the west bank. The hardest thing we had to do today was to find clean water, we found some...

Delta Bass

March 12, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: Toofly,

Launched out of B&W at 4pm and fished down towards the San Joaquin. Threw everything from jerkbait, crank baits, and spinners for a shaker striper for 2 hrs. Sun going down we slowed down on our way back to...

Folsom Lake Kings

March 11, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: Chil-Laxin,

Met up with a couple buddies Bill and Randy. We were at brown's way too early. O dark thirty. We bs'ed for a few and got on the water @ 0645. Headed up the fork and it was windy and chilly. We picked up...

Rancho Seco Big Bass

March 11, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: Lunkerdown,

Caught this 8 1/4 lber (weighed) by dragging a watermelon drop shot up a drop off from 20' to 14'. It seemed the pattern that I picked up on today was fishing similar structure with a drop shot. Fishing...

Rio Vista Striper Trolling

March 11, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: Snaggle Toof,

Got up this morning at 4:30am, met with friends at 5 and made the trek to Brannon Island rec area. Got on the water right around 6:00. started at the west bank and trolled shallow towards the power lines,...

A Whole Lot of Shakers and Two Keeper Sturgeon

March 8, 2013
Written By: Forum Member: ASE,

Launched at Martinez around 7:30 and had bait in the water by 8:00.1st fish came to the boat toward the end of the outgoing tide and for only 42" this dino put up a really good fight. Then at almost slack...

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Winds Slow, But Don’t Stop Striper And Largemouth Action

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dave Hurley,

(Stockton) The persistent northwest winds continue to plague fishermen, but striper action remains good for both plug casters and trollers in the East Delta.

J. D. Richey of Richey’s Sport Fishing moved back...

Silver And Red Lakes Are Ice-Free

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Kirkwood) Silver Lake and Red Lake were completely “iced out” at press time, so Caples Lake is not far behind.

“Caples Lake still has a good coat of ice on her surface, but is ice free around the edges and...

Hit Sly Park For Rainbows And Mackinaw

May 24, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher, Ken Mathis,

(Riverton) Sarah from Sly Park Lake Resort reported “very good” rainbow trout and mackinaw action at Jenkinson Lake.

“We had a recent rainbow trout plant and anglers have been taking advantage of that,” said...

Trout Action Rated Fair To Good

May 23, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

(Elko) Wild Horse Lake is now ice-free and the dock is in the water at the main boat ramp.

“Shore fishing for trout has been fair to good as the fish are in shallow water looking for food in where it’s...

Heavy Plants Boost River Trout Catches

May 23, 2013
Written By: Dan Bacher,

Target Coyote Crappie With Jigs And Minnows

May 23, 2013
Written By: Roland Aspiras,

(Coyote) Crappie continue to provide Silicon Valley anglers with action and table fare, while others focus their attention on post-spawn patterns for largemouth bass.

Reaction baits were the top...