The FIsh Sniffer Staff

Paul Kneeland
Publisher
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Paul has been a fixture at The Fish Sniffer since 1985, when he was hired to run the advertising department. He was the advertising director for all those years, and since the purchase of The Fish Sniffer on June 1, 2009, he has added the title and responsibilities of publisher.

Paul is an ardent fisherman and hunter who lives on Rollins Lake in Colfax with his two yellow labradors. When he is not courting advertisers, you will find him out trolling for trout, kokanee, salmon and stripers, or roaming the hills and rice fields for deer and ducks. He is now responsible for the overview of Northern California Angler Publications, Inc. -- publishers of The Fish Sniffer Magazine and FishSniffer.com

Catch Dan on his blog Fishing Issues and News

Known as "Dangerous (don't give a fish a chance) Dan" to the fish and out-of-line government agencies, Dan, like all of us, fishes and writes about it. Dan does the tough research and interviews it takes to write the hard hitting editorials and action alerts you read on our pages. His years of experience dealing with fishery issues provide the impetus required to get anglers involved in political action. As Editor for the "Fish Sniffer Print Edition", Dan oversees production of the paper while making sure unique timely content arrives to the Fish Sniffer Online.

Catch Cal on his blog Hardcore Fishing

Cal has been fishing and hunting with his dad since he was 2½ years old. Growing up in the east bay community of San Lorenzo, Cal spent a lot of time fishing bay area waters and lakes such as Chabot, Shadow Cliffs, and Del Valle. Cal graduated from Cal State Hayward in 1994 with a BA in Psychology before moving to the foothill community of Auburn. In Auburn he continued to fish and hunt in addition to working with severely emotionally disturbed teenage felons. In 1999, he received a teaching credential from Cal State Sacramento and worked as a special education teacher for emotionally disturbed teenage boys until 2004 when he joined the Sniffer. Cal has a good deal of freelance writing experience, with 30 features and a number of photos published in California Game and Fish Magazine and Washington & Oregon Game and Fish Magazine. Cal loves all aspects of the outdoors but above all loves chasing smallmouth bass and hunting for turkey and deer with his bow.

Mark Wiza
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Mark has been with the Fish Sniffer Online for over 5 years now, providing the weekly "Wiza's Sierras" report. Mark's passion for fishing was brought to our attention when he emailed us: "There are people out there who want to know how to fish a woolly bugger on the East Carson and when to drift an egg pattern on the East Walker; what lures to use for cutthroat at Heenan Lake, how to troll up brown trout up at Silver and Caples, to drift a nightcrawler, to cast a spinner, to reach-the-un-reachable STAR! And by god, the star is Tahoe!" Mark is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of California, lives in Lake Tahoe with wife Martha, son Joseph, and daughters Jessica and Arielle AND is now guiding in the area.

Joan Carter
Staff Writer
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Joan has been writing for the Fish Sniffer Online for quite a while, specializing in the Smith River area. Her writing has focused on a woman's perspective of the Sportfishing Industry and making it easier for women to get involved in the sport we love. Joan has also developed a series of articles about what anglers can do for the fisheries, focusing on volunteer, restoration, and political action. Joan is also a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of California, and lives in Hiouchi overlooking Society Hole on the Smith River with her husband, guide Dan Carter.

Bill Roecker
Staff Writer

Bill Roecker published his first sportfishing articles in 1966, while attending the University of Oregon. Formerly a radio announcer, logger, professor of creative writing and hang glider pilot, Bill produces a stream of articles, a sportfishing calendar, books and the Standup Series of salt water fishing videos. He also acts as photographer and news editor for the San Diego Sportfishing Council. He sells his products in tackle shops and through his web site, www.fishingvideos.com.