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Fish Sniffer Staff

Fish Sniffer Staff

Fish Sniffer Magazine has been the go-to source for West Coast anglers since 1982, providing honest fishing reports, proven tactics, and up-to-date intel from waters throughout California, Nevada, and Oregon. It covers every major freshwater and saltwater fishery, from Sierra trout and kokanee to ocean salmon, stripers, sturgeon, halibut, rockfish, bass, and more, keeping generations of fishermen connected to hot bites, current regulations, derbies, and techniques that put fish in the boat and fill coolers. Today it delivers biweekly print and digital issues along with FishSniffer.com, packed with daily updates, expert columns, and fresh reports straight from the water. Fish Sniffer stays the essential read that equips West Coast anglers with the real information needed for successful, productive days on the water.

Get on the Water with Rod Down Guide Service

Brandon Abernathy runs Rod Down Guide Service and he's already gearing up for another massive striper season. If you know Brandon, you know the guy just flat out catches fish and keeps his clients busy reeling them in. Right now he's kicking things off out on the Delta. As spring rolls around, he'll...

23 Feb 2026
Get on the Water with Rod Down Guide Service
Volume 45 Issue 2 Out Now!

Volume 45 Issue 2 Out Now!

Check out the new Issue of The Fish Sniffer magazine for February 13, 2026. In this issue of The Fish Sniffer, we are moving from Winter into early sp...

Trout action at Lake Amador

Trout action at Lake Amador

Bite has been slow to fair with surface temps holding around 53° and water is a bit stained still. Fish are coming anywhere from top to 30’ and best a...

Mixed Bag Poke-Poling at Low Tide

Mixed Bag Poke-Poling at Low Tide

Lawrence Ngai from Durasnare went poke-poling at low tide and brought back a good haul: one greenling, one monkeyface prickleback eel, three rock crab...

Folsom Lake Action Heating Up

Folsom Lake Action Heating Up

We caught up with Tom Mailey from Get The Net Fishing. He's been guiding clients out on Folsom Lake, and January and February are some of the best mon...