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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 action has been in the main body of the lake. 1.4 -...
John RichardsonTom Mailey from Get The Net Fishing was out on Folsom Lake for a four-hour evening session. He top-lined a Fire Tiger Ra...
Tom Mailey
Dancin Fish Baits has been busy producing spoons, and they're delivering results for Southern California trout anglers t...
Dancin Fish Baits
Fish Thug Baits has been producing mini jigs that are working well for Southern California trout anglers this season. Wi...
Fish ThugsLawrence Ngai from Durasnare went poke-poling at low tide and brought back a good haul: one greenling, one monkeyface prickleback eel, three rock crabs, and 10 pounds of mussels. Nice mix from the Cal...
Lawrence NgaiReel Addiction Sportfishing out of San Francisco Bay is doing lots of prep and has exciting things coming up for the upc...
Ben Mechling
The Fish Sniffer team had a great time at the International Sportsmen's Expo this weekend. It was awesome to catch up wi...
Lawrence Ngai
The Fish Sniffer team had a great time at the International Sportsmen's Expo this weekend. We enjoyed meeting up with ou...
Ben Mechling
We're excited to launch the first issue of Volume 45 in 2026. This issue covers prime fishing spots from Lake Almanor, Lake Amador, Lake Berryessa, Lake Cammanche, and Collins Lake, all the way south to Baja highlights and Nevada destinations like Pyramid Lake. We'll also be at the International Sportsmen's Expo (ISE) next week bringing you additional on-site coverage. Let's keep the fishing rolling in 2026!
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 action has been in the main body of the lake. 1.4 -...
John RichardsonLawrence Ngai from Durasnare went poke-poling at low tide and brought back a good haul: one greenling, one monkeyface pr...
Lawrence NgaiReel Addiction Sportfishing out of San Francisco Bay is doing lots of prep and has exciting things coming up for the upc...
Ben MechlingTom Mailey from Get The Net Fishing was out on Folsom Lake for a four-hour evening session. He top-lined a Fire Tiger Ra...
Tom Mailey
Mike Cooper of MADE Baits caught this brown in the Eastern Sierras. He hit the river reservoir edge during the tail end of a fall storm before check in and found a heavy pumpkin colored buck brown. It...
Mike Cooper
BURSON – Shore anglers and rental boaters are catching big numbers of black bass, particularly smallmouths, at Pardee La...
Dan Bacher
ANGELS CAMP – While kokanee salmon fishing has petered out as the fish go upriver to spawn, fishing for rainbow trout is...
Dan Bacher
SANTA CRUZ – While most anglers are focusing on rockfish and lingcod now that all depths are open, a few bluefin tuna ar...
Dan Bacher
Jack Naves fished Lake Amador with Robbie Dunham of Koke Machine Guide Service in Robbie's 20’ Boulton boat powered by Yamaha. They caught three cutbow trout and one blue trout using Edge Mag Pro rods in Scotty downriggers. The rods were teamed with Abu Garcia Max Toro DLC levelwind reels loaded with Triene XT 14-pound test clear monofilament line. They trolled gold-colored Speedy Shiner spoons and orange Arctic Fox Tube Flies ran directly behind small Wigglefin Action Discs in the top ten feet of water.
Paul Kneeland fished Eagle Lake with Bridget Looney in the Fish Sniffer 21 Rogue Jet Coastal. They caught rainbow trout to 22 inches and 3.75 pounds using a Lamiglas 7 ½ foot ultralight graphite rod with a Daiwa Lexa low profile line counter reel loaded with 6 lb test P Line flourocarbon line.. They trolled 2 inch Mag Lips. Thomas Bouyants and Excel spoons, on the surface and off the Canon Downriggers at 10 to 20 feet deep and 2.2 mph.
Dan Bacher fished for rainbow trout at Lake Camanche South Shore. He used a Berkley Ugly Stik GX2 6’ 6” medium action spinning rod, teamed up with a Shakespeare GX235 spinning reel filled with 8 lb. test P-Line CX Premium Fluorocarbon Coated Line. He fished with Berkley Tequila Sunrise Power Bait on a #14 Eagle Claw gold treble hook on a sliding sinker rig.
Boaters are catching limits of hefty rainbow trout. The fish are hitting Trigger Spoons, stick baits and other offerings at 15 to 45 feet deep.
Limits of crab and rockfish are the rule for anglers boarding charter boats. The rockfish season will remain open through December 21.
Sturgeon fishing has hit its prime. Anglers are catching and releasing diamondbacks while soaking salmon roe, grass shrimp and ghost shrimp.
Trolling Rat-L-Traps is producing limits of striped bass. Fish averaging 5 pounds and going up to 10 pounds are rewarding anglers.
Steelhead action is going strong in the stretch of river above Live Oak. Anglers are hooking the 2 to 6 lb. steelies while drifting salmon roe and soft beads.
Jig fishing for spotted bass is off the hook. The fish are mostly in the 1-1/2 to 3 lb. range.
Fishing from shore and rental boats is shifting into high gear. Anglers are catching rainbows and some lightning trout while using PowerBait, nightcrawlers and spoons.
Trout plants have begun with the cooler weather. Bait fishing from shore and trolling from rental boats are both productive.
Weekly trout plants have boosted the bite. Experienced anglers are picking up limits and near-limits of rainbows while pulling steel #5 floating Rapalas, orange Trout Trix Minnows and orange Metalheads at speeds of 1.8 to 2.2 mph.
Stoneflies, worms and eggs are all great attractor nymphs for trout right now. Pair these larger flies with the small bugs of winter, I.E. baetis and midges.
This is a great time for target rainbow trout from shore. Use inflated nightcrawlers, PowerBait, Kastmasters and an array of lures to entice the rainbows.
Spotted bass fishing is very good this time of year. Drop shotting with plastics and fishing jigs are both top-notch methods.
Steelhead fishing in the upper stretch of the American below Nimbus Hatchery will open on January 1, 2026. Pulling plugs from boats and casting spinners, roe and soft beads from shore are both productive.
Steelhead fishing in the upper stretch of the river below Camanche Dam will open on January 1, 2026. Anglers fishing spinners, roe and soft beads will find success.
Located on the border between Nevada and California, this popular lake will open to trout fishing on January 1, 2026. Both shore and boat anglers can expect to find success on trout.
The rockfish and lingcod season will continue through December 31. Charter boat anglers use baited shrimp flies, bars and swimbaits to entice the bottomfish.
SACRAMENTO — Opponents of the Delta Tunnel project last month celebrated their successful campaign against Newsom’s trailer bill to fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project through the State Legislatur...
Dan Bacher
American River, CA – Following the opening of the Nimbus Hatchery fish ladder last week, California Department of Fish a...
Fish Sniffer Staff
Delta Tunnel opponents slam Gov. Newsom's revised budget plan to fast-track project SACRAMENTO - Sacramento — Governor...
Dan Bacher
For many years, federal, state, and corporate proponents of building more dams in California have touted cold water rive...
Fish Sniffer StaffDancin Fish Baits has been busy producing spoons, and they're delivering results for Southern California trout anglers this season. With trout stockings ramping up across SoCal, some lakes are receivi...
Dancin Fish BaitsFish Thug Baits has been producing mini jigs that are working well for Southern California trout anglers this season. Wi...
Fish Thugs
MADE Baits are getting attention everywhere this season. Originally crafted for trout, these baits have proven so effect...
Mike Cooper
The latest trout stocking at Irvine Regional Park Lake has triggered a reliable bite this week, with freshly planted rai...
Devon Hammonds
