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Paul KneelandThe Legend of Donner Lake If you've ever been to Donner Lake and heard stories about the guide who consistently pulls out massive lake trout, you're almost certainly hearing about Shaun of Shaun's Gui...
Shaun RainsbargerSpringers are Calling on the Southern Oregon Coast Dillyn Paradzinski of DP Guide Service is officially on the hunt for ...
Dillyn ParadzinskiThe Report from Ben and Shawn Ben Mechling and Shawn Taylor of Reel Addiction Sportfishing have been hitting the water a...
Ben MechlingThe Report from Tom Mailey Tom Mailey from Get The Net Fishing Guide Service checked in with some killer news from the e...
Tom Mailey
Reel Addiction Sportfishing out of San Francisco Bay is doing lots of prep and has exciting things coming up for the upcoming seasons. They run two boats that always come back with huge hauls, fishing...
Ben Mechling
Lawrence Ngai from Durasnare went poke-poling at low tide and brought back a good haul: one greenling, one monkeyface pr...
Lawrence Ngai
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 MechlingCheck out the new Issue of The Fish Sniffer magazine for February 27, 2026. We cover everything from what's happening at Lake Amador, American River, Bullards Bar, Camanche, Eagle Lake, Folsom Lake, Los Vaqueros, New Melones, Pyramid, the Delta, Lake Shasta and more!
The Legend of Donner Lake If you've ever been to Donner Lake and heard stories about the guide who consistently pulls out massive lake trout, you're almost certainly hearing about Shaun of Shaun's Gui...
Shaun RainsbargerSpringers are Calling on the Southern Oregon Coast Dillyn Paradzinski of DP Guide Service is officially on the hunt for ...
Dillyn ParadzinskiThe Report from Ben and Shawn Ben Mechling and Shawn Taylor of Reel Addiction Sportfishing have been hitting the water a...
Ben MechlingThe Report from Tom Mailey Tom Mailey from Get The Net Fishing Guide Service checked in with some killer news from the e...
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
Rio Vista/Delta Get Ready for Spring Striper and Sturgeon Fishing! RIO VISTA - The latest storms, resulting in muddy and...
Dan Bacher
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 BacherHefty largemouth bass are the reward for anglers using live scopes to locate fish. Use shad pattern swimbaits, jigs and other lures for the best success.
Holdover rainbows, recent planters and king salmon are being caught by experienced anglers. Troll with Trout Trix Worms, Speedy Shiners and other lures from the surface to 25 feet deep.
Sanddabs, along with petrale sole and mackerel, are the reward for anglers venturing out on charter boats out of Santa Cruz and Monterey. Tom’s jigs, tipped with squid strips, are the top lures.
Trollers are catching rainbow trout on spoons and plastic worms behind dodgers. Shore anglers are hooking trout while tossing out PowerBait and nightcrawlers.
The spotted bass action should shift into high gear for anglers using small swimbaits and soft plastics. Expect to catch fish in the 15 to 25 foot range.
Fishing for striped bass is tough on the Delta. However, anglers trolling Dredger lures and spooning in the Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Channel are catching fish averaging 6 pounds.
The stretch of river below Nimbus Fish Hatchery is producing steelhead. Anglers are throwing spoons, drifting nightcrawlers under floats and pulling an array of plugs.
The steelhead season is in full swing. Boaters are hooking bright steelies while pulling plugs, while shore anglers are using fish pills, yarn and salmon roe.
Rainbow and brown trout are hitting flies on the Truckee River. The stonefly hatch is expected to begin in March.
Steelhead fishing has been tough since dam removal. However, one guide reported catching and releasing 6 adult fish while fly fishing on a recent trip.
The lake reopened to fishing on February 6. 4,000 pounds of rainbow trout went into the reservoir before the opener
Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing has been productive. Use ghost shrimp, salmon roe and lamprey eel for the sturgeon.
Rockfish and lingcod season will begin on April 1. Expect to bag limits of colorful rockfish, along with lingcod, while using bars, jigs and shrimp flies.
It won’t be long before the striper run begins in the Sacramento and Feather rivers. The fish typically start moving into the rivers in early March.
Expect the perch fishing to pick up off the Sonoma County Coast in March and April. Toss out pileworms, shrimp and plastic grubs for the best action.
Bay Area party boats will begin trolling anchovies and herring for halibut in March. This should be another great halibut season.
American River, CA – Following the opening of the Nimbus Hatchery fish ladder last week, California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff started spawning fall-run Chinook salmon on Monday, November 1...
Fish Sniffer Staff
CDFW to Host Public Meeting on California’s Salmon Fisheries Sacramento - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Dan Bacher
SACRAMENTO — Opponents of the Delta Tunnel project last month celebrated their successful campaign against Newsom’s trai...
Dan Bacher
Delta Tunnel opponents slam Gov. Newsom's revised budget plan to fast-track project SACRAMENTO - Sacramento — Governor G...
Dan Bacher
Tom Guzman knows that when Irvine Regional Park drops 800 pounds of fresh trout into the water, you’ve got to show up with a plan. He recently hit the lake and walked away with a beautiful 2.1 pound l...
Tom Guzman
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 Thugs
MADE Baits are getting attention everywhere this season. Originally crafted for trout, these baits have proven so effect...
Mike Cooper
