American River/Sacramento Area Salmon Fishing Is Tough, But Fish Are Big & Bright SACRAMENTO – Salmon fishing has been slow for anglers fishing in both the Sacramento River and the American River in the metropolitan area, but the fish … Continued
Berkeley/Fisherman’s Wharf Farallon Islands Yields Epic Rockfish and Lingcod Fishing If you like to catch limits of both rockfish and lingcod, it’s time to hit the Farallon Islands. “We experienced epic fishing at the Farallon islands today,” reported James, … Continued
Berkeley/San Francisco Farallon Island Trips Kick Out Lingcod and Rockfish Limits BERKELEY – Charter boats departing from the Berkeley Marina are bagging limits of both rockfish and lingcod on trips outside of the Golden Gate to the Farallon Islands. “We … Continued
Lake Tahoe Mackinaw Bite Is Hot We know it feels like it, but it’s not quite summer yet! Spring fishing is excellent right now and Tahoe Sport Fishing is having success in the mornings and afternoons. We are still targeting … Continued
The Fish Sniffer Magazine Going Forward The Covid 19 epidemic affected the whole world in a myriad of ways, and the Fish Sniffer newspaper was mortally wounded. We lost a tremendous amount of ad revenue for various reasons, mostly because … Continued
Monterey Bay Trollers Nail Salmon at Soquel Hole, Pajaro SANTA CRUZ – The salmon fishing was good for anglers who trolled near the Soquel Hole and in front of Pajaro on the weekend of June 5 to 6. “The west … Continued
Lake Oroville Landlocked Chinooks Are Big But Few and Far Between OROVILLE – It continues to be a case of quality, not quantity for salmon anglers trolling at Lake Oroville. Salmon from 8 to just under 12 pounds have … Continued
Almanor Fishing Report Tough Bite for Rainbows, Browns and Bass Chester – High winds coupled with unsettled weather have made for uncomfortable fishing conditions the past few days. The bite remains tough at best. That said the fish we are … Continued
Lake Almanor Midge Hatch and Flying Ants Make Fishing Tough Chester – The bite on Almanor remains tough; insects remain the diet of choice with prolific hatches going off daily. Add a couple of ant hatches and these fish have … Continued
I started fishing Shasta Lake in 2012 when I moved to Redding from Eureka, Ca. where I spent many years fishing the coastal rivers, but rarely spent much time on the lakes, as most were relatively far away. After my … Continued