BRENTWOOD –- Los Vaqueros Reservoir, a Contra Costa Water District reservoir that receives its water from the Delta, reopened on Saturday, September 26 to fishing after being closed on August because of a fire in the watershed. Anglers can … Continued
The Chinook salmon fishing on the Sacramento River in the Capital City area from Verona below the mouth of the Feather River to Freeport has begun to improve as fish move into the area on their upstream spawning migration. Although … Continued
BURSON – While known best for its bass fishing, the Mother Lode’s Lake Camanche, is a quality rainbow trout fishery targeted by shore and boat anglers throughout the year. The early summer and late fall, especially at a time of … Continued
The Golden State Salmon Association’s “Fish Like A Girl” charter group went outside the Golden Gate in pursuit of Chinook salmon on Sunday, August 16 – and experienced some of the wildest weather that they, the captain and the … Continued
2020, the year of the COVID 19 pandemic, has been one of the top years for big, bold landlocked Chinook salmon at Lake Oroville since the kings were stocked by the CDFW in 2013. While the fishing has … Continued
The Feather River below the Thermalio Afterbay outlet draws lots of bank anglers and boaters to target Chinook salmon every year. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. OROVILLE – The salmon season kicked off with a promising start on the … Continued
For many years, public bank angling access to the Port of Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel was problematic. This all changed in November 2007 when the Barge Canal Recreational Access to the port area was opened. Located … Continued
Beautiful Lower Bear River Reservoir, situated in Eldorado National Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 5850 feet, is the first reservoir to open every spring along the Highway 88 Corridor coming west from Stockton because it … Continued
Caples Lake, an El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) managed reservoir in Alpine County, offers an unbeatable combination of majestic alpine scenery and fine trophy trout fishing. Big browns and mackinaw lurk in the clear, pristine waters of Caples. The lake … Continued
The silvery fish leaped out of the water and then surged on one last run in the clear water. It was Memorial Day 1969 and this was the first time that I had ever fished for or hooked a … Continued