By Stacy Barawed I’d been wanting to book a trip with Captain Jonathon Smith and his crew for a while now, so when an opening became available on Sunday’s rockfish and crab combo on the Happy Hooker, I couldn’t pass … Continued
By Kevin Hofer When the leaves begin to change, the days get shorter, nights get cooler this is my cue to get the kayak up to the Sierras before the snow comes and closes it off for the winter. I’ve … Continued
By Cal Kellogg If you are a serious angler, getting skunked from time to time is part of the game, but you don’t have to like it! A few weeks back I attended the Norcal Angler’s Challenge Trout Tournament at … Continued
Rob Cetinich of San Jose had a fantastic day on November 3 when he won first place in the adult division of the two-day NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) event at Collins Lake by landing the largest fish, a 7.92 lb. … Continued
Nick Ingram of San Jose holds up a brightly colored vermilion rockfish caught on a swimbait on light tackle off the Big Sur coast aboard the Kahuna out of Moss Landing. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. MOSS LANDING – … Continued
By Mark Fong A quick snap of the rod tip sent my small swimbait toward its target. Letting the bait fall through the water column, I methodically counted it down to 35 feet before closing the bail on my … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Fall trout fishing is exploding throughout the Sierras and things are starting to pop in the foothills too at places like Collins Lake and New Melones. My most recent trout fishing adventure took me to Lake Davis. … Continued
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – Legendary Lake Tahoe, straddling the state line between California and Nevada at an elevation of 6,225 feet, is a lake of superlatives and California state gamefish records. It is the largest alpine lake in North America, holding 122,160,280 acre-feet of water when full. … Continued
By Stacy Barawed As I was reeling harder than I’d ever reeled before, I heard a man’s voice over my shoulder. “No matter how hard you try,” he muttered, “you’re never gonna catch that fish…” I ignored the voice, unwilling … Continued
By Wes Ward The attention span of a twelve-year-old is about a tenth of how long it takes to read the title of this article, which can make fishing with my twelve-year-old son, Jacob, a painful experience if the bite … Continued