The landlocked king salmon fishery at Oroville has been a popular and exciting fishery at Lake Oroville since 2013, but the fishing took a back seat last year to the unfolding of events at Oroville Dam that resulted in the … Continued
The fishing didn’t start off as hot as it had when I’d visited Collins with Jason Graves and Andrea Kukulka a couple weeks before. On this early May trip, Fish Sniffer webmaster Wes Ward was my partner. Wes was in … Continued
Fishing in my local area is in a transitional period right now (in other words: not worth the time), but I was itching to get some water time in. My buddy Bret and I made plans earlier in the week … Continued
Lake Amador, located on Jackson Creek in the Mother Lode near Ione, lived up to its reputation as one of Northern California’s premier trout destinations during the NorCal trout Anglers Challenge held there on Saturday, April 28. A total of … Continued
I was using the “hybrid leadcore outfit” I’ve written so much about in the pages of the Fish Sniffer consisting of a short fluorocarbon top shot, 3 colors of 17 lb. leadcore and 20 lb. braid backing spooled on an … Continued
No fish gets me more excited than steelhead, whether I catch these often-elusive fish on a river or on a reservoir. I love their hard strikes, their unpredictable and often spectacular battles, and the beautiful photo targets they make after you … Continued
Big rainbow trout went on the bite at Norcal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) event at Collins Lake on Saturday, April 7, as evidenced by the many hefty fish weighed in. “We were extremely pleased that despite the downpour expected for … Continued
My wife Gena has caught a lot of big fish, including 100 pound tuna, 30 pound yellowtail, a 40 plus pound striper and a huge jack crevalle that was within a pound of the world record! The one fish that … Continued
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Rancho Seco Reservoir, a scenic 160-acre year-round recreational facility nestled in the rolling countryside of Sacramento County between Galt and Ione, has hosted trout derbies every spring since 1993 – and I’ve covered all but … Continued
Bank anglers did the best in the NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge event, sponsored by Angler’s Press and the Fish Sniffer magazine, at Lake Pardee during a cold front that moved into the Mother Lode days before. “Although the forecast … Continued