Deadliest Catch? Well Almost…
With a parade of violent Pacific storms battering California you would have had to have been a moron to think that the weather beyond the Golden Gate was going to be pleasant. The fact of the matter was that … Continued
Low Ocean Salmon Abundance Points to Season Restrictions
Hundreds of people, including commercial fishermen, charter boat skippers and recreational anglers, packed a large room at the Sonoma County Water Agency offices in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, March 2, to hear the discouraging news from state and federal scientists … Continued
Sturgeon Gobble Eel
(Martinez) Captain Chris Smith of Captain Hook Sportfishing has been doing well on sturgeon, boating one or more keepers most days while fishing out of the Martinez Marina. Anglers fishing with Smith not only have a good chance of … Continued
Crab Season Opens Below Pt. Reyes!
(Berkeley) After weeks of inactivity, East Bay charter boats are once again on the water now that the recreational crabbing season has opened south of Point Reyes. The Happy Hooker piloted by Captain Jim Smith, headed out on the hunt … Continued
On The Hunt For Suisun Bay Sturgeon
With five Fish Sniffer supporters all itching to catch a sturgeon aboard Captain Chris Smith’s Captain Hook, I didn’t even plan on picking up a fishing rod during the trip and in retrospect maybe it would have been better if … Continued