The San Joaquin River: From the High Sierra to the Delta
The first time I ever fished the San Joaquin River was in its pristine Middle Fork, high in the Sierra ...
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Kayak Attack Rainbows At Collins Lake!
I was using the “hybrid leadcore outfit” I’ve written so much about in the pages of the Fish Sniffer consisting ...
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Thousands of Steelhead Planted In Thermalito Afterbay
No fish gets me more excited than steelhead, whether I catch these often-elusive fish on a river or on a reservoir ...
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5.87 Lb. Rainbow Tops Catches at NTAC Collins Lake Event
Big rainbow trout went on the bite at Norcal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) event at Collins Lake on Saturday, April ...
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Looking For One Big Trout…!
My wife Gena has caught a lot of big fish, including 100 pound tuna, 30 pound yellowtail, a 40 plus ...
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NorCal Female Fish Slayers Bag Sturgeon Limits!
By Marisa Escareno I rolled up to the boat launch at 6:30 in the morning on March 11, ready for ...
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SMUD Rancho Seco Derby Delivers Lots of Large Rainbows
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Rancho Seco Reservoir, a scenic 160-acre year-round recreational facility nestled in the rolling countryside of ...
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Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby Draws 300 Participants
Steve Griffin of Marina won the grand master trophy in the fourteenth annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Tournament in ...
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You Should Have Been Here Yesterday, Wait I Mean Tomorrow!
You should have been here yesterday! That’s a phrase all of us anglers have heard, at times in jest and ...
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Die Hard Sturgeon Fishermen Show Grit at Addathon Ironman Sturgeon Derby
PITTSBURG - There’s guys that fish for sturgeon, and then there’s fishermen that fish for sturgeon. Want to know what ...
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Anglers Brave Chilly Weather at Lake Pardee NTAC Event
Bank anglers did the best in the NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge event, sponsored by Angler’s Press and the Fish Sniffer ...
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White Paper Commissioned by Delta Tunnels Proponents Claims CAWaterFix Would ‘Benefit’ Fish
The Orange County Coastkeeper has commissioned a white paper, “Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Fishes,” claiming Governor Jerry ...
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Salmon Fishing Will Open on April 7 Below Pigeon Point, Remain Closed Above
The opening of California’s recreational ocean salmon season from Point Arena to Pigeon Point on the first Saturday in April ...
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A Day on Lake Berryessa with Louis Cardenas of the Kayak City Fishing Team
by Louis Cardenas As I loaded my brand new 2018 Hobie Pro Angler 12, I was stoked to get on ...
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Mixed News for Sacramento and Klamath Salmon Reported at CDFW Meeting
Wade Sinnen, CDFW environmental scientist, speaks at the salmon fishery information meeting in Santa Rosa on March 1. Photo by ...
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Kayak City Fishing Team’s Newest Member Finds Big Bass Deep
The Kayak City Fishing Team is a diverse and passionate group of twelve kayak fishermen and women who peruse sportfishing ...
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Finding Trout…
So, I recently had a Fish Sniffer reader reach out to me and ask several questions about trout fishing. I ...
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California’s War on Hunting and Fishing Continues!
It’s was more than 40 years ago, but for some reason I remember the comment like the conversation took place ...
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CDFW Is Planting 200,000 Steelhead In Thermalito Afterbay This Year
If you want to catch landlocked steelhead, Thermalito Afterbay on the Feather River will be the place to go this ...
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Trout Fishing Hot At San Pablo Reservoir NTAC
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) tour kicked off the 2018 season on February 3 with superb fishing and unseasonably ...
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