Chasing Oroville Kings!
By Mark Hall Well, January is in the books. Unfortunately, I was only able to get out one time to ...
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Emerald Water, Chrome Trout…
By Cal Kellogg Rain had fallen overnight and it was chilly. Both the air temperature and the water temperature hovered ...
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Folsom Lake, Sacramento’s Backyard Landlocked Chinook and Trout Fishery
When the salmon season is closed on the ocean and Central Valley rivers, anglers still have the chance to hook ...
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American River Steelhead Season Off to Tough Start for Most
The opening of the steelhead season in the upper section of the American River in Sacramento County was slow for ...
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Good Numbers of Salmon, Steelhead Return Again to Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery
Hundreds of steelhead are showing at the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery this season. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. ...
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I Caught My First Sturgeon!
By Stacy Barawed My cousin Michael and I had reserved spots aboard the Gatecrasher well ahead of sturgeon season. Our ...
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Rollins Lake Offers Great Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Crappie Fishing
Michael Allen shows off a couple of scrappy spotted bass typical of those that dominate the black bass fishery at ...
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Bass Angler Catches New Lake Record Crappie at New Melones
Josh Parris of San Andreas caught and released this 3.47-pound crappie, a new lake record, at New Melones Lake on ...
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Rounding Up Crabs & Rockfish Aboard The Happy Hooker!
By Stacy Barawed I’d been wanting to book a trip with Captain Jonathon Smith and his crew for a while ...
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Exploring For Sierra Trout!
By Kevin Hofer When the leaves begin to change, the days get shorter, nights get cooler this is my cue ...
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A 5 Pound Slump Buster At Collins Lake!
By Cal Kellogg If you are a serious angler, getting skunked from time to time is part of the game, ...
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Anglers Bag Three Trout Over 7 Pounds at Collins Lake NTAC Event
Rob Cetinich of San Jose had a fantastic day on November 3 when he won first place in the adult division ...
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Light Tackle Rockfish off the Big Sur Coast
Nick Ingram of San Jose holds up a brightly colored vermilion rockfish caught on a swimbait on light tackle off ...
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Go Light and Shallow for Sonoma Coast Rockfish
By Mark Fong A quick snap of the rod tip sent my small swimbait toward its target. Letting the bait ...
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Pulling Flies For Lake Davis Rainbows!
By Cal Kellogg Fall trout fishing is exploding throughout the Sierras and things are starting to pop in the foothills ...
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Tahoe: A Lake of Superlatives and State Fish Records
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – Legendary Lake Tahoe, straddling the state line between California and Nevada at an elevation of 6,225 feet, is a lake ...
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My First Lingcod Hunt Aboard The Pacific Dream!
By Stacy Barawed As I was reeling harder than I’d ever reeled before, I heard a man’s voice over my ...
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Lake Davis Produces Big Trout & Bigger Smiles
By Wes Ward The attention span of a twelve-year-old is about a tenth of how long it takes to read ...
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Pyramid Lake Trout Action Is Underway!
By Mike McNeilly If you haven't noticed, Pyramid Lake is getting a ton of ink these days. I'm one of ...
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Chinook Action Improves After Run4Salmon Tour of Sacramento River
During the Winnemem Wintu Run4Salmon last year, salmon fishing in the Sacramento Area was surprisingly good. As we were getting ...
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