Michael Allen shows off a couple of scrappy spotted bass typical of those that dominate the black bass fishery at Rollins now. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. Like many reservoirs in California, Rollins Lake’s fishery has undergone a … Continued
Josh Parris of San Andreas caught and released this 3.47-pound crappie, a new lake record, at New Melones Lake on November 15. Photo courtesy of JOSH PARRIS GUIDE SERVICE, San Andreas. ANGELS CAMP – Crappie may be far and … Continued
Roger Mammon, President of the California Striped Bass Association (CSBA) West Delta Chapter, testifies at the California Fish and Game Commission meeting in Sacramento on August 7, 2019. Photo by Dan Bacher. All anglers are reminded that their presence is … Continued
RANCHO CORDOVA – This has been a slow year for salmon fishing on the American River. Very few anglers are still fishing in the section of river open to fishing from the SMUD powerline at the southwest boundary of Ancil … Continued
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
R.I.P. Robert Light, the Delta cartoonist whose Rio Life was published regularly in the Rio Vista River News, recently passed away. He spoke truth to power. He predicted exactly what would happen when Gavin Newsom won the election for Governor … 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
The PG&E shutoffs of power to over 2 million people in recent weeks, including those of Fish Sniffer staff, readers and advertisers, have made our lives very difficult in northern and central California. People’s work, personal and fishing schedules have … Continued
New state water plan would increase water exports by 373,000 acre feet per year on average The Gavin Newsom Administration on November 21 announced two separate but related actions that will have a big impact on protections for Delta smelt, Sacramento River winter-run … Continued