Melynda DoddsStay up to date with the latest fishing reports and expert tips.
James StoneTahoe is world famous for their Lake Trout and Kokanee fishing. The east side tends to be quieter away from the bustle of the south side, so if you're planning a trip this spring or summer, give Norm ...
Norm DennyHere's a quick life hack, if you want to catch Stripers (or bigger Stripers), just use the gear made by a pro who makes ...
Kevin Brock
Check out this 39 inch 19.5 lb Striper Matt caught trolling the Montezuma Slough. He used a White deep diver with a whit...
Fish Sniffer Magazine
Southern Oregon is non-stop with the Rogue River Springers and the Kings from the Salt. If you want to get these off you...
Dillyn ParadzinskiIf you're fishing out of Half Moon Bay and chasing those salmon, you might catch some bonito along the way. (And they fight hard!) Whether this is your first time or you've been waiting years for this...
Melynda DoddsWe got a salmon season in the San Francisco Bay Area. June 27 thru July 22. Season ends once a 34,900 quota is reached. ...
Chris Probst
Halibut season is off to a great start for anglers out of Northern California. Tanya weathered a rainy Friday and got th...
Fish Sniffer Magazine
2026 Salmon Season is already underway, and we're looking at a big comeback year. Call/text Ben to see if he's got some ...
Ben Mechling
Need a fully rigged out F450 to carry all that Salmon you're going to catch this year? Ask the guys at Trucksmart for this one.
Trucksmart
You've fished enough SoCal lakes to know most baits do the job on a good day. Every once in a while though something com...
Fish Thugs
Mike Cooper from MADE Baits took his new mini jig lineup straight to Prado Regional Park Lake for a real-world test, and...
Mike Cooper
You pull up to Mountain Lakes Resort near Lytle Creek and it's hard not to get excited. The mountain air, trees hugging ...
Dancin Fish Baits
Kittle’s Outdoor Sports in Colusa is having a huge sale in conjunction with the Northern California Guides and Sportsmen’s Association Striped Bass Derby. Both the Derby and Sale dates will be April 1...
Paul Kneeland
The Bay Area doesn't see too many trout derbies, so shlotrd is making it happen! Starts today, March 16th, and goes thro...
J.P. Moore
Colusa on the Sacramento River keeps things simple for spring fishing with the state recreation area and its public boat...
James Stone
Kittle’s Outdoor Sports in Colusa is celebrating 25 years in business and offering a fantastic sale on EVERYTHING in the...
Paul Kneeland
Check out the new Issue of The Fish Sniffer magazine for March 20, 2026. We cover everything from the 2026 Salmon Season, what's happening at Pyramid Lake, Lake Almanor, Delta, Lake Shasta, Folsom, Berryessa, Fisherman's Wharf and more!
If you're fishing out of Half Moon Bay and chasing those salmon, you might catch some bonito along the way. (And they fight hard!) Whether this is your first time or you've been waiting years for this...
Melynda DoddsHere's a quick life hack, if you want to catch Stripers (or bigger Stripers), just use the gear made by a pro who makes ...
Kevin BrockWe got a salmon season in the San Francisco Bay Area. June 27 thru July 22. Season ends once a 34,900 quota is reached. ...
Chris ProbstCheck out this 39 inch 19.5 lb Striper Matt caught trolling the Montezuma Slough. He used a White deep diver with a whit...
Fish Sniffer MagazineTahoe is world famous for their Lake Trout and Kokanee fishing. The east side tends to be quieter away from the bustle of the south side, so if you're planning a trip this spring or summer, give Norm ...
Norm DennySouthern Oregon is non-stop with the Rogue River Springers and the Kings from the Salt. If you want to get these off you...
Dillyn Paradzinski
The weather in Tahoe is definitely warming up nicely. If you're planning a Spring or Summer trip out here, one of the be...
Norm Denny
Fishing for Springer in Southern Oregon remains hot, just check out this picture from Dillyn of DP Guide Services. Calif...
Dillyn Paradzinski
Mike Cooper of MADE Baits caught this brown in the Eastern Sierras. He hit the river reservoir edge during the tail end of a fall storm before check in and found a heavy pumpkin colored buck brown. It...
Mike Cooper
Rio Vista/Delta Get Ready for Spring Striper and Sturgeon Fishing! RIO VISTA - The latest storms, resulting in muddy and...
Dan Bacher
BURSON – Shore anglers and rental boaters are catching big numbers of black bass, particularly smallmouths, at Pardee La...
Dan Bacher
ANGELS CAMP – While kokanee salmon fishing has petered out as the fish go upriver to spawn, fishing for rainbow trout is...
Dan BacherHefty largemouth bass are the reward for anglers using live scopes to locate fish. Use shad pattern swimbaits, jigs and other lures for the best success.
Holdover rainbows, recent planters and king salmon are being caught by experienced anglers. Troll with Trout Trix Worms, Speedy Shiners and other lures from the surface to 25 feet deep.
Sanddabs, along with petrale sole and mackerel, are the reward for anglers venturing out on charter boats out of Santa Cruz and Monterey. Tom’s jigs, tipped with squid strips, are the top lures.
Trollers are catching rainbow trout on spoons and plastic worms behind dodgers. Shore anglers are hooking trout while tossing out PowerBait and nightcrawlers.
The spotted bass action should shift into high gear for anglers using small swimbaits and soft plastics. Expect to catch fish in the 15 to 25 foot range.
Fishing for striped bass is tough on the Delta. However, anglers trolling Dredger lures and spooning in the Port of Sacramento and Deep Water Channel are catching fish averaging 6 pounds.
The stretch of river below Nimbus Fish Hatchery is producing steelhead. Anglers are throwing spoons, drifting nightcrawlers under floats and pulling an array of plugs.
The steelhead season is in full swing. Boaters are hooking bright steelies while pulling plugs, while shore anglers are using fish pills, yarn and salmon roe.
Rainbow and brown trout are hitting flies on the Truckee River. The stonefly hatch is expected to begin in March.
Steelhead fishing has been tough since dam removal. However, one guide reported catching and releasing 6 adult fish while fly fishing on a recent trip.
The lake reopened to fishing on February 6. 4,000 pounds of rainbow trout went into the reservoir before the opener
Catch-and-release sturgeon fishing has been productive. Use ghost shrimp, salmon roe and lamprey eel for the sturgeon.
Rockfish and lingcod season will begin on April 1. Expect to bag limits of colorful rockfish, along with lingcod, while using bars, jigs and shrimp flies.
It won’t be long before the striper run begins in the Sacramento and Feather rivers. The fish typically start moving into the rivers in early March.
Expect the perch fishing to pick up off the Sonoma County Coast in March and April. Toss out pileworms, shrimp and plastic grubs for the best action.
Bay Area party boats will begin trolling anchovies and herring for halibut in March. This should be another great halibut season.
We're all getting amped up for salmon season in California, but the rules and regs for 2026 are still in the works. Check out this video where James Stone, president of NorCal Guides & Sportsmen Assoc...
James Stone
Good News: California’s 2026 ocean salmon season scheduled to open on April 11 from Pigeon Point south By Dan Bacher SAC...
Dan Bacher
Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association: The Sportsman’s Voice The Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association (NCGASA...
James Stone
CDFW to Host Public Meeting on California’s Salmon Fisheries Sacramento - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife...
Dan BacherYou've fished enough SoCal lakes to know most baits do the job on a good day. Every once in a while though something comes along that just works better on the bigger trout. These larger Thug Crushers ...
Fish ThugsMike Cooper from MADE Baits took his new mini jig lineup straight to Prado Regional Park Lake for a real-world test, and...
Mike CooperYou pull up to Mountain Lakes Resort near Lytle Creek and it's hard not to get excited. The mountain air, trees hugging ...
Dancin Fish Baits
Tom Guzman knows that when Irvine Regional Park drops 800 pounds of fresh trout into the water, you’ve got to show up wi...
Tom Guzman
