Check out the new Issue of The Fish Sniffer magazine for September 19, 2025 In this issue of The Fish Sniffer, we are looking forward to Fall, the be...

Limits of Kokanee were the rule for everyone on board during the month of August!

Fishing this fall is still going strong up and down the Bay Area coastline! All the usual suspects (halibut, lingcod, rockfish) are readily available....

The beaches have been alive with action lately! Surf perch are showing up just about everywhere. Most are palm-sized, which makes for some fun on ligh...

On September 2nd, I decided to go to Santa Ana River Lakes again in the afternoon to fish for catfish and test my luck. I went for the midday session ...

Huge Half Moon Bay Sea Bass   By Joseph Gonzalez     I live in Pacifica and have been fishing for many years out of Half Moon Bay. This year my buddy ...

Jigging for Late Season Kokanee by Jack Naves In the middle of summer, kokanee roam like grazing cattle over open water feeding on plankton.  Catching...

Catching Multiple Species at Bucks Lake! By Paul J. Kneeland John Brassfield of Foresthill and I took a quick trip to Bucks Lake with his truck and...

Victory: Broad Coalition Stops Governor’s Trailer Bills to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel SACRAMENTO - A broad coalition of Tribes, environmental justice gr...