Reel Addiction Sportfishing Wraps 2025 Season Out of San Francisco Bay
Captain Ben Mechling of Reel Addiction Sportfishing marked the final day of the 2025 season out of San Francisco Bay. The trip focused on creating las...
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Birthday Crew Defies Forecast for Epic Day at Lawsons Landing
What a way to wrap up the holiday season. On December 20, the Duransare crew headed out to Lawsons Landing fully expecting a wet and windy slog with forecasts calling for an inch of rain and 10-20 mph gusts. Instead, they got treated to perfect conditions with flat calm water and barely a whisper of...
Crabbers Grind Out Dungeness Success at Lawson's Landing
The Durasnare team reported in from a recent crabbing outing at Lawson's Landing, where the action proved to be a grind but yielded a strong finish wi...
SF Bay Crab and Rockfish Action Remains Strong
Reel Addiction Sportfishing checked in from San Francisco Bay with impressive results from a recent combo trip, yielding 80 crab, 80 rockfish, 16 ling...
Triple Limits of Rockfish and Lingcod on Farallon Islands Crab Combo Trips
Anglers aboard the Reel Addiction 2 enjoyed outstanding action on a special Veterans Crab Combo Trip out of San Francisco Bay. Captain Shawn Taylor gu...
Delta Striper Bite Turns Wide Open
The California Delta is delivering red-hot striped bass action right now with water temperatures holding at 54 degrees. Anglers fishing with John Rich...
Spotlight on Conservation
SACRAMENTO — Opponents of the Delta Tunnel project last month celebrated their successful campaign against Newsom’s trailer bill to fast-track the Del...
Clear Lake Bass and Crappie Action Heating Up Midlake
Isabella checked in after another strong day chasing crappie and bass on Clear Lake, working the midlake zone where the bite is building daily. "The c...
Trout Action Perking Up at Lake Amador with Mixed Bag Limits
Tom Mailey of Get The Net Fishing Guide Service reported in with solid results from a recent outing on Lake Amador, hooking four out of six trout incl...
Rare Opportunity Hits Market: Bullard's Bar Lakeside Retreat for Kokanee Chasers
A rare opportunity hit the market recently with a house overlooking Bullard's Bar, giving anglers easy access to the lake's turquoise waters and deep ...
Persistence at Collins: Four Rainbows in Twenty Minutes Flat
Fishing Collins on 11/25, I was reminded that it ain't over until it's over. 2 clients and I spent 6 fruitless hours mostly trolling the lake for exac...
Volume 44 Issue 10 Out Now!
Check out the new Issue of The Fish Sniffer magazine for November 29, 2025 In this issue of The Fish Sniffer, we are moving from Fall into Winter. Muc...
Truckee River Fly Fishing Hits Its Prime with Stable Flows
TRUCKEE - With the rain/snow mix over the last week we did see the river come up and get a bit off color for a short while. As of today, the water has...
Truckee Area Lakes Donner Mackinaw and Rainbows Are Hitting
TRUCKEE - Donner Lake: Fishing remains solid. Mackinaw are hanging deeper—50 to 150 feet—and responding well to larger plugs and slow-trolled spoons. ...
Lake Tahoe Fall Mackinaw coming to the net
Lake Tahoe: Most ramps are closed for the winter except Sand Harbor, Pine Forest, and Cave Rock. Mackinaw are holding 50–150 feet deep off the west sh...
Rio Vista/Delta Striper Trolling Slows Down, Spoon Bite Picks Up
RIO VISTA – The striper bite for trollers in the Delta has been very slow lately, according to legendary trolling expert Mark Wilson. Mark said he and...
Pyramid Lake Trout are being caught all over with all methods!
Pyramid lake has turned over and the surface temperature has dropped almost 10 degrees in a matter of a couple weeks. The lake is still stabilizing an...
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