The Fish Sniffer

Sacramento River Stripers on the Fly...

Written By: H2F Guide Service, May 15, 2013
Species: Stripers,
Location: Sacramento River- Middle,

H2F Guide Service had two fishermen aboard today in search of Striped Bass. We hit the water at 5:30 with 9 weight fly rods and hand tied clousers.  We knew it was going to be a great day when the first cast yielded a...

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Berryessa Kokes on the bite

Written By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, May 13, 2013
Species: Trout, Kokanee,
Location: Berryessa Reservoir,

Today had 3 clients, 2 of which were cancels so actually only 1 client today.  Decided to give Berryessa another shot.  Boy am I glad I did.  Been a while since I've gotten into those nice Kokanee again.  Got 2 limits of...

Melones still producing limits of...

Written By: Fishin’ James Guide Service, May 13, 2013
Species: Trout, Kokanee,
Location: New Melones Reservoir,

Took 3 clients out for a nice warm day to target Kokanee and Trout on New Melones Resivour.  There was a large flotilla of boats between the spillway and dam so I decided to stay away.  Trolled from the spillway to the...

Shore Fishermen Nail Husky Rainbows...

Written By: Dan Bacher, April 27, 2013
Species: Trout,
Location: Bass Lake, Frenchman Lake,

(Chilcoot)   Since the ice on Frenchman Lake thawed a couple of weeks ago,rainbow trout fishing has been great. Robert Spiva of Reno, NV, a longtime fisherman on Frenchman Lake, caught his limit at Snallygaster   using  ...

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Striper Run Hits Spring Stride

Written By: Dan Bacher, Feisty Fish Guide Service, MSJ Guide Service, April 27, 2013
Species: Stripers,
Location: Feather River- Upper, Feather River- Lower,

(Yuba   City)   Striper   fishing   was   good   until   the   Department   of   Water   Resources

dropped the flows, making navigating the river difficult. Combined releases below

the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet are only...

Striper Run Hits Spring Stride

Written By: Feisty Fish Guide Service, Rustic Rob’s Guide Service, April 26, 2013
Species: Stripers, Sturgeon,
Location: Sacramento River- Middle, Sacramento River- Delta,

(Yuba City) Striped bass fishing is “wide open” on the Sacramento from Colusa to Verona, reported Scott Feist of Feisty Fish Guide Service.“We’re just crushing them,” said Feist. “The two guys fishing with me today, as...

Trouters Prosper When Conditions...

Written By: Cal Kellogg, Mike Bogue’s Guide Service, April 25, 2013
Species: Trout,
Location: Sacramento River- Upper,

(Redding) Over the past couple weeks the north state has seen an impressive array of weather, from warm sunny days to heavy rain to high winds.When the weather is fair the trout fishing on the Sacramento River from...

Bass And Trout Bite Explodes!

Written By: Dan Bacher, Danny Lloyd, Fishin’ James Guide Service, April 24, 2013
Species: Landlocked Salmon, Kokanee, Bass, Trout,
Location: Berryessa Reservoir,

(Sacramento) “The bass fishing at Lake Berryessa is on fire,” said Don Paganelli ofPaganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience. “It’s ridiculous.”“On my last trip, the three anglers fishing with me – Hiro Hayashigatani, his wife...

Lake Almanor Browns and Bass Bite!...

Written By: Ashley Quadros, Big Daddy’s Guide Service, April 23, 2013
Species: Bass, Trout,
Location: Lake Almanor,

(Chester) “The brown trout bite is still on at Almanor and with the winds we hadthis week the bite should be prolonged a week or two. The water temperature wasinto the fifties, but after all the wind it’s back down into...

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Sacramento River Stripers

Written By: MSJ Guide Service, April 21, 2013
Species: Stripers,
Location: Sacramento River- Middle,

I had two great clients out on the River today. We hooked 6 stripers for the day, lost 2 as we reeled them in; all-in-all we ended up with 3 keepers. Still had a great day on the river with some cool guys.