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Fish Sniffer Staff

Fish Sniffer Magazine has been the trusted source for West Coast anglers since 1982, delivering honest fishing reports, proven tactics, and timely intel from waters across California, Nevada, and Oregon. Covering every major freshwater and saltwater bite from Sierra trout and kokanee to ocean salmon, stripers, sturgeon, halibut, rockfish, bass, and beyond, it keeps generations of sportsmen dialed in on hot bites, regulations, derbies, and techniques that fill limits and coolers. Now with biweekly print and digital issues plus FishSniffer.com loaded with daily updates, expert columns, and reports straight from the water, Fish Sniffer remains the essential publication that arms West Coast fishermen with the real information they need for successful days on the water.

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. Much cooler temperatures, rain and some snow has come to Northern Californial. Trout, salmon, bass, panfish, stripers, catfish and all other species will...

28 Nov 2025
Volume 44 Issue 10 Out Now!
Volume 44 Issue 10 Out Now!

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...

Big Rainbow Trout at Lake Gregory

Big Rainbow Trout at Lake Gregory

Luis Gonzalez started November strong at Lake Gregory and landed a thick 4.10-pound rainbow trout on the 1st right next to the boat docks. The fish to...

EBMUD 2026 Boat Launch Plan

EBMUD 2026 Boat Launch Plan

EBMUD partially reopens launches in 2026 after year-long closure to stop invasive golden mussel. Plan approved November 12, 2025. No mussels in EBMUD ...

Rockfish Limits off San Francisco Wharf

Rockfish Limits off San Francisco Wharf

San Francisco, CA – Tanya fished a crab/rockfish combo trip from Fisherman’s Wharf. The boat limited on rockfish in one hour. Anglers worked depths of...

Early November Delta Stripers are biting

Early November Delta Stripers are biting

Stripers are active and we are having steady action. We are mixing up approaches each day. We are trolling when they want to chase, casting when they ...

Browns in Eastern Sierras

Browns in Eastern Sierras

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 i...

Salmon on the American

Salmon on the American

Dan Bacher fished American River salmon with Kailyr Perry of Kailyrs Guide Service to wrap up October. The short season ended Oct. 31. This is the riv...

Don Pedro Trout are biting on spoons

Don Pedro Trout are biting on spoons

Dan Williams and young angler Bradley enjoyed a productive trip on Don Pedro. They trolled blue spoons at 27 to 46 feet. The bite was consistent on Ra...