If you’ve been waiting to see what Daiwa has in store for 2026, you’re in for a treat. I just got back from the trade show floor where I had the chance to get hands-on with Daiwa’s brand-new lineup of reels and rods—and let me tell you, some of this gear is going to turn heads.

Ken, a longtime angler and President of CA Striped Bass Association just brought in a serious collection of used fishing gear—mooching rods, Shimano reels, Fenwick rods, and more.

Alex and the Catch Happy crew brought a fresh Lake Berryessa king salmon straight to the dinner table — and trust us, this one’s worth trying at home!

Chase McWhorter stopped by Sweeneys Wednesday morning to pick up his “Wild ThIng” striper lure before heading out to the Napa River

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We’re thrilled to announce that Joe Wagner, a fifth-generation Napa Valley

If you haven't yet heard about the best spoons for Trout and King Salmon fishing on Lake Berryessa, you are about to find out why all the to

Benicia Salmon bite is showing signs of life. The typical end of September and beginning of October salmon bite is starting up.

I came away from the show feeling very confident that the outdoor industry is coming on strong with new products as well as

Once again, the Napa River continues to be the hot bite. Starting to sound like a broken record here, but the Striper bite is red hot in our

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Austin and Alex fished the Sacramento River out of Discovery Park again last week. One of the key things we are learning, doing this we

The summer Striper bite is in full swing on the Napa River. We continued to get good reports this week! Trolling and casting in and around

We are two weeks into our river salmon season and there are fresh bright king salmon making their way up the Sacramento and Feather rivers.

The Catfish bite has been really strong up at the lake. We continue to get really good reports of catfish being caught throughout the lake.

The stripers are in the river in pretty good numbers right now! We continue to get mixed reports on catching them. It seems that the anglers