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2002 FISHING REPORT
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 13:47:28
Current Report: Delta The sturgeon are on the prowl, the prehistorics are making their annual migration up river. You have to have perserverence and patience for these bottom feeders. The baits of choice are all your shrimp baits like mud, grass and ghost shrimp. Pile worms, sardines, herring, eel and shad will also attract the sturgies. Start out fishing with the low or high tides. The main thing is to find some drop offs, ledges and humps off the main channel.. that seems to be the area where they are feeding. Stripers are in the same areas and will hit the same baits. Trolling rebels and jigs has been effective as well as casting jigs and shad wraps to catch the striped bass. This is going to be another banner season! American/Feather Rivers Steelhead are feeding and hitting roe and glow bugs. You want to back bounce or drift to catch the steelhead. Be cautious when entering the main runs.. you don't want to spook the steelhead as they are alot more finicky than the salmon are. The ironheads put on a very good battle when hooked, with their acrobatics and long runs! Catch ya later.. keep a tight line! Captain Rene'
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2002 at 17:18:40
Current Report: Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 18:43:29
Current Report:
Sacramento & American Rivers
The late fall run of salmon are in and they are chrome bright! We are fishing the American and Sacramento Rivers using flatfish with a sardine wrap and Uncle Larrys spinners. We've caught salmon from 14 to 38 lbs this week. The American River Steelhead are starting to arrive too! We caught a 4 lb steelhead trolling a flatfish in the American.
Feather River
The fall run steelhead have arrived. Now's your chance to do battle with these acrobatic fish! You'll want to gear up with 6lb test and use roe or nightcrawlers. For artificials use flies, puff balls or glow bugs, don't be surprised if you hook a salmon. Keep a tight line!
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 18:43:29
Current Report: Sacramento & American Rivers The late fall run of salmon are in and they are chrome bright! We are fishing the American and Sacramento Rivers using flatfish with a sardine wrap and Uncle Larrys spinners. We've caught salmon from 14 to 38 lbs this week. The American River Steelhead are starting to arrive too! We caught a 4 lb steelhead trolling a flatfish in the American. Feather River The fall run steelhead have arrived. Now's your chance to do battle with these acrobatic fish! You'll want to gear up with 6lb test and use roe or nightcrawlers. For artificials use flies, puff balls or glow bugs, don't be surprised if you hook a salmon. Keep a tight line!
Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at 14:19:19
Current Report: Sacramento River/Woodson Bridge The fishing's been great! The schools of King Salmon are moving into the Woodson Bridge area and the fishing has been awsome! They're hitting drifted and backbounced roe. The quickfish and flatfish bite is also very good. The flows have stabilized from the Woodson Bridge down to the Hamilton Bridge. Words of advise.. bring fresh sardines for your flatfish wrap and cure your roe in Procure to catch the bright fish. My wife came up for the Labor Day weekend and still has a sore wrist from the two gorgeous salmon she caught... they're in the smoker now! Just this morning we saw fish jumping everywhere it was a sight to see! We still have openings in September and October... call me if you want to book a trip. I'll be up there till the first week in October.
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 07:08:20
Current Report: Sacramento Salmon are in the river in force,going to be a banner year. Use flatfish Sardine -wrap,Spinners & roe. One way to catch fish is to back troll the flatfish down stream slowly.or drift roe down stream is effective. On the shore you cast spinners,roe will work also. Keep a tight line while playing the fish,good luck. American/Feather river The feather is producing fish as we speak to 42lbs. Roe back bounce down stream,flatfish back trolled down stream will work. Shore fishing use Roe,Spinners. Cast across the stream work back slowly, hang on tight to your rod,they hit hard. Captain Rene'
Date: Monday, June 10, 2002 at 12:36:52
Current Report: Feather/American Rivers The Feather/American River salmon are here now. On June 8th we caught a 42 pounder and a 16 pounder on lures in the Feather. We're using flatfish, spinner lures and Gibbs Minnows. Pound for pound these king salmon are hard to beat! The ocean catches have been very good so we're looking forward to a banner year again on the Feather/American Rivers. We're booking for salmon now, so book early for the best dates. We're also catching shad in the Feather and American Rivers. The mini tarpins sure fight hard.. they'er alot of fun to catch! The best techniques for shad are to use a pink, yellow or white twist tail on a 1/32 oz or 1/16 oz pink jighead and a barrel swivel with two splitshots on a 36" leader. Cast it across the river and bounce it back toward you....or you can jig it up and down. Keep a tight line! Sacramento River July 16th is the opener for the salmon season. Now's the time to start booking for salmon trips. We'll be fishing in the Corning area near Woodson Bridge/RV Camp (check my website for maps/locations). Delta The stripers are feeding on sardines and anchovies from Decker Island to Walnut Grove. Use a balancing beam... it will help you catch more fish. You'll have to catch a lot of little ones to get a big one... but you'll have plenty of action all day!! Start fishing one hour before high tide and one hour after low tide. You will catch catfish too. Clams are the best bait for catfish.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2002 at 08:15:56
Current Report: Delta The spring stripers are flooding the delta. They are making their migration through the delta area. As I predicted, the striper run has been very good. The most consistant method has been trolling rebels and jigs. The best times are with the high and low tides. Don't be afraid to explore different areas of the delta. The Delta is a vast area and the stripers have lots of hiding places. We are also catching fish with bait; sardines, anchovies and shrimp. Start fishing at the high tide to the end of the low tide when you're bait fishing. Places to fish would be the flats and ledges. The best set-up is a #3/0 Gami hook with a sliding sinker with lead weight from 2-5 ozs. Set this up on a balancing beam....if you use this method... I guarantee you'll catch a fish! Feather/American Rivers The striper runs are on at the mouth of both rivers. You can troll with rebels and bombers or you can use bait, anchoring up. Use the same traditional baits; anchovies, sardines and shrimp. Live bait can be very effective at times. The best times to try live baits is April through July. Top water fishing is alot of fun too! Use Pencil Poppers, Sarspooks and Woodchuckers. Good luck out there... Keep a tight line! Captain Rene'
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2002 at 10:17:47
Current Report: Delta Sturgeon and stripers are taking center stage. It's that time of the year again to fish for the prehistorics. They're special in that they only run during this time of the year. You have to have a lot of patience and perserverence to catch one. You might catch one during the first hour of fishing and maybe not till the last hour. Use the traditional baits such as shrimp baits, sardines and pileworms... the the latest thing is eel which works well because it stays on the hook and the crabs can't get it off either. You want to look for ledges and humps for the best places to catch the sturgeys and stay near the deep channel edges. Start your fishing at the high tide and fish through the low tide. It seems that the out go is best. Remember, patience and perserverence pays off. The spring run stripers are starting their migration up the river too. As the water warms up, trolling will be more effective using rebels, bombers and jigs. All your traditional baits will work; shrimp, sardines, pileworms and anchovies. The best method is to use fresh bait with a sliding sinker with 1 to 8 ozs of weight with a 3/O to 9/O hook. Feather/American Rivers The steelhead run is here. We are catching steelhead up to 8 lbs. using roe, nightcrawlers and backtrolling plugs. The striper run should be here shortly and will be entering the Sacramento River at Discover and the Feather River at Verona. We're going to be trolling rebels and jigs and using the traditional baits like anchovies, sardines and live minnows for stripers. It's going to be a banner year.. so book early for the best dates.
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002 at 10:30:34
Current Report: Delta The sturgeon are coming into the river with the muddy flow, the bottom has turned over and the sturgeon are on the prowl. It's very important to be out there before the tide changes, at least two hours before high tide and fish till the bottom of the low tide. The sturgeon will be feeding somewhere in between these two tides, you may have to move from place to place till you find them. We're using eel, sardines, shad, ghost shrimp, mud shrimp and grass shrimp scented with Pro-cure scents/oils. I find the best set-up is 3/0 to 10/0 hooks with 4 ft leaders made of cable or 40 to 60 lb test line. Fishing spots to look for would be drop-offs, ledges and humps. These are are good spots because the stugeon will be looking for food in these areas. Don't forget about the stripers... there out there too, but there in the winter mode. They hit the same baits as the sturgeon. Be patient, if you haven't felt a hit in a while, check your bait because it's a very light bite. A good way to bait fish is to use a balancing beam and put it in free spool so you can see when your pole dips... then set the hook. Trolling right now is at a stand still. It will be better when the water warms up. Keep a tight line! American/Feather Rivers The American is full of steelies right now from the hatchery to the mouth, and they are huge.. up to 17 lbs. However they're very spooky and in a bad mood after traveling so far to get here. The river flow is at 1,500 CFS and low and clear. The steelies are hitting roe, nightcrawlers, puffballs, wee warts and hotshots. Please use caution, caution, caution when entering the water. Don't walk over the steelhead/salmon redds (spawning beds) and please release steelhead whenever possible... they're an endangered species.
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