4-4-11

I headed out this morning with a couple of good friends to do a little scouting on the Feather River for stripers. We hit the water at 7:00 AM and fished until 10:00 AM. We trolled for awhile and had a double hook up on spring run salmon, but could not get a stripers to hit the plugs so we switched to bait. We ended up catching 6 stripers of which 3 were nice sized keeper fish in the 5-10 pound range. The action was by no means fast and furious but we did not put alot of effort into it either. I just wanted to take a look before I start taking clients towards the end of the week. The water is running 48-49 degrees in the early mornings and warming to 53 degrees by the afternoon. The colder water makes the fish lethargic and less aggressive but I expect that to change any day. As soon as the water warms a bit the striper fishing should be off the hook. We still have several week days available in April and May, so don't hesitate to call if you would like to get out on the water. This should be the best season in several years on the Sacramento River as soon as it becomes fish able.

Casey