Two mouthed striper!

Was out striper fishing today. We had plenty of shakers to keep us busy, but this one took the cake! I have never seen this before and was blown away when we got the fish in. It was a two mouthed striper, damdest thing I've ever seen.

Muddy Water

The muddy water hit us today and no matter how hard we fished we couldn't get bit on a minnow. After several hours of punishment we threw the pick and put on the dirty sardine. It didn't take long for the shakers to start biting! We caught a bunch of fish on bait with the biggest one being 17 inches. We had a lot of action but nothing big enough to make the box.

Spawn Bite!

We ended up with 6 nice fish in the box today but we worked for every single one! There must have been a big spawn last night as we marked plenty of fish but they just wouldn't bite! We hunted around and ended up with a mess of shakers and landed 6 keepers for the box. We may be nearing the end of this seasons striper run.

Lots of shakers today!

Lots of shakers today but we waded thru them and ended up with a box full of keeper males. This was Timey and John's first ever striper fishing trip and they had a blast!

The spawn is on!

The big spawn is on, but there are still plenty of fish to be had! The fishing isn't wide open like it has been but if you work at it the keepers are there. Seems to be more and more shaker action each day but we still ended up with a nice box full of fish for the guys!

Another great day

The fishing still going strong! We launched at Tisdale and worked our way South. The fishing was slow and steady, wading thru a lot of shakers but ending up with a box of keepers!

As good as it get's!

It is a wide open bite right now! We started at the mud flats again this morning and just kept working our way down, fishing all of the good water. We made it as far as the warehouses today and every place we stopped had fish! It was fish on from the start to the end. A great day on the water!

Good old boys

The old boys worked the fish over this morning! Pass after pass the rods bent and the fish came over the rail! We had to wade through a lot of shakers this morning but caught plenty of keepers to fill the box! The fish are hungry and are inhaling any minnow that gets in the way!

Feather River Boil

Switched it up today and went over to the Feather to chase the wad of striper that were chasing salmon smolt. The DFW released a bunch of salmon smolt at Boyd's pump and the striper were inhaling them the whole way down river! We found the boil at the Bear River and started casting at them. It didn't take long to fill the box of both boats and we headed back to the dock with limits.

Solid Fishing

The fish moved around a bit last night but after a little searching we found them again! We were greeted by a howling North wind this morning so some of the spots were just un fish-able! We poked around and stayed out of the wind the best that we could. We fished our way down from Tisdale and never even made it to the warehouses before we had the box full. Another great day on the water!!

The bite remains solid!

Another great morning on the water despite the late start! The guys had a little trouble finding Tisdale this morning but it didn't matter. Every place we stopped at was plugged with fish and they were on the chew! Pass after pass we got bit, and filled the box full of nice males for the table. 

Afternoon Delight

This afternoon I took Scott and Byrd out for a quick striper trip before heading down river for an all night sturgeon adventure. We launched at Tisdale and headed down to where I had left off this morning. It didn't take long for the guys to hookup! Again pass after pass we caught nice fish and within an hour they had their limit in the box and we headed for the sturgeon fishing grounds. We graphed several holes on our way down stream and finally marked some sturgeon at Horseshoe bend, so we set up on them and started the waiting game. We watched the sturgeon roll all night long but they never bit! We had some line rubs but that was it. We fished thru the night and headed in around 7:00 AM. 

All you want! (AM Trip)

This morning I had Mark and Owen on the boat. We launched at Tisdale and headed down stream a couple miles and started fishing. Within minutes of putting our lines in the water Owen was hooked up! Drift after drift we caught fish! We had multiple doubles and even a couple triples this morning. The box was full by 9:30 and in all reality we could have been done on our first drift. We landed 25+ keeper stripers before calling it quits!

Good bite

 

The bite is strong and doesn't show any signs of slowing down! There aren't many big fish yet but there are a lot of schoolies.

Back on the water

Another great day on the water! We caught a bunch of shakers, a bunch of keepers and even helped Manny and Ed land a nice keeper sturgeon. The bite is on and now is the time!

Afternoon Trip

After a great turkey hunt this morning we headed to the river this afternoon to see what was going on. Went right back to where I left off the other day and again the pile worm bite was on! We caught a few keepers, a few shakers and lost a few in a couple hours. It was a fun trip and Quinn was the first to tag out!

Quick Morning Trip

Hit the river this morning for a quick trip. Launched at Tisdale and ran down stream and threw the pick. It didn't take long to fill the box! We caught close to 20 striper and called it a morning. It looks like we have a great run coming up river.

Ladies Day

Today was ladies day! This group of gals has fished with me for several years now and its always a good time! We launched at Ward's and worked our way down stopping at several different spots and caught fish at all of them. We had to weed through a lot of shakers but ended up filling the box with enough fish for their annual fish fry!

Combo on the Sacramento

We hit the Sacramento River today armed with a flat of pile worms! We launched at Ward's Landing and headed south. I settled in on a corner that I've fished for years and knew would produce! It didn't take long for poles to start bending and fish to hit the box! We ended up catching 20 or so keeper stripers and a keeper sturgeon for the box! A great day on the water, and you cant beat a good bait bite! 

Oroville Releases make for muddy water again!

The kids were out of school so we hit the Feather for some striper fishing. I couldn't believe what we saw when we started backing down the ramp! The increased releases from Oroville sent a wall of mud and algea floating down, turning the river back into a muddy mess. The fishing was tough with all of the trash coming down but we finally found a spot where we could get out of it and the kids went to work! They ended up boxing 3 keepers and letting several shakers go. The kids had a blast and we called it a day around 11;00.