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DELTA REPORT
Updated - 9/20/2005
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Cooler
Weather brings changing conditions
 A
few T-storms and changes ahead for the weekend as cooler temps
are expected this weekend. The Delta bite is solid and the quality
of fish seems to be increasing a bit.
Striper action is improving while bait tossing Spooks and Pencil
Poppers. The Rio Vista - Decker Island area have been kicking
out an occasional decent numbers of schoolie-sized stripers in
last couple of weeks Once in a while a nice salmon to 40 pounds
will show. I am throwing
Yozuri and Lucky
Craft LVR D10 in Crawdad pattern.
Catfish are still a good bet. The Cache Slough and Steamboat Slough
are good. The sturgeon may still be around but they are best in
the Western Reaches towards Collinsville.
Hair
Raisers will get some striper in the west reaches of Suisun bay
and around Benicia. There are some anglers finding increased numbers
of salmon in the area. There are few sturgeon around are grabbing
soaked baits. The area's with top mention coming to those fishing
Big Cut and PG&E, the slowing of the wind over the past few
days has brought anglers out to look for the Sturgeon.
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Vista - Isleton
Bob’s
Bait Report www.themasterbaiter.com
As the water
temperature dropped, salmon ran up for their final destinations
where they were born, hatching and giving up their lives there.
It was repeated years over years with very wells maintaining their
population from our government, responsible fishermen, and other
who love the wildlife to keep salmon population growth and that
what we enjoy fishing today. Keeping up this tradition for our next
generation is also very important.
Average per day harvest for salmon has been improved last couple
weeks with reach to 30 per day recently. In Isleton area where most
salmon were caught are still very bright with silver color since
it does not take much time to get to Isleton from San Francisco
Bay. Every year, anglers from everywhere come to Isleton to enjoy
trolling for salmon, striped bass in the fall run, watching beautiful
landscape, wildlife, boating, camping, and enjoy very famous prime
rib from Del Rio, or local crawdads from Ernie restaurant.
Even the Isleton tow is not growing like other neighbor city, it’s
very well know through the very big event in the Father Day weekend,
that is Crawdad Festival. Sleeping tow like Isleton is hard to know
if you are not fishermen or crawdad lover. This year, Isleton open
the public boat dock and fishing pier right at the corner of highway
160 and Main Street. This very convenience place where you can tie
you boat to have lunch, dinner, or buy some needed fishing tackle
without driving over long distance to get what you are really need.
In the river, it’s very easy to recognize the public boat
dock since it was built next to the old Isleton boat ramp. Isleton
boat ramp is now not open for public since it’s privately
own. Vieira Resort, Rio Vista public boat ramp, Ko-Ket Resort, Brannan
Island State Park, Wimpy Marina, Walnut Grove boat ramp, B&W
resort, are the boat ramp in the area where you can launch your
boat to fish in the Delta. If you are not known Delta very well,
Delta map is the first thing you should have to discover the Delta.
Salmon run last until middle November. The overlay time between
salmon and striped bass run is from 1st week of October until November.
Trolling is the most popular method to catch salmon in Isleton area.
Double Blades spinner, Blue Fox, Wiggle Wart, Kwikfisk, or Flat
Fish lures are used to troll for salmon.
Lure was tie to 4 feet long 17 lb. to 25 lb. test line leader. It
was then tie to either three ways ring swivel, right angle spreader.
The opposite ring where the leader was tied of the three ways ring
swivel was tied to the fishing line. The left over ring is used
to tie the sinker 1 oz, 2z, or 3oz.
Let the lure out when the b GPS boat speed is about 1 mile an hour
about 100 feet or whenever the sinker hit the river bottom, bring
the lure up for about couple feet and start trolling along the depth
channels from the mouth of Steam Boat Slough, and Old Sacramento
River up to over couple miles from Isleton Bridge.
Salmon mostly caught at the following areas: Below or above Vieira
Resort, Long Island on the opposite side, below to above Isleton
boat ramp, around Isleton Bridge.
Big school of salmon hasn’t showed up yet, they can be at
Isleton at anytime from now. Keep checking with either Vieira Resort
or our bait store for most recent information.
The
Wilson Files- Mark Wilson
 Dan,
Wednesday, September 21, 2005...Arthur Bard went striper trolling
with me today. We launched at Brannan Island and fished between
the Old Dairy and Chain Island on the Sacramento River. A fish here
and a fish there until we found a pretty good school of fish. We
trolled Bombers, Rattle Traps, and Rebels in depths between 5' and
16'. The best tide was the outgoing tide to the bottom of the tide.
Look for the clearer water. We had over 30 hits today for 8 shaker
stripers and 14 keepers. We kept fish at 8#, 8#, 10#, and 11#. We
released all others, including an 18# stripers. Maybe some more
fish are moving into the lower Sacramento River system now. The
weather was really nice, with no wind. The water was a little milky
in color and at 68 degrees. A good day of trolling. That's it. Good
luck. Catch you later - Mark.
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Sacramento
Area Report - by Jack
Chapman
I was listening to an angler and bait shop operator talking about
2nd rod stamps and if children under 16 needed the stamp to fish
a second rod. I didn’t believe they did but the bait shop
was insisting they did so I looked up what Warden McKiver told
me and a lot of others last January, “Where you are allowed
to fish with two fishing lines (inland lakes and reservoirs),
provided you have a second rod stamp attached to your fishing
license if you are over 16 years of age, a person under 16, who
does not need a fishing license and therefore does not need a
second rod stamp, can legally fish with two lines, provided they
are the one actually fishing with those two lines. In other words
having a child along sleeping in the boat, car, onshore or playing
nearby doesn't allow you to fish with more than two lines. If
the child can't bait, cast, and reel in their own fishing lines,
then they are not doing the fishing. The person assisting with
these activities is doing the fishing. If you have a young child
that needs assistance with baiting, casting, or retrieving the
fishing line, then use your second rod allowed by your second
rod stamp to teach the child to fish. That's one of the things
the second rod stamp is for. “
Information
about the CSBA, each of its chapters, upcoming events, a message
board and much more are available at the organizations web site,
http://www.striper-csba.com/.
Striped Bass
Striper fishing
ranges from wide open in San Pablo Bay for schoolie size fish,
to fair in the Sacramento from Collinsville to Rio Vista, to slow
in the greater Sacramento Area. One of our members that works
for the Fishery Foundation, which has divers in the American River,
reports there are quite a few large striped bass hold in the deeper
holes of the river. The first trick is getting to them and then
getting them to bite.
Salmon
If you want
to catch fish your best bet is still the ocean along the Marin
Coast. Anglers are managing near limits if the are willing to
put in the time. Anglers working the Sacramento are finding it
a tough go. Mark Wilson, who is usually found chasing stripers,
gave it a shot near Verona and reports, “Jack and Bob went
salmon fishing with me today up at Verona. We fished Flatfish
and Kwikfish with sardine wraps all day for 3 "bump"
hits and 1 takedown for a 14 pound salmon. And, that was it for
us. We fished below the marina with about 10 other boats. Only
3 other fish caught around us. Pretty slow and we didn't see any
rollers today.”
Catfish
Just about
anywhere you can find a hole you will find catfish in the delta.
My wife loves to catch the whisker fish so I took her over to
Little Potato Slough. There are several anchorages in this slough
including my favorite near the 3 pipes coming out of Venice Island.
We anchored there, in 20 feet of water, about 10:30 in the morning.
The 3-pipes hole drops off to 45 feet and that is where we cast
night crawlers with just enough weight to almost hold the bottom
allowing the bait to drift across the hole. Over the span of a
couple hours my wife picked the half a dozen fish she wanted to
cook. As a bonus she also picked up a nice Bluegill.
Where I’d Fish This Upcoming Weekend
• Sacramento
River between Collinsville and Isleton trolling rebels and bombers
and San Pablo Bay North of the Sisters for Striped Bass.
• Little Potato Slough for catfish in the morning using
night crawlers or just about any bait that smells.
• Duxbury and Rocky Point for salmon trolling Apex’s
and FBR’s (Franko Bullet Rotators).
• Berryessa for Kokanee.
• The Towers area above Pt. Reyes and the Sam Mateo Coast
for rock cod and ling cod.
Good luck
and tight lines, Jack
Hook
Line And Sinker Report
Robert from the Hook in Oakley reports.
Black
Bass:
The bass has kind of switched gears this past week with the big
and fast drops in temp. It has really slowed the topwater bite
but the fish are still eating pretty good. Spinnerbaits and rattletrap
type baits have been the top producers with the shad starting
to make the annual migration through the river system. Both baits
in white and other shad patterns are producing lots of numbers
but fish over 4 lbs. are becoming a little hard to come by. Flipping
is still putting fish in the boat and is probably the best way
to target those 3+ size fish. Senkos and jigs have been the best
producers with solid browns and greens producing best. There still
is topwater fish to be caught but your going to have to be patient
and work an area slowly and thouroughly to get the quality bites.
With the unstable temps try spooks and frogs as you can work these
baits slower and keep them in the strike zone longer. Once the
temps stabilize WATCH OUT! the bite will go BIG! and the buzzbaits
will be hot. Only one color you'll need for topwater, black.
Stripers:
The stripers continue to move into the river system with lots
of fish being reported from Honker Bay to Big Break. Guys are
catching fish on just about any method. The most important aspect
is to look for clearer water in order to get more and bigger bites.
The topwater bite in the evening is starting to pick up in Big
Break and Franks Tract with guys throwing Spooks and Pencil Poppers.
Also, guys trolling up the sac side are picking up lots of fish
to 10 lbs. but most of my reports of bigger fish (15lbs+) have
all been coming from the San Joaquin side. Bait fisherman have
been getting their share of decent sized fish with jumbo shad
being the top producer this past week.
Salmon:
The Rio Vista/Isleton area has been overall slow so far this year
with some days seeing only as much as 10 fish brought into Vieira's
but most days average 3-5 fish. In the past week I just started
getting consistent reports of fish being caught off of the Benicia
shoreline with the Pittsburgh area also starting to show some
fish. For Benicia and Pittsburgh areas try throwing spinners like
Blue Fox #5 or 6 and Mepps Flying C's in chartreuse and blue.
For Rio Vista and Isleton areas trolling is your best bet with
silvertron spinners and Storm Wiggle Wart crankbaits in the same
color combos as Benicia but you'll have to try different colors
until you find whats working.
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Flash
Fishing Report www.flashfishing.net
 A
bit about Captain Steve, Captain Steve fished the San Francisco
Bay since 1970, when his grandfather would take him out to the
old Berkeley pier. He bought his first boat in 1980 and got his
Captain's license in 1997. He enjoys small groups (no more than
6) and gives personal attention to all. Having 2 young daughters
himself, he is especially patient with children on the boat. Bring
your own equipment or use Steve's top of the line equipment. Steve
has impressive state of the art commercial electronics on the
boat to optimize your fishing experience! And yes, we went to
the same High School, Welcome Capt. Steve!
A
box full of rock fish and 4 fisherman landed 2 of 4 Salmon,22lb
and 26 lb.
All and all the salmon bite has been scratchy but today there
were signs of a better bite.I have not fished for 3 days because
of uncomfortable seas and a week bite.
But things are looking up for Salmon so we are going tomorrow.
I have a group of 6.And the seas look much better.
We plan to try for the morning bite on Salmon the box some rock
fish then move into the bay and fish the income for bass and butts.
Wish us luck!
I am putting together a Tuna trip on Sunday the 28th.
If the catch and the seas look good it is a go,if not then we
will have the option to go for Salmon and Rockies.Time will tell,I
will not run for tuna if we only except to land 2 to 8 fish.
The cost and the time will not be worth it.
The cost for a Tuna trip will be $220.00.6 fishermen max.
We will leave at 3 to 3:30 am and return as late as 9:00pm if
needed.
My goal is to troll to find the fish and then live bait them.
All Victor custom rods and Avet reels.Some 2 speed reels.
Let me know if you are interested in a tuna trip.
Good fishing
Capt. Steve
Flash Sportfishing
Now
brings you out of area reports as well
Kokanee
Slows
Melanie
Lewis reports “We are starting to see more rainbows taken
by trollers- usually in mixed limits with kokanee. They are fat
and full of shad- most are in the two-to-two-and-a-half pound range.
Brightly colored Apex or spinners are what they are hitting, without
flashers. Anglers who caught rainbows while trolling this week include
John Darroch, Larry Gross, Lindsey George, Bill Cheney, and Richard
Kowski. If you are fishing from the bank for trout, you will have
the most luck in the local rivers and creeks. Night-fishing under
submersible light is also producing limits. Some night-anglers use
minnows, but a nightcrawler threaded up onto your line with new
chartreuse Double-Glitter Power Bait or spring green Select Power
Bait on your hook seems to be the best combo
Bass bite has been up and down, with fishing best at dawn, dusk
and night. not many big fish but plenty of action for small keepers
and almost-keepers. Fish are filled-to-the-gills with shad. Target
main lake points and steep banks in the south side of the lake,
and upriver. While there are lots of fish being caught relatively
shallow, bigger fish may be deeper. Drag a Carolina-rigged 4”
or 6” green weenie worm or Zoom Baby Brush Hog in green pumpkin,
25-30 feet deep. Since the water is stained, you may want to add
rattles or brass’n’glass to make a little noise. With
all the baby bluegill and bass in the grass in the coves, throwing
a crankbait or worm in those patterns should get some action. Night
fishing for bass is fun, especially during a full moon. Use big
black or June bug worms or Senkos, or black or black/red spinnerbaits.
Hang on to your poles! Big cats are spawning in the cove areas,
and are aggressively biting. Tuttletown, Angels Cove, Glory Hole
Point, or under the 49 Stevenot Bridge are all good spots to try
for big cats. Use mackerel, anchovies, or sardines, a sliding sinker,
leave your bail open, and be sure your hooks are sharp. Night fishing
is always best for catfish, but we see plenty caught during the
day, too. Dave Rannis of LaHabra wins Glory Hole Sports’ Big
Fish of the Week Contest with his 11.1 lb. cat caught, along with
two others, on sardines. Don Sicka caught 5 nice cats weighing up
to 8 pounds. Derek, Peter and Dylan Barrington caught 4 catfish,
including a 7.5-pounder.
Lake
Pardee
Water
conditions: The Lake water level is still right at spill and holding.
Temperatures varied a little since the last report, 82 degrees at
surface and 76 degrees at the 20-foot mark. Water clarity remains
unchanged at 17 to 20 feet. All measurements and readings were taken
in the Recreation Area.
Trolling-Blistering
temperatures have kept all but the hardiest anglers off the Lake
this week. Spoke to a group of friends that got some nice Rainbows
Thursday afternoon trolling in 30 feet of water in Mel’s cove
and the Woodpile-go figure. No first hand reports to verify it but
chances are the Kokanee are still keeping to the middle of the River
Arm at 100 feet and below. The most popular lures remain the same,
hoochies in florescent pink and green along with small beaded spinners
in pink, red, blue and tire track. Tip your lures with scented shoe
peg corn and drag it all behind a watermelon or large silver/blue
dodger or sidekick.
Bank
fishing-Century mark Temperatures have also discouraged bank fishing.
No first hand info to report so its up to you to catch ‘em,
get your picture taken and info recorded at the Marina. Stony Point
landing still a good bet early but bring some shade and lots of
cool drinks. Cast out further and put your bait in the deeper channels
30 to 50 feet off shore, as fish will go deeper to find cooler water.
As a rule the bite is early and the newly planted trout can’t
resist silver/blue casting lures and black wooly flies. For the
more experienced and smarter Trout use a sliding sinker rig with
a night crawler or processed bait in rainbow or chartreuse with
sparkles.
Some
success stories from July-William (last name missing) from Valley
Springs landed a 13.8 lb catfish in the South end with chicken liver,
I think. Bob Fisher, a local, got another nice cat, 15.1 lbs at
the Logjam. Last but not least Leo Mc Carver landed an 8.7 lb largemouth
off Rainbow Point using a worm, color not divulged.
As
of 07/28/05 a total of 43,000 lbs of trout has been planted by Lake
Pardee and the Department of Fish and Game with more scheduled for
the weekend!
Good
Luck---Tight Lines.
For
information or reservations call (209) 772-1472
Camanche
Bass and Catfish Action Decent
Reports from those who have been visiting Camanche are encouraging
for the Bass anglers. The bass bite continues to be red hot this
week. Lots of 1-4 pound bass are being caught around the rock piles
and cliffs in the Lancha Plana area. Camanche Jack's worms and leeches
in smoke, green, or purple are the colors most often mentioned.
The submerged island tops in the main part of the lake have been
giving up plenty of bass this week. Fish 10-15 feet deep, near deeper
water. Tube baits and deep running crank baits are the ticket here.
The big bass for the week was caught by young Dillon Parrish, of
Elk Grove. He caught an awesome 6.2 pound bass on a minnow, fishing
from shore in the campgrounds at North ShoreI have been fishing
topwater lures, such as Ricos or Lucky Craft Pointer minnows in
Rainbow or orange are taking some good ones as well. Works areas
with wind pushed current around brush and thick grass cover near
the Causeway and dike #1.
Catfish
action has slowed down just a little but still biting. Use Mackerel,
liver or nightcrawlers from 8 to 20 deep after dark. The Camanche
arm and Causeway cove are among the hottest areas to try. Don't
overlook the Trout or Beaver ponds at Southshore for after-dark
Catfish.
Trollers
who are on the water very early, or late, report finding fish from
Hat Island to the Dam, above the old river channel. Now that water
temperatures have topped 81 degrees the fish are very deep during
the day .between 45-65 feet. Needlefish in chartreuse color, and
R-Lures and Ex-Cel lures in green/gold, and blue/gold are reported
as the most successful colors this week. The bait fishing at Dike
3 continues to be great for overnighters using Power Bait, Power
Eggs, or night crawlers, especially when using underwater lights
at night. Anchor in about 50 feet of water, and drop your bait to
the bottom. The Camanche Hypolimnetic Oxygenation System, trade
named the "Speece Cone", has been in operation since the
13th of August. The H.O.S. distributes oxygen to the lower lake
waters at the dam. The southern end of the dam will soon become
the best place to try for Trout as the oxygen-laden water provides
ideal conditions within 30 feet of the surface. The "cone"
usually operates until mid-to-late October to improve the waters
released into the Mokelumne river fish hatchery.
Pennies
on the dollar for fishing rods, reels, baits, lures, and more? You
be the judge!
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