Mystery Fish On in the Delta!
November 21, 2008 by JD
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While throwing swimbaits for stripers on the Delta yesterday, we were paid a visit from something a little unusual…watch as trusty sidekick Reilly hooks and fights a mystery fish! Read the rest of the story to watch the video…
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More nice Delta stripers…
November 17, 2008 by JD
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Striper fishing on the Delta is still going very nicely and the average size of the fish we’ve been getting for the past two weeks has been solid, including some bass over 20 pounds in the last several days. We have been getting most of the bites on topwater poppers, though the swimbait bite showed some signs of life yesterday, too.
Jones goes large with a surface bait
The wind looks like it will hold off most of the week and then we have some cloudy days coming in over the weekend, which should really help the fishing!
The Creeper with a 20 on a swimbait
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Great Topwater Bite in the AM!
November 13, 2008 by JD
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We found some hot topwater fishing on the Delta this morning while throwing poppers and all the fish were got on top were 10+ pounds, including a 41-inch, 26 pounder! Here’s a video….
26-pound Delta Striper from Fish with JD on Vimeo.
And, a nice double header for Bobby and Bob Allsup…
Okay Poppin’ on the Delta
November 8, 2008 by JD
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Unlike the last couple days, we had absolutely perfect conditions for topwater popper fishing today on the Delta — overcast skies and no wind (for most of the day, anyway) — but we never found any real heavy concentrations of fish. We still managed a dozen or so blow-ups from schoolie-sized fish to 9 pounds before the afternoon wind kicked up…
Delta Stripers: Too Much Sun!
November 7, 2008 by JD
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While we’re still seeing plenty of topwater boils in the early morning hours on the Delta, the bright sun and clear water has made for some more laborious fishing during the high sun hours. Yesterday, it was all dinks…except for this one that ate a swimbait…
Fall stripers, largemouth & steelhead
November 2, 2008 by JD
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Well, we’ve got a little mixed bag action on tap for ya over the next several weeks, including fish with stripes, spotts and mouths like a 5-gallon bucket. To see what’s up, read on!
Delta Topwater Stripers
Trusty side-kick Reilly and I ran the first fall striper scout mission on Thursday, right before the storm hit. While we got blown off the water early, the two of us had a good 15 blow-ups on topwater and then managed to catch a few more fish on swimbaits before the conditions got too nasty.
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A Tough Salmon Season on the Trinity/Klamath continues
October 18, 2008 by JD
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Well, I wish I had something better to report from the Trinity/Klamath region, but the salmon fishing has been tough here all of October. I’ve been fishing the lower third of the river and it’s been 1 to 3 bites a day and maybe a fish or two. The good news is the average size of the fish is way up, with lots of kings over 20 and even 30 pounds.
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Lots of cool Fall fishing options coming up!
September 11, 2008 by JD
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Okay, so maybe we don;t have any salmon fishing going on in the Valley right now…but there’s still plenty of cool fishing options on the horizon. Here’s what’s on tap…
Trinity River Kings
The first two weeks of October, I’ll be back to running those good ol’ Trinity River king trips that have always been so popular…great fishing, epic scenery and a splash of whitewater just for good measure. Unfortunately, Big Fred won’t be working with us this season as he’s still off chasing bass on the Wal-Mart FLW Tour.
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Good Times on the Klamath!
August 22, 2008 by JD
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We started our fall king & steelhead season up on the Klamath last week and found a mixture of adult steeies, lots of halfpounders, jacks and a few adult kings. I just found out I’m going back up for the Klamath Derby and will have some openings beginning Sept. 1 if you’d like to get in on the fun…
Here’s a quick photo essay from last week (be sure to click on the Read More button below for all the pix):
Lake Tahoe Mackinaw Jigging
August 18, 2008 by JD
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The Tahoe mack bite isn’t over yet…in fact it has improved over what it was in July when we had all those earthquakes that messed with the action. There are still plenty of fish around and we’re still getting them on light bass gear and 1-ounce spoons. If you want to make a last-minute run, I have Wed-Thurs-Friday (Aug. 20-22) available. (916) 388-1956