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California Delta By Delta Fishing Report | First Real Pre-Spawn Wave Hits the Delta With Fisherman's Warehouse pro Ken Mah Water temperatures on the California Delta are climbing and the first real wave of pre-spawn bass is beginning to show up shallow. Fisherman's Warehouse pro Ken Mah has found the tidal water conditions are already lining up for the kind of weights anglers expect this time of year. “Depending where you launch, water temps are anywhere from 55- to 57-degrees," Mah said. "Once the Delta is 52 degrees in the morning, and then it warms, you can catch 28- to 30-pounds.” With temperatures already well past that threshold, the fishery is moving quickly into a productive early-season phase. DELTA CONDITIONS Recent rains have stained portions of the system. Of course, visibility varies widely depending on launch location. “The water is very dark and it's almost cloudy, muddy in some areas, but it's still fishable," Mah explained. “Probably half the delta is 1- to 3-foot visibility and then the other half is three-plus.” Mah believes a wave of bass moved shallow recently, and warming conditions are helping them settle in. “There's definitely a wave of fish that are up in that 3-to 7-foot rang," he said. But anglers shouldn’t expect fish to be evenly spread across entire sloughs yet. “You can't just fish down the entire slough and catch fish," he said. "There would be little sections of those big sloughs where there's a pot of fish up.” Mah suggested focus on staging areas along the first tule lines near deeper water, saying that on the Delta, even a small change in depth can be the key. “The majority of it might be 3-feet and then you find a little section where it's 4-feet and that's where those fish are going to move up first," he shared. TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK Mah recently fished the BBT Golden Mussel event at Big Break and saw how quickly conditions were improving. “Nick and I fished and we weighed 19.38 and took third," he said. The event required solid bags but the bite wasn’t wide open yet. “It took 23 to win that one and there were a lot of non-limits, a lot of people complaining about not catching a lot of fish," he stated. Just a week later, in another event, with a different partner, Jaden, the fishing improved dramatically. “Everybody at the weigh-in was talking about how good the bite was," he said.“Jaden and I probably caught 22 to 25 keepers. That's a big number for March first to catch that many.” PRODUCTIVE BAITS Mah says anglers can keep their approach simple right now. “We're basically throwing two baits," he shared. “And, I still cannot catch a reaction fish for the life of me.” His primary patterns for his most recent success were a chartreuse and white spinnerbait with gold blades and flipping creature baits. One bait in particular has produced his biggest fish so far this season. "The Big Bait Bites Fighting Craw in the 99 color has really been my go-to so far early this year," Mah revealed. "Last week I caught a 7.02 on it and this week, I caught a 6.60 and another one that was 5.55.” DELTA PRE-SPAWN BEGINNING Mah believes the Delta is just entering its pre-spawn phase. “I don't think there's any fish spawning right now," he said. "I hink the system is definitely just starting its pre-spawn phase.” The next several weeks could provide some of the best fishing of the year. “It's going to be a lot of fun," anticipated Mah.

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