Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Update July 15

Upcoming on the Delta Here We Go Delta Anglers! 

Isleton Area Fishing Report

Salmon Opens Sunday the 16th! Stable weather and moderate tides have limited the results of many anglers heading to the Isleton area this past week. Although as the temperatures cooled a bit this week and the smallmouth bite is on the upswing. Smallmouth are a great target species this time of year that can help you beat the  summer doldrums .  Strike King Crankbaits and Plastics are good choices here for the hard fighting smallies.

Walnut Grove Fishing Report

Cool water deep into the system has good conditions ahead as Salmon opener is here Sunday!  Stripes are in the area as anglers recover from the furnace blast of  heat in the Walnut Grove area as the trolling bite is OK mostly small fish. Best area has been Courtland to Walnut grove.  The Sacramento Turning Basin is really the unsung hero here as there continues to be stripes caught there by lure tossers. Hair Jigs and small shad patterns are the top choices here as well. Bank anglers Pile worms and cut baits prevail.

 Discovery Bay Fishing Report

Bass pushing the 4 to 8 mark are showing on occasion. Many anglers are working through the heat and getting ready for two fun frog tournament events coming the end of the month. While the winds have hampered there search a bit those targeting shaded current areas. Speaking foe shade and current punching shade pockets in the junk.  Fatsack Tackle punch shirts and Strike King Plastics are great under utilized choices. With the wind Spinnerbaits and buzzbaits also are getting bit.  Jig bite on points is also decent A few anglers are still scoring schoolie sized stripers in the Indian Creek side. Crankbaits are scoring bass on the main runway rock walls.!

 West Delta Fishing Report

Anglers in search of stripers are finding the bite to be Ok but still those who stick with it are getting  small keepers on occasion from both boat and bank. From as far west as Honker Bay to the Broad Slough and Antioch pier persistent bait dunkers with Anchovies and Sardines ae finding fun action.   Sturgeon success has come on the outgoing tide with pile worms, eel and roe. Broad Slough, Bouy 1 and Pittsburg PG&E are good bets. Not great by any means but a fun way to spend the Hot summer evenings.

Contra Loma Fishing Report

Still big bass grabbing baits! Whopper Ploppers lead the charge. Try fishing for catfish at Channel Point, Loma Island or from a boat with nightcrawlers or chicken liver. Trout are biting on nightcrawlers at Channel Point, near the swim area, or from a boat.  Try fishing for crappie or bluegill with jigs or worms at the boat ramp area, Loma Island or Channel Point area.  

Los Vaqueros Fishing Report

Wind has been brutal at times. The Best bet is fishing with cut baits with all the hungry small stripers around.  Trout are a bit slower but still caught in South Cove and Oak Point as well as Peninsula Cove.  The baits of choice for shore anglers is garlic scented PowerBaits, nightcrawlers or Kastmasters.  Trout average a pound and a half but range to over 5 lbs.  Light tackle is important for catching trout with 4-6 pound test being plenty.   With the continuing plants, trout fishing has been ok with some limits being caught from all around the reservoir.

Del Valle Fishing Report

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Dan’s Delta Outdoors next Team event will be Saturday July 15th at Big Break Marina Registration Check Ion starts at 430 am More info at http://www.dansdeltaoutdoors.com/tournaments.html

Bass n’ Tubes Open Will register at Dan’s Delta Outdoors Saturday 12 pm then launch at Piper Point Marina… infohttp://www.bass-n-tubes.com/usopen.html

Get Your Salmon Spinners Ready! We have them Arriving daily! July 16th is the opener and conditions are prime for a great year!

Frog Mania is coming to the Delta the end of the month with The Ultimate Frog Challenge and the Snag Proof Open the first week Of next Month. Dan’s Delta Outdoors is hosting Frog Techniques seminars. Details Next Week.