Delta? Anyone Been Out Lately?

Bassfishman · Post by **Bassfishman** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:57 pm

Whats the water temp? Clarity?
Anyone catching bass?
Any info is appreciated.

DeltaBassBuster · Post by **DeltaBassBuster** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:10 am

Take your whip crème for the chocolate milk out there and be careful of the widow makers.

JoeLanghans · Post by **JoeLanghans** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:30 am

Bassfishman wrote:Whats the water temp? Clarity?
Anyone catching bass?
Any info is appreciated.

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nivanov30 · Post by **nivanov30** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:56 pm

What's the "widow maker" on the delta?

Otay Michael · Post by **Otay Michael** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:24 pm

nivanov30 wrote:What's the "widow maker" on the delta?

Not so much 'the', but THEM! And with these rains, there are many!

scott h · Post by **scott h** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:45 pm

nivanov30 wrote:What's the "widow maker" on the delta?

They are referring to large logs or stumps that are suspended just under the surface, when you hit them it is all bad, hence the term "Widow maker", typically this time of year and especially this year with the huge flushing rains everything flowing down the rivers ends up in the delta. It is sketchy for boating but the silver lining is when these things eventually settle out they make great habitat for bass! Be careful out there and always wear you pfd's and kill switches!

fishwithron · Post by **fishwithron** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:59 pm

ABA out there sat with 17 boats and total of 15 fish weigh in so that should give you an idea how tough it is. Friend had two fish and came in 3rd with 5.63#. Temp 48-50. Drive careful as I hit 3 logs which was under water. Good thing I was just on plane running at 3000 rpm. Water flat calm and log submerge. Wear your pfd and kill switch on.

Randy Walker · Post by **Randy Walker** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:17 pm

Yes to all others info... tough, cold water, debris and overall muddy water.

I was out last Sunday for a few hours just to get out.. even after seeing the ABA weights I decided to go...

Water temp 48.9-51.2
Launched at Paradise and went down Bishop.. water color was actually better than I expected.. more tea colored and not muddy. Still not much visibility. The water color was actually much better and seemed to be close to standard Delta color when I went East of the ramp down what some call Bear Creek I think. The cut leading towards I-5 had good color as well... Terrible bite for sure... Go to Berryessa.. : )

Good Luck,

LV Ba$$ · Post by **LV Ba$$** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:14 am

Berryessa is fishing terribly, too! ....unless, you enjoy a brutal bite....?

Joey Faria · Post by **Joey Faria** » Sat Feb 04, 2017 6:06 pm

launched at Tracy oasis Friday and fished all day. Caught one striper on crankbait and not one other bite all day. Water 49-52 degrees and dirty. Maybe 6" visibility. Tried everything. Goin bak tomoro for more abuse