Question for Delta Rats

MartinD · Post by **MartinD** » Sun May 17, 2009 7:41 pm

What is the best tide to fish in Franks Tract?

Mr Gambler · Post by **Mr Gambler** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:02 am

Hey Martin, it is the one that makes the fish bite

pre fishing for your club tourny already

Mike

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:23 am

MartinD wrote:What is the best tide to fish in Franks Tract?

I would say whatever the tide is, that rolls in around 2:00pm, Franks has looked like a ghost town the past month or so during the early part of the day. The bite in the shallow flats has been non-existant fer most anglers this spring.

MartinD · Post by **MartinD** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:24 pm

ppickerell · Post by **ppickerell** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:59 pm

Not a pro by any stretch but I have a lot better luck at high water. Probably cause I like it on top.

MartinD · Post by **MartinD** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:49 pm

Dewayne · Post by **Dewayne** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:04 pm

Martin,
Right now there is not a good tide to fish Franks Tract. It has tanked with the loss of the weeds and there are very few fish in there this year. In years past when Franks was good it depended on where you wanted to fish. Up in the tules you wanted a high tide and for fishing holes, ledges, and offshore weed beds you wanted a low tide. This year tide does not matter as there are too few fish to make for a fun day in the Tract.

ken · Post by **ken** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:34 pm

Forget it right now until the dreaded weeds come back. Another bright idea by F&G to poison off the weeds.

robertthornton · Post by **robertthornton** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:55 pm

ppickerell wrote:Not a pro by any stretch but I have a lot better luck at high water. Probably cause I like it on top.

thats what she said

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:46 pm

ken wrote:Forget it right now until the dreaded weeds come back. Another bright idea by F&G to poison off the weeds.

DFG does not poison the weeds.

jemoon27 · Post by **jemoon27** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:36 pm

I fished it at low tide two nights ago and was able to use frogs everywhere and catch a few frog fish. Except, for the one guy from shore who threw a tennis ball at my frog and his dog jumped in after it. You might not only catch hogs, but lucky enough to catch some dogs too. Good question by the way, I'm still learning myself even though I fish the delta a lot. I dont think there is a definite answer, such as low are high, just depends where and what, during low and high.

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:03 am

I haven't fished Franks in a while but everywhere else I've been it's been too thick with weeds to get anywhere...

Flippinjigs · Post by **Flippinjigs** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:45 am

I find that any moving water high or low positions them fish to feed in pretty perdictable locations as most of you know. The last time I was in F.T. about three weeks ago we able to get a few fish up 7 pounds. However I am now fishing the main Sacramento River finding some really good unpressured water and fish. Them fish are everwhere you just have to go look them.

Good Fishin