Submit
Report

California Delta and Reports

Limit:
Click for interactive map

Saturday, February 13th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched from Paradise Marina and went to whites slough, found some stained water and threw blades up on the tule islands and caught 3 fish to 2lbs. Then I went to a few of the local marinas and fished up on the rocks with jigs, seemed to have better fish there caught 4 to 3.5 and a 16lb stripper.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Tips: Fish the outside weed line with a black and blue jig with blue pork trailer, fish it very slow. Look for clearer water, delta now seems to be quite muddy.

  • By

    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out of in the north sac today......the water is soooooo muddy. Its is unbelivable how muddy it is. Went north because figured that it wouldnt be as muddy as down here..wrong! Well I only commited to about 1.25 hrs of fishing before I decided to get lost. It was a waste of time up there. Went to Sherman and stuck a few nice fish but the bite was slow.
    City: Antioch

    Tips: Tips: Find clearer water, it looks like creamed coffee out there.

Friday, February 12th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 49.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: lanched from Havens Acres in Lathrop at Noon with the Frenchmen, Marko Beard. Conditions were overcast with muddy, muddy waters....After a short blast to Ladd's, we picked up a 3 lb. er flippin a black and blue jig in 10 feet of water. Took a ride back to Havens Acres, dodging floating crap everywhere... Put the Skeeter back on the trailer and put back a Heineken before leaving for the afternoon at 4pm. Overall I think we could have caught more if we kept heading towards the clearer water. We fished muddy waters...probably not the best idea.. Maybe toward Big Break would have been a better call? Who knows? The whether ended up being overall very pleasant.
    City: Lathrop

    Tips: Tips: Warm clothes and lotsa dank.

Thursday, February 11th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 51-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched today from Big Break. Nailed a 3 lb. Largemouth near Lauretzens on zipper. Rain heavy and steady with lots wind. Motored south and fished Frank's Tract. No relief from wind. Went to Sandmound and attempted to split shot but wind made it tough to feel bites. Started throwing rattletrap and picked up a 4 lb. striper. Called it a day at 3pm due to wind and rain. Still beats a day at the office.
    City: Danville

Friday, February 5th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 47-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got to the hook about 10:30 & wind was blowing hard & had a low tide so i ducked in P.G.&E.& fished around there.threw a crank that didnt get bit so i threw my trusty fluke.3rd cast & thunk, a 22 incher that went a little over 5. caught & released about 10 keepers w/ 3 fish for 10 lbs. another boat came by & threw a red crank &caught about a 4lb. & 2 keepers. not a bad day in any kinda weather......
    City: Martinez

    Tips: Tips: n/a

  • By

    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED 12:00 FROM BANK BY HOLLY SURGAR. CAUGHT A NICE FAT 3 1/2 POUNDER ON HOMEMADE BLACK AND BLUE JIG/BLACK PORK FLIPPING TO TIMBER CAUGHT 2 MORE 1LB. EACH I DONT OWN A BASS BOAT SO ANY TIME I CAN CATCH A FISH FROM THE BANK ,I CONSIDER A GOOD DAY. I DO PRETTY GOOD OFF THE BANK IVE BEEN FISHING THE DELTA FOR 3 YEARS MY BEST,10LB 2OZ ON A STRIKE KING CHART. SPINNER BAIT. WELL IF ANY BODY LIVES NEAR TRACY AND WANTS TO TAKE ME OUT ON A BASS BOAT I MAKE A GOOD FISHING PARTNER. E-MAIL ME THANKS BANK BOUND.
    City: TRACY

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Thursday, February 4th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Decided to fish a spot off the main channel. I pitch my favorit jig again. On about my fifth pitch I boated a 3 pounder. Then I moved up on a pump that was running and pitch my jig tight to the shore. That was when I set the hook on a fat 8.9 pounder. I don't know whats up but that was my third fish in two weeks over 7 pounds. For you pros out there that's just another day on the delta. For me with only a years experence on the delta, I am starting to get some confidence in my ability to catch quality fish on a regular basis. Well any ways I ended up boating 5 more fish from 2-3 pounds. Not bad for two hours of fishing. hope my spots hold up for the tournment this weekend.
    City: stockton

    Tips: Tips:build your confidence using a jig. It has made me a better fisherman.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 48.5-50.1

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I decided to fish in white slough today. Found some water in the 50's, decide to see if I could get a reaction bite with a spinnerbait but only got one dink maybe a pound. Then started to pitch the old trusty jig. My first bite was a nice 4 pounder off a fallen tree with some current running through it. Fish for another few hours and boated another 4 fish in the 2lb class. Had to cut it short so I could get to work on time.
    City: stockton

    Tips: Tips:try to use big baits, you want a bait that moves a lot of water when the water is muddy. Try a black jig with a bright tailer.

  • By

    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out of big break today after school. It was a nice sunny day. Went into the break to fish some deeper weeds. While watching my graph was fan casting over shallow weeds and caught a good 2.5 pounder. Thought i would give these weeds a harder look. Caught 5 more over 2.5 pounds. Bite slowed at about 4 pm. Went to tules in deeper water and pitched them. Caught a 3 on the second pitch. 10 minutes later hooked a 4, next pitch hooked another 4. Good Day!
    City: Antioch

    Tips: Tips:Move the bait faster than you would expect and make those fish hit. The fish will slam your lure.

Monday, February 1st, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out and fished the first Anglers tournament this past Sunday. Day started off pouring down rain. Under these conditions Korny and I gambled for the win in hopes that we could run into a big fish bite. Made a long run south. Rain stopped round 8:00a and by 11:00 not a single bite. We then decided we needed to at least go get a limit and get us some points. Made another long run and pulled into an area with some clearer water and lots of weed growth. Started to split shot a 4" Iovino worm and started getting bit, then thunked a 3 pounder in about 10'. Korny then got one on a dart head. Dang fish of his was 17" long but only weighed two pounds, skinny little rat. Had to fish extremely slow, not moving the bait at all, very painstaking to do out on the Delta for this power fisherman. I then missed a very nice fish. With about an hour and a half to go we decided to get on this rock levee and just crank the begeebers out of it. Manage to catch 4 more fair fish and end up with a limit of 5 for 12.74 and took 12th place. Got $280 for our money back. As it turned out the majority of the successful anglers caught their fish either slow crankin or dead sticking worms, one team even reported shakin worms in 10-15' of water. The bite is very slow right now and you have just got to methodically work for em. Can't emphasize the need to slow down. If ya think you are going too slow, slow down some more.
    City: Oakley

  • By

    Water Temp: 47-49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out at 11:00am in taylor boat a nice 3 1/2 on a jig. My partner got one about 2lbs on a speedtrap. Fish for another hour and caught two more dinks, maybe a pound if lucky. Decided to go to a spot on the deep water chanel. We started slamming fish. I was throwing the same jig while my parter had on a speedtrap. I made a pitch under a bush in about 2 feet of water when the fish of my dreams hit. At first I thought it was maybe 4-5lbs then I thought it might be a stripper by the way it run out into the chanel. The fish turn out to be a 11.2lb hog my biggest on the delta ever. I was shot the rest of the day. I couldn't even think straight. I weighed the fish and release it on the same bush that I caught it on. I wish I could of caught that fish on tournment day. My parter ended up getting one about 5 1/2lbs. It was one of the best days I have had in a while. We ended up boating about 15 more all from 1-3 1/2lbs.. The fish were all caught in 2-4 feet of water on incoming tide , don't figure.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Tips:If you want numbers throw a crankbait, quality throw a jig or a big plastic. Fish shallow for the active fish. The shallow fish are only there for one reason at this time of year and that is to feed.

Sunday, January 31st, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 44-49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner Vince (Hurricane)and I fished the Anglers Choice on the Delta. We didn't pre-fish so the pattern that we found came late in the day. It was to toss a dark jig-pig up against the tulles and leave it there, just like fishing for catfish! The fish would pick it up and move off. We only had 4 fish for 12.85 lb and finished 11th. got a check for $305 that paid for the trip! Cool!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Tips:Dark jigs. Pretend that your fishing for catfish and don't move it!

  • By

    Water Temp: 44-48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Foggy and ccccold. No sun today, day before a storm. Fished in South and Central Delta. Caught 11 fish on Drop shot method. Best 5 went about 13 or 14 lbs. Fish were caught in 10 ft on grass beds or isolated structure. Fishing painfully slow still. Most of the bites were soft.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Tips:Still fishing slow, with a grub on drop shot.

Saturday, January 30th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 44-48

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fish big break area today. Flipped most of the day. Caught seven fish 1 1/2-2 1/2 pounds, lucked out and landed one hog, 7lbs. 10oz. on a jig with a plastic chunk. All fish were caught in 4-6 feet of water. All and all not a bad day. Can't wait till this weather warms up.
    City: stockton

    Tips: Tips:Find clear water and fish real slow. Try and make several cast to your target sometimes the fish won't bite the on the first cast. Stick with bigger baits and dark colers for quality fish.

Wednesday, January 27th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out flippin' nada..threw the blades nada...flipped some more caught 2 dinks then a keeper 5 1/2llbs...tried to use big baits for big fish!! cold day but beatiful spent some time lookin' for new spots...did a little crankin' around some rip rap and threw the buzz late no-one iterested gave Sherman Lake a real good once over that's where the fish came out...didn't look like the other boats did too well either...saw DeeBass doin' the same thing..so at least I knew I was trying the "right" thing..goin' tomorrow n' trying to rip some lips...good luck
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Tips:slow down be patient and look for da' hogs!!!

Tuesday, January 26th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cranken fire tiger fat raps all day. Caught 25 fish over 3 Lbs. had to pull off early because of strained wrist from hooken all the fish. will return on sunday to pick up a check.
    City: Oakley

    Tips: Tips:Stay off the water. Fish the banks.

Sunday, January 24th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went fishing back to the same place that I've fished for the last three weeks unfortunately the water turned muddy from the rains. We managed to catch one striperit was 4.3 pounds. It was so muddy that you couldn't see the fish until it was right at the surface. Tried frank,s tractlooking for some clear water no luck there. the jig bite that was present has disappeared might return when the water clears good luck
    City: Loomis

    Tips: Tips:n/a

Friday, January 22nd, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 49.3-50.2

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Paradise at 0645 with my son, pretty foggy so no long fast runs slow and close to the bank. First spot son caught a 1.5 pounder on a crawdad colored wiggle wart in about 5-7 feet of water. Moved into white slough and proceeded to look at a point that looked good and on the shady side of the bank, long pithced a 4 inch withces T Zipper worm and bang after one shake fish hit about 1 3/4 pounds not quite 2 according to my official weighmaster. Next cast zipper hit the water bang fish number two from same spot, I told my son ok I have them now oh yeah, fish burried in deep grass and had to go in and get him well you know the rest fish scattered and no more bites from my honey hole. Son hooked up with a nice 3.3 lb in same area 20 feet away in deeper water on red rattle trap. His comment see I told you bigger fish in deeper water oh well at least he is learning. Lost 2 more fish in whites area and moved to area towards Ladd's lost 3 more fish just would not stay buttoned today.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Fish rattle traps and shallow cranks in crawdad. Zipper worm in withces T is good also fish are looking out the grass window so slow and shake it in their face. Best Tip would be to remove all factory hooks and use good quality eagle claw Kahle or Excalibur these hooks are excellent on the traps and cranks. Good fishing it's still there.

Wednesday, January 20th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 42

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We had our club tourny sun. it was a nice day launched at holland, little brother and I started at disco caught 3 small fish gave up at 9:00 went north to some old barge struckture fished till tide turned no fish. went back south to some tuley bank with slow current landed 6 small fish, moved to deeper water caught 4 small fish. had alot of fun with little bro. fished 4" worms and 1/4 ounce jigs. the wining team made a long run big break fished the old piers with 4" worms and caught 16# of fish.
    City: Concord

    Tips: Tips:tourny winers used 4" strawberry worms with green tails fished outside piers in deeper water.

Monday, January 18th, 1999

  • By

    Water Temp: 40's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I went fishing in the cold rain at Discovery Bay. Fished at the marina and caught about 10 catfish. 2 were about 18 inches and the rest were about 13. I caught them on live, jumbo minnows on a sliding, 1 ounce rig. I went trolling, but didn't catch anything. I missed a big one because my real had a backlash and did not let line go out. I trolled a rebel with a spreader.
    City: Pleasanton

    Tips: Tips:n/a