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Sacramento River Fish Report for 5-27-2012
Sacramento River Fish Report for 5-27-2012
Keeping Up with Kevin Brock, May 27,2012
Sacramento River - CA
by Kevin Brock
5-27-2012
800-995-5543
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A quick note about locations
Kevin is fishing in the Sacramento River near Colusa for feisty springtime stripers, near Chico for shad, in Lake Oroville for coho, and in Redding for fantastic wild trout action. It's a great time to be fishing!
The Sacramento River striper fishing is still going strong with good limits everyday, fishing in the section from Meridian Bridge to Grimes. While the fishing has slowed a little from the torrid pace earlier in the season, crowds are way down, and it is still easy limits with live minnows. While most of the fish have been in the 4- to 7-pound range, some nice stripers up to almost 10 pounds have been caught this week. A bonus sighting was seeing a huge sturgeon jump - they can get big in the Sacramento River. Good striper fishing is expected to continue for at least a couple more weeks.
The wildlife along the river in the Colusa area is like something out of Wild Kingdom. On recent trips, we've spotted turkeys, baby turkeys the size of softballs, deer, muskrats, beavers, mallards, wood ducks, doves, quail, great blue herons, green herons, egrets, redtail hawks, ospreys, and many kinds of shore birds. Combine that with the great fishing, and you've got a truly memorable trip.
Shad Season Gets Underway:
A little further upriver, the shad season is getting underway below Scotty's Landing in Chico. The usual spots like the Washout and Road 29 are producing shad, and some trips are scheduled for shad next week. These silver acrobats are a lot of fun, and when a school is located, it can be fantastic action on light tackle.
Redding Wild Trout Fishing Shines:
In the Redding area, the Sacramento River has been kicking out some spectacular wild trout fishing, with frequent doubles and triples for colorful wild trout up to 5 pounds. It is a true world-class trout fishery, with 20- to 50-fish days common. The Sundial Bridge is spectacular, and don't forget to visit Turtle Bay.
Red-hot Lake Oroville Coho Fishing:
In the Chico/Oroville area, Lake Oroville fishing has been red hot. The lake is full with lots of fish to be caught. A recent trip on Tuesday, May 22 resulted in 30 coho salmon for six anglers, which is full limits. These coho go ballistic when caught, and one even jumped right into the boat!
Canadian honkers, mallards, and opsreys are often sighted at Lake Oroville, and sometimes there will be deer, raccoons, and various other critters on the bank.
In Previous News...
2012 Salmon Regulations Released:
The California salmon fishing regulations for the 2012 season have finally been released, and are available on the DFG website.
Some relevant excerpts for the Sacramento, Feather, and Klamath Rivers:
Sacramento River
Open Aug. 1 through Dec.16 from the Deschutes Road Bridge near Anderson downstream to 500 feet upstream from Red Bluff Diversion Dam.
Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from 150 feet below the Lower Red Bluff (Sycamore) boat ramp to the Highway 113 Bridge near Knights Landing.
Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from the Highway 113 Bridge near Knights Landing downstream to the Carquinez Bridge.
Feather River:
Open July 16 through Oct. 15 from unimproved boat launch ramp above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall downstream to 200 yards above the Live Oak boat ramp. Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from 200 yards above Live Oak boat ramp to the mouth.
Klamath River:
Open to fall-run Chinook salmon fishing from Aug. 15 through Dec. 31 with a daily bag limit of four Chinook salmon of any size. The possession limit is eight Chinook salmon of any size.
The 2012 quota for the Klamath River basin is 67,600 fall-run salmon more than 22 inches long. Once this quota has been met, no Chinook salmon greater than 22 inches long may be retained (anglers may still retain a limit of Chinook salmon under 22 inches). A weekly DFG status report will be available by calling 1-800-564-6479.
Open to spring-run Chinook salmon fishing from Jan. 1 through Aug. 14 with a daily bag and possession limit of two salmon. The take of salmon is prohibited on the Klamath River from Iron Gate Dam downstream to Weitchpec from Jan. 1 through Aug. 14.
The Sacramento River striper fishing is still going strong with good limits everyday, fishing in the section from Meridian Bridge to Grimes. While the fishing has slowed a little from the torrid pace earlier in the season, crowds are way down, and it is still easy limits with live minnows. While most of the fish have been in the 4- to 7-pound range, some nice stripers up to almost 10 pounds have been caught this week. A bonus sighting was seeing a huge sturgeon jump - they can get big in the Sacramento River. Good striper fishing is expected to continue for at least a couple more weeks.
The wildlife along the river in the Colusa area is like something out of Wild Kingdom. On recent trips, we've spotted turkeys, baby turkeys the size of softballs, deer, muskrats, beavers, mallards, wood ducks, doves, quail, great blue herons, green herons, egrets, redtail hawks, ospreys, and many kinds of shore birds. Combine that with the great fishing, and you've got a truly memorable trip.
Shad Season Gets Underway:
A little further upriver, the shad season is getting underway below Scotty's Landing in Chico. The usual spots like the Washout and Road 29 are producing shad, and some trips are scheduled for shad next week. These silver acrobats are a lot of fun, and when a school is located, it can be fantastic action on light tackle.
Redding Wild Trout Fishing Shines:
In the Redding area, the Sacramento River has been kicking out some spectacular wild trout fishing, with frequent doubles and triples for colorful wild trout up to 5 pounds. It is a true world-class trout fishery, with 20- to 50-fish days common. The Sundial Bridge is spectacular, and don't forget to visit Turtle Bay.
Red-hot Lake Oroville Coho Fishing:
In the Chico/Oroville area, Lake Oroville fishing has been red hot. The lake is full with lots of fish to be caught. A recent trip on Tuesday, May 22 resulted in 30 coho salmon for six anglers, which is full limits. These coho go ballistic when caught, and one even jumped right into the boat!
Canadian honkers, mallards, and opsreys are often sighted at Lake Oroville, and sometimes there will be deer, raccoons, and various other critters on the bank.
In Previous News...
2012 Salmon Regulations Released:
The California salmon fishing regulations for the 2012 season have finally been released, and are available on the DFG website.
Some relevant excerpts for the Sacramento, Feather, and Klamath Rivers:
Sacramento River
Open Aug. 1 through Dec.16 from the Deschutes Road Bridge near Anderson downstream to 500 feet upstream from Red Bluff Diversion Dam.
Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from 150 feet below the Lower Red Bluff (Sycamore) boat ramp to the Highway 113 Bridge near Knights Landing.
Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from the Highway 113 Bridge near Knights Landing downstream to the Carquinez Bridge.
Feather River:
Open July 16 through Oct. 15 from unimproved boat launch ramp above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall downstream to 200 yards above the Live Oak boat ramp. Open July 16 through Dec. 16 from 200 yards above Live Oak boat ramp to the mouth.
Klamath River:
Open to fall-run Chinook salmon fishing from Aug. 15 through Dec. 31 with a daily bag limit of four Chinook salmon of any size. The possession limit is eight Chinook salmon of any size.
The 2012 quota for the Klamath River basin is 67,600 fall-run salmon more than 22 inches long. Once this quota has been met, no Chinook salmon greater than 22 inches long may be retained (anglers may still retain a limit of Chinook salmon under 22 inches). A weekly DFG status report will be available by calling 1-800-564-6479.
Open to spring-run Chinook salmon fishing from Jan. 1 through Aug. 14 with a daily bag and possession limit of two salmon. The take of salmon is prohibited on the Klamath River from Iron Gate Dam downstream to Weitchpec from Jan. 1 through Aug. 14.
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