Sacramento River - Lower - CA

Big beautiful Sacramento River King salmon caught yesterday with Captain Justin Thompson!

Sacramento River late fall King salmon caught yesterday in the Cottonwood area back trolling a small plug.

Smallmouth river bass!

Beautiful wild steelhead released after a quick pic for this angler from Japan.

Smaller hatchery steelghead, but they like to jump and definitely pull hard!

Beautiful King salmon caught back bouncing a deep hole on the Sacramento River!

Big King salmon caught while trolling a sardine wrapped plug!

Late fall King salmon are special! Some of the biggest and brightest salmon caught all year are caught in November and December. Its a smaller run than our summer fish, but quality over quantity is the name of this game. We'll fish all day for a bite or two, but when one of these beauties makes it to the net, the hard work is all worthwhile.