NorCal Striped Bass Fishing Report For the Sacramento & Feather River - March25, 2024
Stripe bass fishing continues to improve. Don’t sit around on the couch and wait to hear about it. Go out there and be about it:
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Stripe bass fishing continues to improve. Don’t sit around on the couch and wait to hear about it. Go out there and be about it:
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Read MoreEpic release video of Amanda Gradney and her very first Sacramento River white Sturgeon. Caught on March 8, 2020 near Grimes, Ca.
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Read MoreThe lack of rainfall in Northern California this winter, has lead to another good trophy striped bass season on the Sacramento River. Very little rainfall equals, many days of fishing. The Sacramento River historically has somewhere around a fifty percent chance of being blown out at this time of year. Many years the winter months are spent staring at a dirty, debris littered Sacramento River. Swollen from strong pacific storms that typically slam the Northern California coast this time of year. Leaving only maybe a handful of days to fish for the trophy class striped bass that are “holding over” in the river prior to he spring spawn. However that was then and this is now. The past decade has been exceptionally dry for the early part of winter. December, January and even February have been drought stricken for the better part of this last decade. Bad for Sacramento River salmon. Great for Sacramento River striped bass. This winter of 2020 has been no exception. Little rain! Big Stripers!
The striped bass fishing on the Sacramento River has been widespread. The same can safely be said about the catching. Striped bass fishing charters and recreational anglers have shared a very productive season thus far. Very few days of down time have been had, due to poor river conditions. The lack of rain has allowed the Sacramento River to remain low and clear for the majority of the winter season. Up to this point anyhow. With all the hype these days behind the trophy striped bass fishery the Sacramento River hosts. The attendance of anglers present at local boat ramps every day, was nothing less then impressive. These ideal conditions made for some amazing opportunities. Opportunities for anglers of all skill levels to potentially catch that striped bass of a lifetime. On any given cast. On a seventy mile stretch of the Sacramento River. Many anglers experiencing their “personal best”(PB) striped bass. Dozens of striped bass in the thirty pound class and a handful of slobs weighing in the fourty pound class. Hit the digital scales of anglers who were more likely then not, still shaking from the experience. The largest known striped bass to my recollection this season. Would have to be the 49 pound monster striper caught by hard core striped bass enthusiasts Nate Barbour. Who has brought a plethora of trophy class striped bass to be viewed on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. “NorCal Nate” has made a undeniable name for himself and his favorite glide bait! “Sneaky Pete”! Nate has featured Sneaky Pete hanging, dangling, and sticking out of the lips of 500 pounds of striped bass so far this season. Well that might be a slight exaggeration. I’d have to actually do the math. But I think the point is made that the Nate and Sneaky Pete duo, has been a pretty solid combination so far in 2020.
The fishability of GRatt produced glide bait Sneaky Pete, has changed the winter striped bass fishing game as we knew it. A fishery that only a select handful of anglers took advantage of. The select few anglers that had access to custom, hand made glide baits. By the pioneers of bait making. A decade prior to the bait making phenomenon that now drives it’s own industry. These few og striped bass die hards took lessons and “hand me down” custom glide baits from their bass fishing connections. Who used these colossal artificial baits for giant largemouth bass on the West Coast. Not easy to get your hands on and almost unaffordable custom glide baits, kept the majority of anglers out of the loop or unwilling to embark on such a unknown and expensive adventure. As time passed and commercial glide baits as well as dozens of private bait makers ventured into the market of “wake baits” or subsurface “swimbaits” (glide baits). They became more available and prices came down. Making it more affordable to own, throw, and cast off these expensive lures. The kind of lures that could potentially cause divorces if the sticker price were to ever be honestly revealed. The timing and need for a affordable, good swimming, good looking glide bait was upon us. Gratt Baits had the perfect solution for the glide bait craze that has taken off in the striped bass fishery in Northern California. The answer! “Sneaky Pete”! Sneaky Pete has been steeling the show this 2020 season. Period! Even more impressive from a fishing guides perspective. Sneaky Pete has given every person casting one the opportunity at catching giant striped bass. Trophies that were only dreamt about before now. Dozens of striped bass fishermen and women have accomplished beating or setting a PB(personal best) striped bass on behalf of Sneaky Pete! Which has quickly become a house hold name to striped bass anglers abroad.
The striped bass fishing has slowed but not stopped completely this past week. As anglers had to face poor water quality conditions in two consecutive back to back river rises. Steming from recent rainfall events in Northern California over the past week. Recent fishing charter reports from the Sacramento River are still very positive when they are able to get back on the water. As the Sacramento River begins to clear up following a rain storm. The larger trophy class fish have been scarcest for the last week or so. With no whoppers to brag about or show off pictures of. Conditions are currently getting better by the day for the upper Sacramento River. Anglers should be right back in the action by the middle of next week. With no real rain storms in the near future. Trophy striped bass fishing should resume right where it left off. On Fire!!
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Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead (raised and released by Coleman National Fish Hatchery) from the Sacramento River. Are currently being decimated by Striped Bass.
Read MoreFishing Guide Mike Rasmussen of SalmonSacRiver.com holds a keeper striped bass he caught while soaking bait on the Sacramento River near Colusa, Ca last week. Photo Credits from Ryan Tripp.
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Read More“Dan The Man” holding up a quality striped bass he caught while fishing the Sacramento River with fishing guide Mike Rasmussen. Dan was throwing “Sneaky Pete” by bait maker Garrett Dixon of G-Ratt.com .
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Read MoreDave Schlome from here in Northern California holds up a large female American Shad he caught fishing with Sacramento River fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike’s Guide Service. Most of the American Shad and Rainbow Trout fishing has been taking place around Red Bluff, Ca this week.
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Read MoreLimits of the best quality and grade striped bass all season have shown up and are biting on the Sacramento River in Northern California. This pic was taken by Sacramento River fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike’s Guide Service on May 2, 2018. Fishing the Tisdale, Ca area of the Sacramento River was very productive this week, and more great action is expected for the next couple weeks.
Read MoreBig trophy sow striped bass are on the chow this week as they beef up for the upcoming spring spawn. This 30 pound sow striper caught by Nate from Lake County, Ca on March 5, 2017 was finally brought to the SalmonSacRiver.com jet boat after 10 minutes of trying to get her out of a tree. After being successfully landed a picture was taken and the big hen was released unharmed, back into the Sacramento River.
Read MoreNate from Lakeport, Ca holds his personal best striped bass weighing in at over 30 pounds. Nate caught this trophy striper while chucking a 13" inch custom glide bait. Made by bait maker Gary Collins of Gcj Custom Lures. Late season slow sinking glide baits like the one pictured above gave striped bass fishing guide Mike Rasmussen great success this past week on the Sacramento River.
Read MoreBait Maker and Pro Bass angler Gary Collins from Lake Co. Ca holds up a 44 pound striped bass he caught on one of his custom made and custom painted 13 inch glide baits. Gary came with John Pearl and company to spend a day fishing on the Sacramento River with fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike's Guide Service. This cow striper weighed in at 44 pounds and is considered to be as good as it could get for these trophy striped bass of Northern California.
Read MoreSacramento River striped bass fishing guide Mike Rasmussen holds up a monster striped bass that tipped the scales at 48 pounds, and stretched the tape at nearly 48 inches. Rasmussen caught this beast the night prior to the picture above. Which was taken last Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The giant striper was revived and released after a few photos and 15 minutes of revitalization. Unfortunately the almost 60 degrees river temps and the strenuous battle proved to be to much for the old sow striped bass. She was found roughly three miles down river belly up, barely clinging to life. To far gone to save Rasmussen retained her for a skin mount.
Read MoreA rarely seen and seldom caught Sacramento River green sturgeon incidentally took the eel that was intended for a white sturgeon. Much different in appearance the green sturgeon has a much different shaped head, and very sharp blades on their diamonds. The DFW report cards also identify distinguishing characteristics of the highly protected and federally endangered green sturgeon of the Sacramento River. This sturgeon being properly identified was not removed from the river and released unharmed.
Read MoreThis striped bass smashed the 11 inch Gcj Custom Glide in the Kokanee pattern. This fish was caught by pro bass angler PJ from Lake Co. California. PJ was fishing the Sacramento River for striped bass with Sacramento River fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike's Guide Service. "Matching the hatch", worked well for the duo who hooked a half dozen stripers on their trip, up to 30+ pounds. The smallest being around 12 pounds, and all the stripers kept were stuffed with 8" to 12" steelhead juveniles released by Coleman National Fish Hatchery, and headed for the Pacific Ocean. It looks to be a road for the young steelhead as they have been getting devoured. Buffet style gorging on their behalf as the stripers are eating them day and night.
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Read MoreEric Robison from Las Vegas, NV holds up a pair of stud striped bass he caught while fishing the Sacramento River with striped bass fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike's Guide Service, over this last weekend in Northern California.
Read MoreJoey Gamez Jr. holds up a scrappy Sacramento River steelhead he caught in late December, 2017. Joey was casting a #3 Blue Fox spinner when he caught this native steelhead and was fishing just up river from Woodson Bridge in Corning, Ca.
Read MoreJuan Nava holds a beautiful hen Late Fall Run Chinook he caught at Woodson Bridge in Corning, Ca on November 24, 2016 while fishing with Mike Rasmussen of SalmonSacRiver.com.
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