Fish Report for 3-5-2015

Stripers in Benicia, sturgeon at Mothball Fleet

3-5-2015
Nor Cal Fish Reports

Mothball Fleet, Big Cut and Montezuma Slough are good sturgeon spots. Eel or salmon roe continues to be the best bait. Striper have returned to the Benicia shoreline. Key has been to catch jack smelt for bait. Benicia Bait (707) 745-4921


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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Lake Almanor: Almanor bite on the horizon
Lake Amador: Bait the key at Amador
Anderson Reservoir: Anderson bass bite improving
Lake Berryessa: Berryessa bass, trout biting
Bullards Bar Reservoir: Spots move deep after cold at Bullards Bar
Calero Lake: Reaction bite on at Calero
Lake Camanche: Trollers picking surface trout at Camanche
Lake Chabot: 12 pound trout highlights Chabot bite
Clear Lake: Cold snap slows Clear Lake bite
Collins Lake: Trollers get trout at top at Collins
Coyote Lake: Coyote bass perking up
Lake Davis: Snow closes ramps at Davis
Lafayette Reservoir: Trout bite back on at Lafayette
Lake San Antonio: Kayakers getting stripers at San Antonio
Lake Nacimiento: White bass bite on at Nacimiento
Lopez Lake : Bass bite solid at Lopez
Los Vaqueros Reservoir: Trout, stripers slow at LV
Lake Mendocino: Mendocino bass shallow and active
Bon Tempe Reservoir: Trout planted at Bon Tempe
New Melones Reservoir: Trout, bass biting at New Melones
Lake Oroville: Solid bass numbers at Oroville
Pardee Reservoir: Tough bite at Pardee
Pyramid Lake: Shore anglers scoring lunker cutts at Pyramid
Quarry Lakes: 17 pound trout landed at Quarry Lakes
San Luis Reservoir: Stripers stay deep at San Luis
San Pablo Reservoir: Strong bite at San Pablo
Santa Margarita Lake: 10 pound bass landed at Santa Margarita
Shadow Cliffs Reservoir: Lunker trout time at Shadow Cliffs
Shasta Lake: Bass plentiful at Shasta
Topaz Lake: Trout bite slow at Topaz
Trinity Lake: Bass, bass anglers more active at Trinity
Uvas Reservoir: Crappie bite starting at Uvas
Feather River: Striper bite hot on lower Feather
Gualala River: Gualalaclosed
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Lower Klamath steelhead active
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Middle Klamath holding adult steelies
Eel River: Eel getting light pressure
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Upper Klamath producing steel
Napa River: Striper, sturgeon active in Napa
More steelhead than anglers on Mad
Russian River: Russian River in fine shape
Sacramento River - Upper: Upper Sac running cold
Sacramento River: Lower Sac muddy, best below Anderson
Sacramento River: Colusa stripers showing
Sacramento River: Chico striper bite underway
Smith River: Smith fishing a challenge
Trinity River: Trinity steelhead fading
Sacramento Delta: Striper, sturgeon near Antioch
Sacramento Delta: Disco Bay crappie, bass active
Sacramento Delta: Franks Tract bass bite solid
Sacramento Delta: Pittsburg sturgeon near PG&E
Sacramento Delta: Cache Slough sturgeon, Rio Vista striper on tap
Sacramento Delta: Little more than shakers in Stockton
Sacramento Delta: Big bass in Grant Line Canal
Halibut in Berkeley Flats, perch along rocks
Crescent City perch bite spoiled by rough water
A few perch, stripers near Pacifica
Stripers in thick, halibut showing in San Pablo Bay
Sturgeon, striper and sharks biting in Suisun

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Lake Almanor: Almanor pressure, bite both light
Lake Amador: Amador clearing, stocked
Anderson Reservoir: Bite fair for Anderson bass
Lake Berryessa: Bass, salmon on tap at Berryessa
Stampede Reservoir: Long walks, muddy banks at Stampede
Truckee River: Truckee solid Sierra choice
Bullards Bar Reservoir: Pending world record spot at Bullards Bar
Calero Lake: Calero bass picking up
Lake Camanche: Big trout on tap at Camanche
Lake Chabot: Chabot trout bite ebbs
Chesbro Reservoir: Slow go at Chesbro
Clear Lake: Clear Lake bass bite cools
Collins Lake: Collins Lake trout bite on
Trout biting at Contra Loma
Coyote Lake: On-off bass bite at Coyote
Lake Davis: Davis trout bite mixed
Del Valle Lake: Trout, bass at Del Valle
Don Pedro Reservoir: Don Pedro bass getting bigger
Lafayette Reservoir: Lafayette murky, slow
Lopez Lake : Lopez bass bite better
Los Vaqueros Reservoir: 15 pound trout landed at LV
Lake McSwain: Trout scarce at McSwain
New Melones Reservoir: Trout, big bass at New Melones
Lake Oroville: Good numbers, small size at Oroville
Pardee Reservoir: Bankies get trout at Pardee
Pyramid Lake: 23 pounder landed at Pyramid
Quarry Lakes: Quarry Lakes kayakers score trout
San Luis Reservoir: Stripers in deep water at San Luis
San Pablo Reservoir: Great trout bite at San Pablo
Santa Margarita Lake: Santa Margarita bass, redear waiting for anglers
Shasta Lake: Shasta bass bite marches on
Shaver Lake: Shaver trout bite up and down
Lake Sonoma: Lake Sonoma still dirty
Topaz Lake: Sparse action at Topaz
Uvas Reservoir: Dirty water not hindering bass at Uvas
American River: Steelhead scarce on American
Eel River: Eel main stem and South Fork in play
Feather River: Steelhead in upper end, stripers in lower Feather
Gualala River: Low flow closes Gualala
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Upper Klamath holding steelhead
Napa River: Striper, sturgeon in Napa River
Mad River: Mad steelhead a challenge
Russian River: Steelhead bite solid in Russia
Sacramento River: Trout viable in Lower Sac
Sacramento River: Colusa area sturgeon feeding
Sacramento River: Sturgeon edge upriver to Princeton
Van Duzen River: Van Duzen producing steelhead
Sacramento Delta: Shaker striper crowding Antioch
Sacramento Delta: Benicia shoreline holding stripers
Discovery Bay: Disco Bay bass and bluegill biting
Sacramento Delta: Franks Tract bass bite very good
Sacramento Delta: Stripers moving up through Freeport
Sacramento Delta: Pittsburg launching point for sturgeon, stripers
Sacramento Delta: Rio Vista stripers coming in
Sacramento Delta: Stockton waiting for stripers
Sacramento Delta: Tracy bass, stripers biting
Bay shoreline has perch, stripers
B Street Pier producing Crescent City crab
Perch plentiful in Pacifica
Striper bite scattered in South Bay
Wide open striper bite in San Pablo Bay
Mothball Fleet, Martinez kicking out sturgeon