NorCal Fishing BS

Just in time for the fall bite!

 

I'll run up there with ya. Ifthe timing works out. Love to get a my three weight up in a little creek. Or a 4.

 

where did you hear that!!! link?

 

http://lakeberryessanews.com/

 

hahahah..i just looked at that 2-3 days ago and it was BLEAK! thanks bud.

 

i've never been to Berryessa. (soon to be old news)

where is the launch that is opening? my google earth searches in the past had me launching near Coyote or Oak Shores..where the long ramp is.

 

Says markley cove and spanish flats will open first then capell launch.

Depending on where you're coming from those should get you in the water. I expect it to be a madhouse for a bit.

 

thanks. i imagine getting my kayak up near the islands would be my best bet. Fairly far paddle. I’m going. !

 

No ski boats and such now too so you wont have to worry about LITERALLY dying out there when you're paddling around. Sam and I did well on the ned rig out there when I went and I think he does good out there with jerkbaits (this time of year those are probably CLUTCH as the water starts to cool).

 

jerkbaits have been my most successful bait besides a ned.

 

oh hells yes. lets do this.

a Ned is my "why arent the fish biting?" bait. my hail-mary. haha.

 

It’s my go-to bait no matter what. It’s caught me thousands of fish and I’ve caught everything from carp and trout to Pikeminnow and crappie. It’s a miracle bait. Drop-shot is in that same category for me, but it takes a little more work and time to get that ready to go. I think that’s why I naturally go back to the ned - Laziness. Lol

 

tying a dropshot is a chore for sure.. casting one with anything but a spinning reel is an exercise in futility for me. i get it spiralling in the air with a baitcaster because it take a bit more "umph" to get it flying. by the time it hits water, it is a tangled mess.

me, i still rig my Neds "texas style" bobber stop, worm sinker, small weedless hook, then a TRD finesse. this will change now, since i bought some weedless ned jig heads.

 

so..are we LIKING or NOT LIKING the Delta tides this weekend? i am really not sure what to look for. seems like an incoming tide peaking at the same time i am fully awake is the key? the incoming water has to be pushing baitfish in..not entirely sure.

i have time Sunday. tomorrow, my BIL thought it would be cute to have thanksgiving dinner. my wife bought into it all 100%. apparently we are bringing pie. faack..

 

im loving it. I will probably be out there Sunday. Would really like it if the tide was earlier so i could hit rise and fall but eventually things line up.

 

settlled..thanks. i'll go Sunday.

we meet up monday (here) for story time.!!

 

Thanksgiving dinner before Halloween?! Dang! Lol. That’s early!

tide looks good for later in the afternoon this weekend. The general rule is for black bass, they are most active and “stacked” at high tide. For striper, sturgeon, and catfish, usually the most success is low tide. You can absolutely still catch anything at any point of the day/tide, but in vs out really does make a big difference for the specific fish you’re trying to target.

With the below screenshot, you can see the tide will be high early in the morning and later in the afternoon for that particular part of the Delta. If you’re an early riser, you will probably do WONDERS out there in the early morning with any bait if going after black bass. Topwater, finesse, really just about anything will work.

 

sunrise is 7:30. o boy.

i hope my BIL doesnt food poison me. you would understand if you taste what he considers, "gravy". last time, it was almost cool. hahhahha...

 

haha! That hilarious. Hope you get into a few! Looking forward to your report!

 

if you hit Georgiana ill try to be nice when i pass you in the boat