| MANXTER 05/13/2008 19:58:47 GMT |
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I catch my fish.
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| HNT2LIV 05/13/2008 19:45:05 GMT |
| No the fish didnt flip out of the boat,the leader broke when the fish rolled with the snare over his head ,he,she didnt like that!I make my own leaders out of 125# TEST @ 18 inches long with a 1 0z bullet sinker on the leader to keep bait down,plus 10 oz triangle sinker on slider.If you make your own leaders 18 is a short as you can go by law.Have a nice day,Goood Luck Ryno |
| MANXTER 05/13/2008 19:08:30 GMT |
| Good fishing. |
| MANXTER 05/13/2008 19:06:55 GMT |
| Ryno,try a red worms at Markleys Cove , Lake BERRYESSA.PS.take your friend HNT2LIV he or she will have fun. |
| MANXTER 05/13/2008 18:55:31 GMT |
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Are there any real Napa river "fishermen" here ?
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| Ryno 05/13/2008 18:29:16 GMT |
| Nice report Hnt2liv, ive been thinking of getting out of the river, might have to try glen cove or the rockwall this sat, good luck guys. |
| Ryno 05/13/2008 18:27:30 GMT |
| Phish |
| MANXTER 05/13/2008 18:18:22 GMT |
| Ryno,spell fish. |
| MANXTER 05/13/2008 18:12:24 GMT |
| HNT2LIV,did the sturgeon flip out of the boat? |
| HNT2LIV 05/12/2008 20:51:44 GMT |
| Had today off,Launched at benicia 9th street,fished out-going tide.(at green bouy) Hooked on to a sturg got it to the boat and the fight was on!!!!!We got the noose over the head and the fish rolled and rolled and the cable got wrapped up in the leader and he got away!I think it was over sized anyways.Thats my story today. |
| Ryno 05/12/2008 19:52:58 GMT |
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Fished the river on sat, slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. No fish shaker bites.....grass, ghost, eel, herring, around the train bridge....nice day though. Hey Manxter nice to see youve expanded your thought process to more then a half sentence....Might we actually see a paragraph in the future?
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| MANXTER 05/12/2008 19:06:37 GMT |
| HNT2LIV,dont eat yellow snow. |
| MANXTER 05/12/2008 18:03:18 GMT |
| HNT2LIV,your delta june sturgeon breeders are pregnant females.Hope you catch and release.PS.caviar taste like **** only girlieboys eat it. |
| jayflee 05/12/2008 13:26:42 GMT |
| HNT2LIV thanks for the advice but i think ill stick to fishing in the main river areas for mr. sturgy. Ive never seen anyone fishing in the sloughs for sturgy. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 15:46:09 GMT |
| Happy Mothers Day. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 15:05:17 GMT |
| PS.Report poachers and polluters. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 14:46:18 GMT |
| I think HNT2LIV might be a poacher. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 11:45:21 GMT |
| PS.Thanks for the tip on fishing with white corn on needle fish.I'll give it a try. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 11:37:16 GMT |
| HNT2LIV,I misunderstood you I thought you were talking about the Napa River and its sloughs. |
| MANXTER 05/11/2008 11:25:55 GMT |
| Sorry HNT2LIV,i was wrong again.Thanks. |
| HNT2LIV 05/10/2008 21:05:48 GMT |
| Corn works on carp and when trolling for trout with a needle fish lure,you can put one piece of corn(white)on the single hook,Trout love it,thanks for the info manxter. |
| HNT2LIV 05/10/2008 19:54:54 GMT |
| MANXTER, If you dont belive me go to www.dfg.ca.gov/news 08 Ill keep my sloughs to myself.The dfg is a report on a sturgeon ring busted for using salmon smolt in the delta. Thanxxxxxssss. |
| MANXTER 05/10/2008 16:57:42 GMT |
| And ur sloughs. |
| MANXTER 05/10/2008 16:54:36 GMT |
| Name your flooded fields. |
| MANXTER 05/10/2008 16:12:21 GMT |
| HNT2LIV.Try corn kernels. |
| MANXTER 05/10/2008 16:05:37 GMT |
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Fish the sloughs with grass shrimp and tell me what slough u caught the big 1 in.
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| MANXTER 05/10/2008 16:01:31 GMT |
| HNT2LIV,who r u trying 2 **** ***? |
| HNT2LIV 05/10/2008 11:19:31 GMT |
| Sturgeon go every where,I ve caught them in three feet of water.Up sloughs on high tide and back out,just like strippers do.Ive seen small sturgeon trapped in flooded fields,couldnt get out fast enough when tide changed,dead.They go up river (delta)sloughs to feed on salmon smolt(fry)and most of the big breeders come back down around june-july.Thats when the bite gets hot when we have a big tide or fist moon. |
| jayflee 05/10/2008 01:23:18 GMT |
| ive heard some of you saying the sloughs are good. Your not catching sturgeon in the sloughs are you? Because if you are thats new news to me...... |
| HNT2LIV 05/09/2008 14:38:30 GMT |
| we went to montazuma slough,fished three hours,not a single bite,with pole balanced.Will try river sat since sunday is you know what!!!!! |
| MANXTER 05/08/2008 18:53:11 GMT |
| Dont eat turdles. |
| MANXTER 05/08/2008 18:51:53 GMT |
| Didn't fish 2 day. |
| 1bigsub 05/05/2008 20:35:33 GMT |
| i caught a six pound turtle. |
| Mudhen 05/05/2008 09:37:24 GMT |
| Put in a few hours yesterday at Cuttings Wharf fishing the out-going tide. The wind was really blowing and the bite was slow. One shaker for the three of us. |
| Ryno 05/04/2008 15:34:17 GMT |
| One word WINDY, save your time and gas and fish the napa river....... nothing worse then having sturg's jump all around the boat, and not one bite, they are thick in the sloughs there. Threw everything i could at them, herring, grass, ghost, pile........not one bite! And to top it off some asshole came flying around the corner in his boat had to swerve to miss me and threw a 5ft wall of water into the bow of my boat! |
| Ryno 05/03/2008 21:52:59 GMT |
| Hey guys going to try Montezuma on sunday, will give report... |
| MITYWHITEHNTR 05/03/2008 21:11:34 GMT |
| Well put MANXTER.....? |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 19:19:19 GMT |
| B back. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 19:18:31 GMT |
| Don't keep carp. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 19:00:33 GMT |
| Dont keep if u dont eat. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 18:55:54 GMT |
| Be back. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 18:50:21 GMT |
| Think carp starting June. Good Luck. P.S.,ull need it. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 18:47:04 GMT |
| I LEARNED SWIMMING HERE. |
| MANXTER 05/03/2008 18:43:41 GMT |
| Does anyone ever swim the napa river anymore? |
| Ryno 05/02/2008 19:45:44 GMT |
| Nice report, good to hear it was released......i know there are some dinos in the river still, marked about a dozen nice sized ones with my finder last weekend.....might have to give it a try..... |
| MITYWHITEHNTR 05/02/2008 17:39:41 GMT |
| Watched a guy pull in a 76in Surg at cutting wharf today on the out going tide. After some pictures (I took some to) he let it go. He was using ghost shrimp. |
| HNT2LIV 05/01/2008 17:50:31 GMT |
| Hey Ryno,I might have an answer to your question.You probably already know this.Across from stewarts dairy there is a feild for ducks ect.That fills up and the water rushes in and out very fast through the narrow levy break,all the grass,weeds,algae breaks loose and goes into the main river back and forth most of the summer.The tide changes keep the junk in the river.That makes it hard to troll. |
| Ryno 05/01/2008 17:30:08 GMT |
| Anyone know why the river is all murked up now, some kind of algae or what? Its making the fishing tuff. |
| Mudhen 04/29/2008 19:40:57 GMT |
| Ryno and HNT2LIV, Just found the trailer on the way home from work. Nice and close! That tip is definitely worth a couple cold beers. TY |
| Ryno 04/29/2008 17:31:34 GMT |
| Ive read lots of reports regarding sturg, and stripers....some people swear the fishing is better at night...more so for the sturg....but i havent tried. I have for the stripers, with good luck, back behind stonehouse, lots of places to fish off of the trail that goes from trancas to lincoln, but that was years ago....split tails, sept, oct..... |
| HNT2LIV 04/29/2008 16:11:35 GMT |
| Iam not an expert,but day or night you can catch fish.The fish move with the tide day or night!Thats my opinion.Mudhen |
| Mudhen 04/29/2008 13:52:14 GMT |
| I have a question for you guys. I've noticed that the second high tide sometimes happens late in the evening. Is the fishing any good after dark? I've been thinking about trying it out. |
| Ryno 04/29/2008 06:30:36 GMT |
| Nice report HNT2LIV, thats a real nice king. The ones i saw coming from that area where 5-10lbs, but a 54lbs thats great. I wish we could attach pics to this website......p.s. ive fished that hole from shore, but ever since copia moved in yrs ago, cant really access it from shore, and like i said havent taken the boat that far up, will have to wait for a big high tide...... |
| HNT2LIV 04/28/2008 21:48:49 GMT |
| Hey Ryno,there is another deep hole where you can catch fish.Under the first street bridge it is concrete all under the bridge,so it doesnt wash out when it storms.And on the edge of the south side it drops fast(25-30ft.)Alot of fish sit there and wait.I caught alot of hogs.Awile back when the salmon were really hot ! We caught a 54 lb king (have pics)All the big stripers Go up through there,I dont know how far they go!!! But there in there to spawn. |
| Ryno 04/28/2008 17:48:59 GMT |
| Hey thanks for the info HNT2LIV. Ive heard a rumor of a nice hole by the old maxwell bridge. That sound about right? The 29ft hole your talking about is also the cat fish hole right? Where the river makes a bend to the left behind copia, ive fished it a long time ago and always seemed to get snags....have seen salmon pulled from the same place during a certain time of the year..... |
| Ryno 04/28/2008 17:42:03 GMT |
| Hey Mudhen, i used to live on that side of town too, my favorite spot from shore is a dead end street behind JV Warehouse.....I havent fished it for a while since i have a boat, but if you get on the street behind JV and head toward the fairgrounds look to your right and when u see some kayaks on a trailer thats the place, at least there used to be a trailer there, its basically behind the art studios directly across the street from the fairgrounds.....had days there 30+ fish, fun with a trout pole, mostly all shakers though, still fun.....good place to catch a split tail or mudsucker and catch a Daddy.....good luck |
| Ryno 04/28/2008 15:35:12 GMT |
| FSHNDLY- I'd be willing to bet good money that was the guy i saw poaching......p.s. didnt see a license on him either. Just him dragging the fish to his car in a big hurry. I wonder if they just dont care, or if they just dont know the rules. Maybe they need to post some fish and game reg books in spanish! |
| Mudhen 04/28/2008 14:02:15 GMT |
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Recently moved to Napa and started fishing the Napa River for the first time last week. 4/23 River Park-4 shakers 2PM-6PM incoming tide. 4/25 Sea Ranch 2PM - 5PM couple bites no fish. 4/27 River Park- 6PM-8PM one bite no fish. I've been using chunk anchovy. Any other recommendations for bait?
HNT2LIV - Just curious there the catfish hole is. I live a couple blocks away from there and never knew there was legal access. I scoped it out from the Trail side behind the furniture shop and saw very limited access to the river, but I didn't round the bend and get near the dozers over there where they are grading. Was I close? |
| fshndly 04/28/2008 08:57:28 GMT |
| Ryno- about that big fish caught 4-20 near train bridge. I was in walmart getting some gear and a guy had just picked up his pictures. He didn't speak much english but a picture is worth a thousand words, the word that came to mind... oversized! It was hanging and well taller than him, wish people followed regulations. |
| napabanker 04/28/2008 02:42:10 GMT |
| by the way..I went out on a charter boat out of Berkeley and out of 5 of my friends we nabbed 7 halibuts and 2 stipers pretty good day. well we had to shell some good $$$ for it. worth it for a nice day on the bay |
| napabanker 04/28/2008 02:31:21 GMT |
| yo where is the hot spots for bank fishermen. I've tried Cuttings wharf dock, and vallejo water front and Benicia Bridge with every bait still nothing! where are the holes and why isnt there more fishing spots on the napa? I say put a pier at the end of Green Island road. great fishing but nowhere to fish |
| HNT2LIV 04/27/2008 20:06:11 GMT |
| When going north up the river the channel favors the left side of the river bank,all the way to the wine train bridge.After the wine train bridge the river turns left and gets real shallow,like six feet deep until you get to the first street bridge and theres a 29 foot hole. but under that brige its only about 8 foot deep ,and stays pretty shallow all the way up river with a few deep holes here and there. |
| jayflee 04/27/2008 15:57:19 GMT |
| NO THE CHANNEL ISNT MARKED VERY WELL!!!!!!!! just go slow on high tide and watch your depth finder. And RYNO bullheads are the best! i know we catch stripers up the sloughs but its the sturgeon fishing in the sloughs ive never heard of..... |
| Ryno 04/27/2008 14:20:55 GMT |
| When launching at kennedy and going north where is the channel? I lost my prop 3yrs ago and havent tried since...dont want to pay for another prop....now have a depth finder, but.......my boat has a 31" draft......would like to be able to troll for stripers up river......i know red right returning, and follow the bouys.....but is the channel true to the bouys heading that way? |
| Ryno 04/27/2008 08:09:43 GMT |
| I dont know about shiners, but my uncle used to swear by using bullheads.........and he would catch fish. I think they will pick up just about anything if it happens to be in front of there face..... |
| jayflee 04/26/2008 17:53:52 GMT |
| u guys ever heard of people catching sturgeon up in the sloughs? I just read a report that somebody caught a 58 incher in the sloughs on a live shiner? |
| Ryno 04/26/2008 13:35:56 GMT |
| Fished cuttings today, by the train bridge, only one bite the entire outgoing, a 40" dino. Slow day but worth the wait......... |
| HNT2LIV 04/24/2008 06:19:40 GMT |
| Just trying to help out!I dont give all the secret fishing holes out,I just like to see other fisherman enjoy some great fishing on the napa river,Like i do!!!!Theres plenty of fish for everyone.I hope. |
| jayflee 04/23/2008 12:12:36 GMT |
| went out last night off my dock and caught 1 flounder and 2 stripers, sturgeon fishing should be hot the next few days with this rain! HNT2LIV i think i saw you out there that day off of the pier. p.s. Whats up with everyone farmin all their fish, cmon guys! |
| Ryno 04/20/2008 15:34:15 GMT |
| Fished the river today, started at the towers, got there at the start of the tide 10am, nothing....moved to the train bridge at cuttings, couple nibbles, then saw a guy hook into something big from the shore, just north of the shack, he fought it for 10 min, then dragged it to shore, and off he went quickly.....? Looked pretty big from what i could tell, maybe too big? Will never know....... |
| HNT2LIV 04/18/2008 16:52:57 GMT |
| We were fishing the mouth of the river, in thirty feet of water,near the pier on the right |
| Ryno 04/18/2008 16:41:21 GMT |
| Gonna either try the river on sat or maybe mouth of petaluma, nice reports guys, where were you fishing hunt2liv, the towers or up river? Sounds like there biting again! |
| HNT2LIV 04/17/2008 17:28:17 GMT |
| Went out to try for dino,We hooked up to peeler! Fought the fish for almost 2 hrs.Finaly the fish ran right under the boat snap the line. Hell of a fight.The fish was big, i could nt even pull it up from the bottom! |
| mitywhitehntr 04/17/2008 17:17:29 GMT |
| Hey guys, Went to cuttings wharf today. Fished with ghost shrimp looking for the sturg. I had quite a few pull downs and had one the line but lost it. Seemed like a lot of rollers for most of the incoming tide. Two stugies were caught by some guy using anchovies, but they were to small. Good times! |
| jayflee 04/16/2008 13:49:09 GMT |
| ok so the pumphouse on monday report..... Super windy and shity! Nothing but a bunch of little sharks and rays, still fun though... |
| Ryno 04/15/2008 22:08:22 GMT |
| Ya i got to deal with the jet skiers too, they had taken over the docks when i got back to pull my boat from the water. Nothing a 6 ounce weight casted at there "cabesas" wouldnt have fixed. I mean come on i know most of us dont really pay attention to the no wake restrictions but to keep runnin your jet ski's up and down up and down, are they just clueless or cant read the signs since there in english? |
| HNT2LIV 04/14/2008 20:31:42 GMT |
| Caught some nice cats in the old catfish hole ! There on the prawl again this Year.If anyone wanders were you can actual go on the river to catch catfish ? Try soaking some mackeral in the deep hole behind copia,on the bend -you can catch a monster now until late july If you can keep them from running under the bank (GOOD LUCK) |
| mitywhitehntr 04/14/2008 16:40:35 GMT |
| Whats up guys. Fished cutting wharf all day Sunday. I used anchovies with little to show for it. Saw quite a few huge fish roll on the out going tide. Was going to stay for the incoming tide but the jet skiers got out of control and neglected anybody on the shore attempting to fish. Your right ryno, it was still better then work. |
| Ryno 04/14/2008 14:54:01 GMT |
| Fished the towers on Sunday the 13th, great weather, lousy fishing, fished the last 3 hrs of the outgo, ghost, eel, pile, combo, 1 pump was all i got.......better then working. |
| jayflee 04/13/2008 16:52:03 GMT |
| Ya ryno I release all my sturgeon. I only keep a striper here and there. The sturgeon are too much fun to catch so I hate watching people kill them.....I used eel and ghost......going out to the pumphouse area tomorrow ill post on tues how i did! |
| Gwiz 04/12/2008 18:19:50 GMT |
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pops and I were out at riverpark thursday, caught 43 shakers from 10 to 16 inches. 2 keeps 27 and a 34. went out from 9 to 6 fish biting all day, keepers hit on low tide coming in. we used anchovies and grass shrimp, it was a great day!!!
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| Ryno 04/12/2008 16:10:56 GMT |
| Nice report man, 3 keepers, wow..........great day! Hope a few made it back into the water to fight another day......What bait? |
| jayflee 04/12/2008 15:32:15 GMT |
| fished on thursday near the 37 for 4 sturgeon 3 keepers and 1 shaker. Fish all came in the evening at the peak of the high tide... Awesome day! |
| Ryno 04/11/2008 19:11:17 GMT |
| Decided to switch it up a bit, hit san pablo res today....caught 4 trout.....nice day on the lake...if anyone plans to take there boat there be aware that your boat will be checked for zebra and quagga mussels before you can put your boat in....only open to lauch boats thurs-sunday. |
| Ryno 04/10/2008 19:58:23 GMT |
| From all the reports ive been reading, sounds like the mouth of the river in vallejo has been the most productive lately, gonna try it on sat, will post a report, good luck, tight lines. |
| rudedog 04/08/2008 18:49:33 GMT |
| fished the towers on sun.got a 25inch sturg on grass shrimp got 2 windy came back in to napa pipe lots of action from the little guys.seen a seal look like he found some fish worth keepin |
| rudedog 04/08/2008 18:31:47 GMT |
| can anyone tell me the hot spots in the river ? |
| HNT2LIV 04/08/2008 16:19:09 GMT |
| Anyone have a good fishing report ? I sure dont from last week !!!!!!! |
| HNT2LIV 04/05/2008 20:54:40 GMT |
| I like to troll fast and bounce a broken back along the bottom .If you get a snag most of time! 8 out 10 you can circle back over your snagged lure about 15 feet past the snag and it will pop up.Keep the line loose and then pull free |
| Ryno 04/05/2008 16:57:12 GMT |
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Thanks for the location-info Hnt2liv, thats where i figured u where talking about.....ive fished that hole before, could'nt get a bite without first getting my line filled with seaweed type stuff......anyways.....i believe its time to think stripers.....nice job on the turkeys, my brother keeps trying to get me to hunt them, one day.....Might see ya on the river, either gonna try mouth of river in vallejo or lauch at kennedy and maybe try a little trolling, one problem, boat doesnt seem to go slow enough, need to get a trolling flap for my in board out board, anyways good luck, nice to see the reports coming in on a regular basis... |
| HNT2LIV 04/05/2008 16:38:08 GMT |
| Ryno,the west end of the rock wall.No fishing today but we got two turks this mornin.9inch & 4inch jake.Will be on the river 4/6/08.Troll 4 strips |
| MANXTER 04/05/2008 16:18:52 GMT |
| i ment to say a blue rebel or repala. |
| MANXTER 04/05/2008 15:33:48 GMT |
| when i said think anchovies on my statement on 3-30-08.i believe spawning anchovies are what these schoolies are feeding on.and to minimize shakers at this time i found trolling with blue rebels or tossing or trolling a 3/8 oz.white lead head with a white 3 in. twister tail.day or nite. ps. look for diving birds " turns".they look like seagulls.gl |
| MANXTER 04/04/2008 20:30:52 GMT |
| Ryno,3-30-08,thanks 4 the info on split tails.gl. |
| Gwiz 04/04/2008 07:30:30 GMT |
| was out yesterday with my pops again. he was killing them on sardines. i couldn't get anything on the bullhead or splitail. it was still great to see my pops having hella fun tussling with the 36 inch stripers he caught. he also snatched up a 5 pound cat on a 1 inch piece of anchovy. bites were slow but a great day to be patient!!! |
| mitywhitehntr 04/04/2008 06:49:28 GMT |
| So Thursday was a big skunk fest. Fished at cuttings wharf with two other guys for about six hours. I was using anchovies, they were using ghost shrimp looking for stur. Seemed like a nice high tide and a fast out going tide but nothing but a sun tan. Still better then working.... |
| Ryno 04/04/2008 02:50:07 GMT |
| Ive fished the rock wall your speaking of, but which end im confused, the san pablo bay end where that deep hole is, or the end of the rock wall where it starts at the mouth of the river? |
| HNT2LIV 04/03/2008 20:07:13 GMT |
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Hey Ryno,we caught a 54 inch on grass shrimp eel combo at the end of the rock wall to the right of the mouth of the napa river wednesday.Going turkey hunt sat.
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| Ryno 04/02/2008 20:12:41 GMT |
| Anyone caught a sturg this last week in the napa river, thinking of going to grizzly island and trying there? |
| mitywhitehntr 04/01/2008 18:00:22 GMT |
| Thanks again Ryno. Gunna give it a shot Thursday. |
| Gwiz 04/01/2008 07:24:27 GMT |
| that is some great information Ryno, I will try live bait and see what i could come up with. the little ones however, are fun to catch too. they make the time fun while waiting for the monster to hit! |
| ryno 03/31/2008 21:52:04 GMT |
| Ive always had better luck fishing up river, from the college up........you can try cuttings warf but the river is alot wider........i havent had alot of luck there......behind central valley has always been good on soscol.........from shore.........if you have a boat then go wherever you want........ |
| mitywhitehntr 03/31/2008 18:07:09 GMT |
| Thank you very much Ryno. Is it better to be up river or closer to the bay. I never really fished the river much in all these years but lately I got the bug and I cant get enough. Been dropping some serious coin at sweeneys last few weeks, which is a great store by the way. But Im looking for the big fish so my wife understands the amount of money im spending. |
| Ryno 03/31/2008 17:10:23 GMT |
| You can keep the shakers to a minimum but using live bait, bullheads, mudsuckers, split tails...........you might sit for a while waiting for a big one to hit your bait but really helps to weed out all the little shakers......p.s. drag all the way loose, sliding sinker, so the fish doesnt feel the line when it picks up the live bait, and let em run for a while before you clamp down on your spool and set the hook..... |
| MITYWHITEHNTR 03/31/2008 10:50:29 GMT |
| Sweet, Is there any way to keep the shakers to a minimum. |
| Gwiz 03/31/2008 10:24:14 GMT |
| i was out yesterday with my pops using sardines across from the college, caught a whole bunch of shakers from 8 to 15 inches. we also were using squid, they seemed to like that as well. |
| MITYWHITEHNTR 03/31/2008 07:53:04 GMT |
| Whats up guys..long time napa boy here..I have a question. I have a small boat but I like the ease of fishing from the shore on short notice. Where is a good spot to go? And what is the best bait for this time of year. Thank you |
| ryno 03/30/2008 21:17:04 GMT |
| Split tails, use a small trout hook with a split shot 6" above the hook throw on a worm......certain times of the year they seem easier to catch.....p.s. i think its fine to catch them for bait now but not too long ago fish and game had put a restriction on using them for bait.....bullheads and mudsuckers work great too! And yes the spring run is coming but i prefer Oct for the hogs......... |
| HUNT2LIV 03/30/2008 18:20:08 GMT |
| When out to the towers area,real windy!we got a few shaker strippers on ghost,no sturgs.There are reports of steelhead in the river, up town area! thats probably why we saw seals by the kennedy park . Good Luck |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 14:33:18 GMT |
| ps#3napa river bait fish for the spring run think ANCHOVIES |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:55:01 GMT |
| p.s.#2,fish the incoming turning tide . |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:46:33 GMT |
| P.S.,troll circles at the mouth of the sloughs.GL. |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:43:53 GMT |
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how and what baits do you catch napa river split tales? thanks.
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| Manxter 03/30/2008 13:41:56 GMT |
| average size are males 7# to 10# |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:38:05 GMT |
| May thu June |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:36:02 GMT |
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napa spring run stripers.
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| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:33:41 GMT |
| try trolling a repalla blue and white or a 3/8 ounce lead head white twister tail 10# test line or lighter at the mouth of the sloughs dutchman and south during the spring runs now thru june.When located, circle same area.Like any other trolling, ur there. |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:19:55 GMT |
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and typing.
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| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:18:54 GMT |
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sorry for the cap letters im learning typing.
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| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:17:07 GMT |
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my grandpa showed me back in 1963.think it was north of the towers. ty
good fishing. |
| MANXTER 03/30/2008 13:13:40 GMT |
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WHERES THE OLD DISTROYER?
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| Ryno 03/30/2008 10:22:48 GMT |
| Fished the river on the 29th, first mouth of south slough, no sturg pumps, half dozen shaker stripers. Moved to the towers more of the same, all in all 18 shakers stripers biggest 17 3/4". All on grass. No one else in the area seemed to be catching anything worth keeping. Time to move to the bay for sturg. But looks like the stripers are here, all really bright and fresh looking.... |
| HUNT2LIV 03/27/2008 20:12:00 GMT |
| Were going out to fish the pump house area on sunday before high tide rolls in,try to catch some sturgies.I will get back with my report.I would like to hear how your trip goes Ryno, Later!!!! Gone fishing |
| Truckindan 03/27/2008 20:09:54 GMT |
| Launch at Kennedy on 26th at(low tide) headed up town. Trolled back and forth with white Jig between RxR crossing bridge and the Copia building. (5) 17.5" One 8 pounder. A couple of real horses but lost on setting. Good luck to all. |
| Ryno 03/27/2008 18:55:19 GMT |
| Hey HUNT2LIV thanks for the info, will return the info anytime, good to talk to some local fisherman..... |
| HUNT2LIV 03/27/2008 18:13:25 GMT |
| We were trolling with broken backs along the rock wall by the sanitation ponds,below the southern crossing. |
| Ryno 03/26/2008 19:44:27 GMT |
| Hey hunt2liv, any sturg pumps while fishing, and if you dont mind, where and what bait? Going out on the 29th, trying to decide between the river, (the towers), or vallejo mouth area.... |
| HUNT2LIV 03/26/2008 19:03:22 GMT |
| Fished high out-going tide on the napa river,landed 2 keeper strippers 5-10 lbs,Nothing big. |
| Seafrog 03/26/2008 07:43:48 GMT |
| The towers are the power lines that cross the river near American Canyon. |
| Jigger 03/25/2008 08:54:51 GMT |
| Fished Green Island Rd late last week, no bites. VERY windy. Where are the "towers?" How do I get to them? |
| Seafrog 03/24/2008 19:06:18 GMT |
| Launched from Vallejo on 23rd, Kicked up alot of mud leaving the ramp. Fished behind the rock wall with a few good bites but no hookups. Moved to the pump house, same story. Fished the mouth of the Napa river and caught one 45"sturgie. Went out to river on 23rd and caught several small stripers, a flounder and one 40" dino. |
| Ryno 03/23/2008 20:16:34 GMT |
| Fished the towers again on 23rd, lots of annoying shaker stripers. Marked a few fish, but couldnt keep the grass shrimp on long enough to get a dino to hit, nice weather thats about it........guess maybe there out in san pablo now? |
| Ryno 03/22/2008 17:01:10 GMT |
| Fished on sat 22nd towers, 10+ shaker stripers, 1 Starry flounder, and a 45" sturg, almost but not a keeper.....on grass... |
| mitywhitehntr 03/18/2008 19:45:34 GMT |
| Fished the towers on monday. Using grass shrimp, A few shakers,quite a few pull downs, but for the most part just got a sun tan. Is it time to move out to the bay yet ? |
| jimbo 03/16/2008 19:59:02 GMT |
| 4 shakers and then a nice 36"er,all stripers, on march 12th napa river just north of the 37 bridge,using big shrimp a buddy brought up from mexico. |
| Seafrog 03/11/2008 18:48:35 GMT |
|
Fished the towers on 3/8/08. 5 shaker stripers and one dino 44". Several small pull downs all on ghost.
many keeper sturgeon caught in the same area by other boats. If the weather isn't too bad will probably try again this weekend. |
| rino 03/11/2008 18:24:41 GMT |
| 1st keeper this year 52" on 3/8/08. Napa river............ |
| rino 03/02/2008 14:54:25 GMT |
| Yes the report i posted yesterday was 6 hrs spent at the towers |
| manny 03/02/2008 14:18:38 GMT |
| has any one had any luck 2day by the towers or green island rd |
| rino 03/01/2008 17:42:32 GMT |
| Went out today, fished my favorite spot on the river, 5 shaker stripers, 3 sturg going 41" all of em, what the chances of that! Great day wind was blowing, but 3 almost keepers in the same day, one to remember..........all on grass |
| rino 02/29/2008 18:57:47 GMT |
| Finally a website on the napa river. I live in town and its nice to see some good local info......Fish it all the time, caught and released 3 sturg past 3 weeks, and yes all by towers....grass shrimp....and lost a biggen 3 weeks ago same spot damn sturg rig defect hook came off after 10 min fight on what had to be a huge fish........but they always are arent they....... |
| chrisjn11 02/26/2008 10:23:28 GMT |
| Cool, Good luck. |
| jayflee 02/24/2008 20:35:21 GMT |
| well what a crappy weekend..... My buddy has a little zodiac so were gonna head out tomorrow(monday) and see if we can get a bite. Hopefully the wind and rain will settle down and we will find some hungry fish. Ill post you tues. and let you know what happened chrisjn11. |
| chrisjn11 02/21/2008 16:46:03 GMT |
| Doesn't look like sturgy weather this weekend. |
| chrisjn11 02/21/2008 16:45:11 GMT |
| Yes, the power lines are known as the towers. |
| jayflee 02/20/2008 15:57:54 GMT |
| when you say the towers are you talking about the huge power lines that go over the river? I went out and fished near mare island on sunday and caught 3 keeper stripers(all released) and missed 1 good strurgy pump. |
| chrisjn11 02/19/2008 08:00:07 GMT |
| I meant the 37 bridge not San Rafael, Went out Sunday, spent 6 hours working on the boat and only 2 hours fishing, go figure!! Caught one shaker Sturgeon at the towers, counted 15 boats fishing the same area, a little crowded. |
| Flyfish 02/17/2008 10:14:11 GMT |
| Has anyone caught anything on the napa river lately? whats the action like? thanks |
| FatKid 02/17/2008 09:44:43 GMT |
| Good bite the other day by the mare island blue bridge next to old docks between mare island bridge and 37 bridge. we hooked on 6 keeper strippers! It was crazy all on grass shrimp with Sturgeon rig... Best day in a while, no small ones or bullheads, oh yeah no sturgeon either... |
| jayflee 02/15/2008 20:26:44 GMT |
| so where the hell is the S. rafeal bridge? I looked on the map and there is no such bridge on the river chrisjn... Let me know whats up up though about going out and rippin some lip sometime. i was kidding about the old comment though.no offense class of 79 |
| Banker 02/15/2008 15:08:23 GMT |
| Man, it has been slooooooooooooooooooooooow |
| chrisjn 02/15/2008 14:38:32 GMT |
| You ain't old, I graduated in 79. |
| jayflee 02/15/2008 14:34:49 GMT |
| yes by the way 3 in one day is awesome. I buddy and I landed 3 in 3 hours two years ago. 74 incher 86 incher and a 60 incher best day of my life on the river. The only thing that woulda made it better woulda been a 30 lb. striper.. Chat with ya soon. lets go fishing. |
| jayflee 02/15/2008 14:31:10 GMT |
| yes i went to Napa. im an old man i graduated in 1996. wheres the S rafael bridge? Are you talking about the vallejo bridge the 37... It might be called the S. rafael bridge but ive always called it the vallejo bridge. In between those bridges huh... So right out by the towers, i love that spot......Let me know whats up if you go out and if you got any extra room. I live about 1 mile out past the train bridge. |
| chrisjn 02/15/2008 07:56:31 GMT |
| jayflee, did you go to Napa High, if so what years, I may know ya. |
| chrisjn11 02/14/2008 15:54:24 GMT |
| Wanted to go Sat but need to do maintenance on my boat, will try to get out Sunday, work before play ya know. |
| chrisjn11 02/14/2008 15:51:05 GMT |
| Was fishing in the river between southern cross and S.Rafael Bridge, used sturgeon rig w/ one hook of grass shrimp and the other with ghost shrimp. By the way, I'm a fourth generation Napan but this is the first time I or anyone else I know hooked 3 in a day, was quite stoked. |
| jayflee 02/14/2008 10:46:55 GMT |
| let me know if your gonna go out again chrisjn11. If you got a spot open on your boat that would be sweet cuz mine just took a dump... Ill pay for the bait n beer and split the gas... Swing by my dock and grab me. |
| jayflee 02/14/2008 10:44:51 GMT |
| 3 sturgeon! Where? What bait? My buddies and I were all born and raised on cuttings wharf and we fished our asses off last weekend with not much to show.... Where are u fishing, in the river or the bay. cuz if youre in the river you are my hero cuz i havent heard, seen, or caught shit myself except for a 36 inch shaker... |
| chrisjn11 02/13/2008 09:16:04 GMT |
| Caught three sturgies saturday 2/9/08. Released 2 kept one. Great day, Sunshine and flat water made for a fantastic bite. The bite was extremely light, got to keep the pole in your hand. |
| jayflee 02/08/2008 11:01:08 GMT |
| hows everyone been doing on the river? Been pretty slow for me the last week. I did manage a flounder and an 8 pound striper(both released) but still no sturgies....... |
| jayflee 01/31/2008 08:18:02 GMT |
| OH YEAH! DIAMONDBACK TIME, LOVE IT. I JUST GOT A HOUSE ON THE RIVER OUT PAST THE TRAIN BRIDGE WITH A NICE DOCK, BEERS AND STURGY FISHING ANYONE? BRING UR JACKETS AND GLOVES............. |
| jammer 01/30/2008 12:24:50 GMT |
| i am new to the area; what is biting, and on what bait? any tips would be a great help...thanks guys |
| RATLTRAPP 01/28/2008 21:33:13 GMT |
| WHATS ALL THIS HIPPY TALK ABOUT! LETS CATCH SOME STURGEON.. LIKE JAYFLEE SAID ! LET THE BIG SRIPERS GO ! BULIWYF THE BIGGER SRIPERS HAVE A HIGHER MERCURY LEVEL. SMALLER FISH LESS!AND I HOPE YOUR NOT EATING THEM. I PREFER CATCH AND RELEASE! ... |
| jayflee 01/28/2008 18:00:33 GMT |
| of course id keep a gut hooked fish. Im just saying its very stupid to keep a 30 pound striper. You want to release those big ones if you wanna keep catching them in the future. And the big ones taste like shit. Use your brain Buliwyf |
| Buliwyf 01/24/2008 12:03:47 GMT |
| What happens if you gut hook em Jayflee?......you gunna throw a dead fish back?....why do you even care hippy? maybe manxter has no food and needs to feed himself....I do believe thats why fishing was invented? |
| jayflee 01/18/2008 09:19:34 GMT |
| Not a hippie at all. I just have a brain and know that keeping a striper that big is stupid and selfish. Take a pic and put em back. If you want to keep one keep the 22-26 inchers. |
| MANXTER 01/13/2008 15:39:15 GMT |
| WERES THE STEEL HEAD |
| MANXTER 01/13/2008 15:37:06 GMT |
|
R U A HIPPIE?
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| MANXTER 01/13/2008 15:35:45 GMT |
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ME AND MY BROTHER WOULD GET RED NECKS FROM THE SUN
CUZ WE WOULD GET HAIRCUTS. |
| MANXTER 01/12/2008 17:26:33 GMT |
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jayflee IM A REDNECK NOT A N WORD AND PROUD TO BE ME
OK? |
| MANXTER 01/12/2008 16:33:04 GMT |
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ME AND MY BROTHER WOULD CATCH 10 TO 20 POUND CARP IN THE SUMMER MONTHS ON LITE TACKLE 6# TEST LINE BACK IN THE EARLY 1960'S WE WERE KIDS THEN 8 AND 9 YRS.WE USED CANNED POTATOS CUT IN QUARTERS WRAPPED IN CHEESE CLOTH AND TIED WITH SEWING THREAD.AND A THREE FOOT LEADER WITH A LITE SINKER 2 STAY ON THE BOTTOM.TOSSED ARE LINES AS FAR AS WE COULD ALMOST TO THE CENTER OF THE RIVER AND WAIT A SHORT TIME.
GREAT FUN.JUST MOVED BACK TO NAPA. PS. GOOD WEB SITE |
| MANXTER 01/12/2008 16:10:51 GMT |
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HOW DU U CATCH AND FISH SPLIT TAILS FOR STRIPERS?
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| MANXTER 01/12/2008 16:05:55 GMT |
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WHERES THE FISH?
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| Al 01/11/2008 11:58:00 GMT |
| Looking to do some catch and release Steelhead fishing on the Napa River. Any regulation pointers or good spots to try my luck? I don't have much to offer in regards to pointers on the Napa River (yet), but I can do some pointing for the Smith in return. Thanks |
| jayflee 12/03/2007 14:23:06 GMT |
| do all you guys keep those big stripers/ Because if you do you are IDIOTS! Let the big ones go (for one cause they taste like shit) and for two the big hogs breed big hogs. If you wanna keep one keep them in the 22-28 inch range, or go to safeway and buy some fish damnit. Sorry but i hate hearing these stories of these rednecks killing the future of our fishery |
| Striper Striker 11/08/2007 12:32:55 GMT |
| Split tails are the shit son.... I tought bass boss everything he knows... |
| jayflee 10/16/2007 18:42:32 GMT |
| great white hunter, Yes split tails are illegal if you catch them in one spot then move to another to fish. If you catch them in the same spot you are fishing then they are legal. But you cannnot transfer them from one spot to another legally. |
| bass boss 10/07/2007 19:42:22 GMT |
| split tails son |
| zac 09/21/2007 06:18:03 GMT |
| What are the striprs hit on |
| bass boss 09/16/2007 20:01:55 GMT |
| killing em |
| MAX 08/18/2007 21:58:03 GMT |
| whats the best spot to fish on the river around september or october?im coming back to napa around then from corpus christi where im fishing evryday for speckled trout reds and southern flounder. and when i get back to napa i wanna kno a good spot where i can start fishing again. thanx |
| Eric myers 07/03/2007 22:02:08 GMT |
| Im going fishing tomorrow by the college what should bait wise since if fishing off the dock? |
| dnice 07/03/2007 12:20:08 GMT |
| he was fishing from a boat near the slough just north of the bridge |
| dnice 07/03/2007 12:18:50 GMT |
|
talked to a guy next door at work, said he caught a bunch of keepers last week near butler bridge(southern crossings). he used split tails when the tide was coming in
showed me pics of a 38in 20lb, a 36in, and a 34in. also said he caught atleast 20 others that were keepers, but released them |
| Jerff E 06/28/2007 17:59:42 GMT |
| Are you guys getting them at night? |
| eric 06/27/2007 21:00:10 GMT |
| Let me know how you do Moose? |
| Moose 06/27/2007 00:44:36 GMT |
|
Heard from Sweeny's that the Strippers are picking up.
I am going to try my luck tomorrow afternoon. 6/27/07 |
| jeff 06/21/2007 14:58:02 GMT |
| Anybody get steelhead anymore? |
| Moose 06/19/2007 19:11:45 GMT |
| Fishing Friday Morning 6/15/07. Napa River South Soscal Rd, Butler Bridge. Caught 6 or 7 Small Stripers, all < 15". No keepers. Arrived on end of outgoing tide and stayed until tide was almost all the way in early afternoon. We used Anchovies, Grass Shrimp and Night crawlers. Tried Lures but no luck. Seem to hit best on anchovies. |
| Jeff 06/16/2007 09:03:24 GMT |
| Is it always this good guys? |
| Moose 06/15/2007 05:13:43 GMT |
| Fishing Thursday afternoon 6/14/07. Caught 5 Stripers incoming to high tide. no keepers though all between 8 - 15 inch. using anchovies and lures. |
| dnice 06/07/2007 06:31:26 GMT |
| caught me a 33 in striper on sunday by kennedy park on a split tail and a 30 in on monday at the riverpark circle on a split tail |
| JAVI510 06/06/2007 23:46:27 GMT |
| I CAUGHT A 42 INCH STRIPPER 2 DAYS AGO WITH MY UNCLE AFTER WORK. ONLY 15 MINUTES THERE AND WE CAUGHT A KEEPER 42 INCH, AND 8 LIL ONEZ ABOUT 14-16. WE LEFT EXACTLY IN AN HOUR |
| JTNAPA 04/14/2007 01:19:25 GMT |
| I went fishing last monday and caught a 20inch striper and a couple smaller ones |
| bob 04/10/2007 08:54:48 GMT |
| has anyone been fishing in this river and have they caught anything lately? |
| great white hunter 04/09/2007 20:58:16 GMT |
| since when have split tails become an illegal bait are you kidding me where did you here that? |
| jayflee 03/09/2007 19:59:41 GMT |
| ok so this site sucks.... no response=no help thanks all! |
| jay flee 03/05/2007 09:56:17 GMT |
| I also have heard of some huge stripers being caught... Are split-tails still an illegal bait? |
| jay flee 03/03/2007 11:09:44 GMT |
| has anyone got any recent reports? The sturgeon should be coming up the river by now... |
| lunkrlrgmouth 12/28/2006 19:57:39 GMT |
| I think fish and game needs to give me a dollar for every f/n 6 to 12 inch striper i would be a thousandair.between 2 other guys and myself we must of caught 40 2 60 a peice on a outgoing tide.and at the lowest it could go we picked up a couple of pigs one was 12.3 13.9 17.6 get this all withn 15 mins shouldar to shouldar all on choveies it was weird little big for schoolars arent they? |
| JV 12/05/2006 07:59:42 GMT |
| Went out on 12/5/06 at Kennedy Park with bullheads and shrimp on the outgoing tide and didn't get a bite. Trying again today. |
| JV 12/05/2006 07:59:12 GMT |
| Went out on 12/5/06 at Kennedy Park with bullheads and shrimp on the outgoing tide and didn't get a bite. Trying again today. |
| whitey 11/19/2006 18:09:50 GMT |
|
caught a 20" striper on grass shrimp, also had the bullhead out but didnt get anyhting on that
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| nigger 10/10/2006 21:17:55 GMT |
| caoght a 98 lbs sturge |
| Alex deits 09/24/2006 19:27:07 GMT |
| Fishing has been dicent for stripers my friend and i went fishing saturday and sunday cating 12 fish each {big fish goin 11 pounds} at the napa yacht club and trolling firetiger rattle traps hooking into the quality fish |
| Doug Hardin 07/31/2006 22:16:00 GMT |
| We went fishing a couple times this past week caught two small sturgeon and a bunch of little stripers all on grass shrimp |
| ca 07/14/2006 21:59:56 GMT |
| lots of fish |
| Jim 12/19/2005 11:29:49 GMT |
| Thanks fish for the good news! |
| fish 12/19/2005 11:15:36 GMT |
| lots of big fish in the napa river right now caught 2 keepers in 1 hour the sizes were 34 and 38 inches people that were fishing next to me also caught keepers dont know what size those fish were fishing is great right no |
| tyler dickson 12/09/2005 18:33:16 GMT |
| if you cant catch a fish in napa you need to hang up your rod 4ever.7 keeper bass 2day {released} dont know how many shakers 1 49 {skinny as hell} sturg good day all on ghost location.........screw you find your own fish |
| todd house 02/07/2005 18:21:46 GMT |
| I have not caught a fish I have been fishing with anchovis nar 5106 silverado trail |
| Robert 01/06/2005 10:41:30 GMT |
| I still haven't caught a fish in Napa River yet has anyone caught one? |