Tony Buzolich
08-11-2008, 09:48 PM
This past week has seen some incredible action on the local rivers and I'm glad to say they seem to just keep on coming. The summer bite is well known but not too many boats are out chasing those linesides. Today for example I was on the water around 5:30 AM and only saw one other boat( who was a friend of mine) until we both came in for lunch around 11:30AM.
Last week the fishing was very good on the Sac with clear green water very much like the American. The temp averaged 72 degrees. There were a few boats out on Saturday and most caught plenty of fish. My boss, Bob Boucke and one of our guides took fifteen stripers up to twenty pounds in only a few hours Saturday AM.
Saturday afternoon three sea lions showed up near the Meridiam bridge and things changed fast. Some of my friends took fish on Sunday but they were very scattered.
Today I was on the water from dawn to dark and found the fish to be very scattered and nothing like last week. Also, the water on the Sac has come up almost a foot and the temperature has dropped to 68 degrees. This may not seem like a lot of difference but it does have some affect on their feeding habits. Also, the moon has been getting to about 3/4 full stage. This may mean that the stripers are feeding more at night and less during the day.
In any case, you just have to get out there and find them and hope they're hungry.
Today we ended up with several nice fish, one huge squawfish over ten pounds, and only one minor injury. Yep, even on calm days those 3/0's can land anywhere. :shock:
TONY
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Last week the fishing was very good on the Sac with clear green water very much like the American. The temp averaged 72 degrees. There were a few boats out on Saturday and most caught plenty of fish. My boss, Bob Boucke and one of our guides took fifteen stripers up to twenty pounds in only a few hours Saturday AM.
Saturday afternoon three sea lions showed up near the Meridiam bridge and things changed fast. Some of my friends took fish on Sunday but they were very scattered.
Today I was on the water from dawn to dark and found the fish to be very scattered and nothing like last week. Also, the water on the Sac has come up almost a foot and the temperature has dropped to 68 degrees. This may not seem like a lot of difference but it does have some affect on their feeding habits. Also, the moon has been getting to about 3/4 full stage. This may mean that the stripers are feeding more at night and less during the day.
In any case, you just have to get out there and find them and hope they're hungry.
Today we ended up with several nice fish, one huge squawfish over ten pounds, and only one minor injury. Yep, even on calm days those 3/0's can land anywhere. :shock:
TONY
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/buzolich/IMG_2061upload.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/buzolich/IMG_2065upload.jpg